Images of Buddha and Bodhisattas that were evidently based on Greek models were found in which city?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Taxila
Images of the Buddha and Bodhisattas evidently based on Greek models were found mostly in the northwest, in cities such as Taxila and Peshawar, where Indo-Greek rulers had set up kingdoms in the second century BCE.
NCERT (2026-27): “11.1 Grappling with the unfamiliar … These early scholars tried to make sense of what appeared to be strange images by comparing them with sculpture with which they were familiar, that from ancient Greece. While they often found early Indian sculpture inferior to the works of Greek artists, they were very excited when they discovered images of the Buddha and Bodhisattas that were evidently based on Greek models. These were, more often than not, found in the northwest, in cities such as Taxila and Peshawar, where Indo-Greek rulers had established kingdoms in the second century BCE. As these images were closest to the Greek statues these scholars were familiar with, they were considered to be the best examples of early Indian art.…” |