Masterpieces of Mathura sculptures

Abstract

Mathura on the Yamuna is famous as the birthplace of Krishna. It was the seat of the Bhagavata religion from about second century B. C. to fifth century A. D. It also became a flourishing centre of the Jaina and the Buddhist religions. The religious zeal of these three communities found its concrete expression in the creation of a great school of art which for its vitality and assimilative character has seldom been surpassed.