Amaravati school
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The Amaravati school is an ancient Indian Buddhist art tradition renowned for its intricately carved limestone reliefs and sophisticated narrative sculptures that flourished around the stupa at Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist art tradition
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Indian art style ⓘ art school ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Amaravati archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
architectural sculpture
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narrative sculpture ⓘ relief sculpture ⓘ |
| artifactsHeldAt |
Amaravati site museum
NERFINISHED
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British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Chennai Government Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonument | Amaravati Stupa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Bodhisattvas
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Jataka tales NERFINISHED ⓘ donor figures ⓘ life of the Buddha ⓘ |
| flourishedAround | Amaravati Stupa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
ayaka pillars
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drum slabs ⓘ lotus medallions ⓘ makaras and vyalas ⓘ stupa railings ⓘ |
| influenced |
Southeast Asian Buddhist art
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Sri Lankan Buddhist art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amaravati
NERFINISHED
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Andhra Pradesh ⓘ South India ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intricately carved limestone reliefs
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sophisticated narrative sculptures ⓘ |
| patronizedBy | Satavahana dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
Satavahana period
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early centuries CE ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Krishna River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gandhara school
NERFINISHED
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Mathura school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
complex narrative panels
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detailed drapery depiction ⓘ dynamic movement in figures ⓘ elaborate ornamental borders ⓘ graceful elongated figures ⓘ high relief carving ⓘ |
| technique |
continuous narrative composition
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fine limestone carving ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.