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Answer the following question in 25-30 words.
Write about Gandhara School of art.
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Solution
- Beginning in the second century B.C.E., the territories surrounding Afghanistan were heavily influenced by Greeks and Persians.
- The Gandhara style of art combined Greek-Roman and Indian influences.
- The Gandhara School was significantly influenced by Greek techniques.
- The statues were made from grey sandstone. Mud, lime, and stucco.
- Grey sandstone is more commonly utilized in the Gandhara School of Art.
- The Gandhara school images are distinguished by their anatomical correctness, spatial depth, and foreshortening.
- Gandhara-style sculptures can be found in Taxila, Peshawar, and the North West Frontier.
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