Mauryan
Sculpture
The
Maurya period is marked by an impressive progress in the Indian sculpture. Dr.
Ananda Coomarswamy differentiates the Mauryan sculptures into Court art and
the Popular Art. The Court art includes the
pillars and their capitals while the popular art includes the works of
sculptors such as the Yakshas and Yakshinis. The
Yaksha image from Parkam and Yakshini Image from Besnagar are examples of
popular art.
