Materials in Ancient Indian Art

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2020

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ID: ART_ARC_2020_121 Ref: Standard Educational Reference

In the Gandhara School of Art, initially blue schist and green phyllite were used. When did stucco completely replace stone as the main material used by Gandhara School sculptors?

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In the Gandhara School of Art, stucco completely replaced stone as the primary material for sculptures by the 3rd Century CE.

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