Indian art and culture / Sculpture
Bronzes and terracotta traditions
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Cire perdue (lost-wax) casting from Indus to Chola; Dhokra as living tradition
- Chola bronzes: Nataraja (Ananda tandava symbolism), Sembiyan Mahadevi's patronage, processional images
- Pala bronzes of Nalanda and Kurkihar; Jain bronzes of Akota and Chausa; Himachal Buddhist bronzes
- Terracotta art: Chandraketugarh (West Bengal), Kaushambi, Ahichchhatra, Bhitargaon panels; Bankura horse
Where to study
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 7 Indian Bronze Sculpture
- ch. 7 Indian Bronze Sculpture, pp. 1-6 (printed 103-108)
- ch. 7 Indian Bronze Sculpture, The Lost-wax Process, pp. 1-3 (printed 103-105)
- ch. 7 Indian Bronze Sculpture, Tamil Nadu (Chola bronzes, Sembiyan Mahadevi); Nataraja, pp. 3-5 (printed 105-107)
- ch. 7 Indian Bronze Sculpture, Kashmir; Bihar (Pala bronzes of Nalanda and Kurkihar); Himachal Pradesh; Jain bronzes of Akota, pp. 1-4 (printed 103-106)
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 3
Themes in Indian History Part I, Class XII, Theme 4 Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural Developments
- Theme 4 Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings, pp. 1-33 (printed 82-114)
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 2 Arts of the Indus Valley
- ch. 2 Arts of the Indus Valley, Bronze Casting, p. 2 (printed 10)
- ch. 2 Arts of the Indus Valley, Terracotta (Indus terracotta figurines), pp. 3-4 (printed 11-12)
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History, Volume I
- Lesson 11 Later Cholas and Pandyas, 11.1.4 Society and its Structure (Chola bronzes), pp. 195-198 (printed 191-194)
Our Pasts I, Class VI, ch. 11 Buildings, Paintings and Books
- ch. 11 Buildings, Paintings and Books, Buildings in brick and stone (Bhitargaon terracotta panels), pp. 1-3 (printed 114-116)