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This text looks at the role of art in the Indian subcontinent and then analyzes early art from the Indus civilization (2000 BC) to the time of Buddha (c.5000 BC). The Mauryan emperor Ashoka (4th century BC), was an important player in the dissemination of Buddhism, using art to this end. A stable economic base and the rise of a mercantile community were important in Buddhism

Book details

Book category Books in English The arts History of art / art & design styles Art styles not defined by date

• Full title: Indian Art
• Author: Vidya Dehejia
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448
• EAN: 9780714834962
• ISBN: 0714834963
• ID: 01187504
• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Weight: 872 g
• Dimensions: 220 × 154 × 30 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. December 1997

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