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Seals
Bull
Bison
Terra-cotta
Copper/bronze
Outpouring of science,
literature, music and the visual
arts
 It established the iconography
of Hindu and Buddhist
divinities.
A more unified style:
 Hinduism is on the rise
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Sandstone statue of preaching
Buddha, fifth century ad.
Archaeoiogicai Museum, Sarnath.
 Represents
the
god Shiva, and
Vishnu,
instead of
Buddha
•Relief showing Vishnu . Vishnu Temple.
•The thick and animated
network of figures on a
variety of levels,and the
luminosity and sensuality
of the high-relief
sculpture are very
striking.
India-strong and expanding
(Buddhist and Hindu)
 Cult of Siva dominant (Siva
Nataraja Lord of the Dancespoke of creation and
destruction)
 Temples are shaped to represent
the mountain residence of Siva
 Temples are lavishly decorated,
strict rules of symbolism
In Europe- the
 Detailed, often erotic figures
Middle Ages
decorated temple
(dominance of the  The Muslims would gain control
church), time of the of northern India at the end of
the century and not allow the
crusades.
icon symbolism
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Name: Kandariya Mahadeo Temple
Place: Khajuraho
Time Period/Chronology: C.1000 A.D
•the largest and most ornate Hindu
temple in the medieval temple group
found at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh,
India. It is considered one of the best
examples of temples preserved from the
medieval period in India.
-Khajuraho extended over 21 sq. km and contained about 85 temples built by multiple
rulers from about 950 to 1050.
-its remoteness probably saved it from the desecration that Muslim conquerors generally
inflicted on Hindu monuments. They were rediscovered in 1838
-Of the 85 original temples—most constructed of hard river sandstone—about 20 are
still reasonably well preserved. Both internally and externally the temples are richly
carved with excellent sculptures that are frequently sensual and, at times, sexually
explicit.
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The main spire or
shikhara rises 31 m
to depict Mount
Meru, the holy
mountain of Shiva
and is surrounded
by 84 miniature
spires
Decorating the
sides of the
temple are over
646 statues
Many of the side panels
depict Shiva in the
presence of apsaras,
consorts, and other
divinities. These erotic
figures do not span the
whole temple and are
not to be found among
the 226 found inside