Arrange the following sites in chronological order based on the stylistic development of Buddhist sculpture: a) Mathura b) Bharhut c) Sanchi Stupa-1
b-c-a
The chronological development of these Buddhist sculpture sites is:
Bharhut (c. 2nd century BCE, c. 150 BCE) — Sunga period, earliest of the three; reliefs are flat and aniconic (Buddha is shown only by symbols).
Sanchi Stupa-1 (core stupa earlier, but the famous toranas / gateways were carved c. 1st century BCE) — also aniconic but stylistically more developed.
Mathura (c. 1st–2nd century CE, Kushan period) — first sculptures of the Buddha in human form emerge here.
Hence the order is b – c – a.
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