Early Indian narrative art of Bharhut: photo 98
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Image title: Figure 98. The Assault of Mara (Amaravati)
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Figure 98:—Dome slab panel depicting the Maradharshana with the representation of the bodhi tree with a seat and a cushion below it, Amaravati, c. 2nd century CE, Musée Guimet, Paris. (Courtesy: Ratan Parimoo. Life of Buddha in Indian Sculptures, Fig 38).
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The art of Bharhut, dominated by sculptural reliefs narrating a popular facet of Buddhism in the form of the immense Jataka literature, represent the emergence of visual narrative art in India.—Bharhut represents the earliest evidence of narrative art which display many story telling techniques.
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