Bharhut through time

Theme 9 · 5th century BCE to 13th century CE

Buddhism and Jainism: later development and decline

The Shunga railing, the earliest narrative Buddhist sculpture, with donor inscriptions; now largely in the Indian Museum, Kolkata

Theme 8a · 187 to 28 BCE

Post Mauryan north India: Shungas, Kanvas and Kharavela

The railing, firmly dated to the Shunga period; the earliest dated narrative Buddhist art, with donor inscriptions