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[[File:Pataliputra capital, Bihar Museum, Patna, 3rd century BCE.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Pataliputra capital]], showing both Achaemenid and [[Hellenistic influence on Indian art|Greek influence]], with [[volute]], [[bead and reel]], [[Meander (art)|meander]] and [[Palmette|honeysuckle]] designs. Early Mauryan period, 4th-3rd century BC.]] | [[File:Pataliputra capital, Bihar Museum, Patna, 3rd century BCE.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Pataliputra capital]], showing both Achaemenid and [[Hellenistic influence on Indian art|Greek influence]], with [[volute]], [[bead and reel]], [[Meander (art)|meander]] and [[Palmette|honeysuckle]] designs. Early Mauryan period, 4th-3rd century BC.]] | ||
The [[Pataliputra capital]], dated to the 3rd century BCE, has been excavated at the Mauryan city of [[Pataliputra]]. It has been described as [[Persia|Perso]]-[[Ionic order| | The [[Pataliputra capital]], dated to the 3rd century BCE, has been excavated at the Mauryan city of [[Pataliputra]]. It has been described as [[Persia|Perso]]-[[Ionic order|Ionic]], with a strong [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] stylistic influence, including [[volute]], [[bead and reel]], [[Meander (art)|meander]] or [[Palmette|honeysuckle]] designs. This monumental piece of architecture tends to suggest the [[Achaemenid]] and [[Hellenistic influence on Indian art|Hellenistic artistic influence]] at the Mauryan court from early on.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/reportonexcavat01waddgoog Report on the excavations at Pātaliputra (Patna); the Palibothra of the Greeks by Waddell, L. A. (Laurence Austine)]</ref><ref>[https://elinepa.org/hellenistic-elements-in-the-sculptural-and-terracotta-art-of-mauryan-period Hellenistic Elements in the Sculptural and Terracotta Art of Mauryan Period] | ||
by Vinay Kumar</ref> | by Vinay Kumar</ref> | ||
[[File:Ashoka pillar at Vaishali, Bihar, India 2007-01-29.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Single Lion capital at [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]]]] | [[File:Ashoka pillar at Vaishali, Bihar, India 2007-01-29.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Single Lion capital at [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]]]] | ||