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title: "Gandhara School of Art: Greco-Buddhist Sculpture"
description: "The Gandhara School of Art combined Greco-Roman naturalism with Buddhist themes in 1st–5th century CE northwest India, influencing regional sculpture."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Gandhara School of Art was a regional tradition of Buddhist sculpture that fused Hellenistic and Roman naturalism with Indian iconography in northwestern India between roughly the 1st and 5th centuries CE.
- How does the Gandhara School differ from the Mathura School?
- Why is Gandhara art called Greco-Buddhist?
- Which dynasty patronized the Gandhara School at its peak?
- Where can major Gandharan sculptures be seen today?

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