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- The Gandhara art flourished in the region of Gandhara (modern day Peshawar, Pakistan) during the Kushana period from the 1st-5th centuries AD under the rule of Greek kings. - It was influenced by Greco-Roman styles and employed many Graeco-Roman craftsmen, blending Greek and Indian artistic traditions. - Though influenced by Hellenistic forms, Gandhara art depicted distinctly Indian Buddhist subject matter and iconography through figures like the Buddha.
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- Nidhi Katti
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- EN