ANCIENT NEPALESE SCULPTURES

Sculpture is an art of making pictures, symbols or figures using lead, iron, copper, stone etc. They are based on religion and culture. We can find sculpture made of stone and metal in Nepal.

Lichchhavi period is supposed to be the origin of sculpture in Nepal. The oldest statue of Nepal is the statue of Tribikram which is believed to created during Lichchhavi king Mandev. The statues of Birupaksha and Yaksha are also believed to be the oldest statues. Some other examples of sculptures are Changunarayan temple, Planchokbhagwati, Budhhanilkhanth etc.

Bhudhanilkantha
Though Nepalese sculpture started in Lichchhavi period but developed most ion Malla period. Mallas gave more priority yo art sculpture and architecture. Artists were encouraged to make statues using stone, rock, wood and metal. We can still find lots of statues of GAnesha, Shiva, Bishnu, Laxmi, Saraswati and others in Kathmandu valley alongwith some onther places around Kathmandu. Some very good examples of sculpture we can find are the Narsingha of Hanuimandhoka and the statue of Mahakal. The golden gate of Bhaktpur durbar and Taleju temple in Kathmandu valley are other examples of ancient Nepale sculpture. The Rana and the Shah periods have not shown much progress in Nepalese sculpture.

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