Week 11 of objects as history class was learning about Hinduism and Indian history.
We started by discussing about the Mauryan pillar, which was made form sandstone, and is seen In the Patna museum
We discussed as to how a lot of symbols and motifs are used in various objects in the Hinduism culture.
Next we saw the Ashoka empire tablet, made of basalt which consists of certain symbol and scripts.
We then discussed few other topics such as the
Gupta era
The Chanakya region
The Bahubali statue
The Narshimha Idol which is also known as Vishnu’s avatar.
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