UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2016 · Q3(c) · 20 marks
“The changes in the field of art from the Kushana period to early medieval period arc incre reflection of changing outlook.” Comment.
- Chapter
- Post-Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas)
- Topic
- Art: Gandhara, Mathura and the Stupas
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