Different Types and Styles of Painting and Sculpting
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Which of these sculptures was made during the Mauryan reign in the 3rd century BC?
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The Kailasa temple of Velur
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The Ashoka Pillars
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Solution
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Sanchi Stupa <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->
Carving out stone sculptures of larger size is believed to have begun in the Mauryan period with the Ashokan pillars. During this period, the Sanchi Stupa and the sculptures at Bharhut were also set up.