Sculptural Art of Sirpur

Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Salient features of Sirpur sculptures. 2. Jain sculptures. 3. Buddhist sculptures. 4. Brahmanical sculptures. 5. The Sripurapatta. 6. Miscellaneous sculptures. 7. Sex amongst humans and animals. Conclusions. Bibliography. Plates. 

The book ‘Sculptural Art of Sirpur’ gives a detailed description of Brahmanical, Buddhist, Jain and secular sculptures recovered from Sirpur in Chhattisgarh. Both minor and major sculptures show an advanced sculptural art with a linga of native art that flourished in Chhatttisgarh right from 2nd C.B.C.

Mathura art in famous but after recent excavations in Chhatisgarh in general and Sirpur in particular it is clear that Chhattisgarh art was in no way inferior to Mathura art.

Due to secular structure at Sirpur art of Sirpur shows impact of one religion on the art of another. (jacket)