Greco-Buddhist art

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf art movement
cultural syncretism
gptkbp:category gptkb:religious_art
gptkb:Greek_art
ancient Greek art
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Buddhism
mythological scenes
Greek motifs
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Gandhara
gptkb:Bactria
1st century BCE
5th century CE
northwest Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Tajikistan
gptkb:Uzbekistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Greco-Buddhist art
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:religious_art
gptkb:Gandhara_art
gptkb:Greek_art
Central Asian art
East Asian Buddhist art
Hellenistic art
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Brahmi
gptkb:Kharosthi
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
limestone
schist
stucco
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Buddha_statues_from_Hadda
gptkb:Buddhist_friezes_from_Taxila
gptkb:Standing_Buddha_of_Gandhara
gptkbp:notableFor depiction of Buddha in human form
depiction of Greek gods as Buddhist deities
fusion of Greek and Buddhist iconography
realistic drapery and anatomy
use of Corinthian columns
use of Greek artistic techniques
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indo-Greek_Kingdom
gptkb:Mathura_art
gptkb:Bamiyan_Buddhas
gptkb:Silk_Road
gptkb:Kushan_Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chinese_Buddhist_art
gptkb:Bamiyan_Buddhas
gptkb:Gandhara
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5