Question
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To which period belongs the seated image of Buddha found from Katra (Mathura)?
1
Sunga
2
Kushana
3
Gupta
4
Maurya
Question Details
Time to Solve: 12
Exam: HTET
Level/Paper: HTET_L3
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Correct Answer
Option B
Explanation
The correct option is 2: The famous seated image of the Buddha found at the Katra Mound in Mathura is a defining example of the indigenous Kushana period art, dating roughly to the 2nd century CE. Mathura served as the southern capital of the vast Kushan Empire, and it was during this period that the first major schools for creating anthropomorphic (human form) images of the Buddha fully flourished. TheтАжRead More
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