Kankali Tila
E581417
Kankali Tila is an important archaeological mound in Mathura, India, renowned for yielding major Jain and early Mathura school of art sculptures and inscriptions.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological mound
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| artStyle | Mathura school of art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity |
Digambara Jains
NERFINISHED
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Śvetāmbara Jains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedToStudyOf |
development of Mathura school of sculpture
ⓘ
early Jain iconography ⓘ social and religious history of ancient Mathura ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Alexander Cunningham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
F. O. Oertel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartYear |
1871
ⓘ
1872 ⓘ 1888 ⓘ 1889 ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceFromPeriod |
Gupta period
NERFINISHED
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Kushan period NERFINISHED ⓘ early centuries CE ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Jain heritage in North India ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Jain monastic establishments
ⓘ
Jain stupas ⓘ Jain temples ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage | Prakrit ⓘ |
| inscriptionsScript | Brahmi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jain inscriptions
ⓘ
Jain sculptures ⓘ early Mathura school of art sculptures ⓘ early stone and terracotta images ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mathura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| locatedOn | right bank of the Yamuna River ⓘ |
| managedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Mathura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mathura archaeological region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Braj region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yieldsTypeOfArtifact |
Jain ayagapatas
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Jain votive tablets ⓘ architectural fragments ⓘ donative inscriptions ⓘ image pedestals ⓘ inscribed pillars ⓘ |
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