Style of sculpture found in the Andhra region of southeastern India.
It flourished there from about the 2nd century BC to the end of the 3rd century AD, during the rule of the S 0101; tav 0101; hana dynasty. Carved in relief on greenish-white limestone, these sculptures depict events in the life of the Buddha . The compositions are dynamic, sensuous, and dramatic, with overlapping figures and diagonals suggesting depth. The style spread from the Amar 0101; vat 012B; ruins west to Mah 0101; r 0101; shtra Pradesh, to Sri Lanka (Ceylon), and to much of South Asia. The Amar 0101; vat 012B; stupa was one of the largest in Buddhist India; it was largely destroyed in the 19th century by building contractors to make lime mortar.