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Indian Bronze Sculpture — Syllabus

CBSE · Class 11 · Fine Arts

What Indian Bronze Sculpture covers in CBSE Class 11 Fine Arts: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the CBSE Class 11 Fine Arts syllabus.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 11 Fine Arts · 2026-27

Topics in Indian Bronze Sculpture

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1. Bronze Sculpture in India: Overview

  • Indian sculptors mastered bronze casting as well as terracotta and stone carving.
  • The lost-wax process was known as long ago as the Indus Valley Culture.
  • Bronze sculptures and statuettes of Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain icons have been found from the second century to the sixteenth century.
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2. Early Bronzes: Mohenjodaro and Daimabad

  • The Dancing Girl from Mohenjodaro is the earliest known Indian bronze sculpture, datable to 2500 BCE.
  • Her limbs and torso are simplified in tubular form.
  • The Daimabad Chariot is a bronze statuette group datable to 1500 BCE in Maharashtra.
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3. Jain Bronzes: Chausa and Akota

  • Jain tirthankara bronzes were found at Chausa, Bihar, and belong to the Kushana Period, second century CE.
  • Chausa bronzes show mastery of the masculine physique and simplified muscles.
  • Adinath or Vrishabhnath is identified by long hairlocks dropping to his shoulders.
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4. Buddha Bronzes: Gupta, Post-Gupta, and Vakataka Styles

  • Standing Buddha images with abhaya mudra were cast in North India during the Gupta and Post-Gupta periods, between the fifth and seventh centuries.
  • The drapery of standing Buddha images falls and spreads into a wide curve at ankle level.
  • The Gupta Buddha appears youthful and more proportionate than the Kushana style.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Indian bronze sculpture as a long tradition of casting ritual and artistic images in bronze from the Indus Valley period to the sixteenth century

Origins of bronze castingEarly bronzesJain bronzesBuddha bronzesRegional bronze traditionsSouth Indian bronzesVijayanagar portrait bronzesLost-wax process steps

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Key topics in Indian Bronze Sculpture include Bronze Sculpture in India: Overview, Early Bronzes: Mohenjodaro and Daimabad, Jain Bronzes: Chausa and Akota, Buddha Bronzes: Gupta, Post-Gupta, and Vakataka Styles. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 11 exams.
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