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  1. The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as
    1. Kushan art
    2. Persian art
    3. Gandhara art
    4. Mughal art
Correct Option: C

Gandhara School of art shows Greek influence, therefore, it is known as Indo-Greek art. The important features of this school are :
(i) Buddha is shown as Roman and Greek gods
(ii) Moustache and beard are added to Buddha’s face
(iii) The figures of this school follow a given ratio between the size of the face and rest of the body.
During first and second century blue grey schist stone was used to make idols.



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