Essay name: Scythian Elements in early Indian Art
Author:
Swati Ray
Affiliation: University of Calcutta / Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture
This essay studies Scythian Elements in early Indian Art—a topic that has not garnered extensive scholarly attention. Although much research has focused on various aspects of Saka/Scythian culture, such as politics and numismatics, their contribution to Indian art remains underexplored. This essay delves into archaeological evidence, historical texts, and art forms from Eurasian steppes to decipher the Scythian impact.
Addendum
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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ADDENDUM 1 Prepared incorporating the Corrections demanded by the Foreign
Examiner and also incorporating reactions to his other Suggestions
for my thesis Entitled “Scythian Elements in Early Indian Art"
submitted for the Ph.D. degree of the University of Calcutta.
The learned examiner of the above-mentioned thesis deserves the
heartfelt and regardful gratitude of the candidate for kindly considering
in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of his report the same thesis as “a substantial
amount of work over a long period. The material assembled has been
very methodically analysed, sorted and described, and the descriptive
chapters of the thesis bring together a very useful and dense
compendium of information about Scythian art and culture from which
many conclusions could be drawn."
"The volume of illustrations has been carefully compiled and
presented, and backs up very well the points made in the text, and the
critical apparatus (bibliography, documentation etc.) shows careful
attention to the sources."
I feel proud to mention here that it has been possible to earn such
high commendation, resulting from a thorough study and critical
