Indo-Scythian art
Indo-Scythian art
The Mathura lion capital, a dynastic production, advertising the rule of Rajuvula and his relatives, as well as their sponsorship of Buddhism. 2 BCE-6 CE.
Location of the Scythians in India: early Indo-Scythians, Northern Satraps and Western Satraps, over a period from the 1st century BCE to the early 5th century CE.
Indo-Scythian art developed under the various dynasties of Indo-Scythian rulers in Pakistan and northwestern India, from the 1st century BCE to the early 5th century CE, encompassing the productions of the early Indo-Scythians, the Northern Satraps and the Western Satraps. It follows the development of Indo-Greek art in northwestern India. The Scythians in India were ultimately replaced by the Kushan Empire and the Gupta Empire, whose art form appear in Kushan art and Gupta art.