Arts 3rd QT

• Ancient Period


  3900 BCE- 1200 CE
• Ajanta Cave


  • 30 rock-cut cave monuments located in Mahashtra, India
• Classical Period


  5th to 6th Century
• Shiva


  The destroyer or goddess of dance
• Shiva's 1st hand


  • Holds fire, warmth, destruction, heat
• Shiva's 2nd hand


  • Holds drum, rhythm, time
• Shiva's 3rd hand


  • Points in a reassuring gesture
• Shiva's 4th hand


  • Points down to the dwarf
• Indian epics


  • Mahabharata
  • Ramayana
• Mogul Period


  Painting and architecture
• Taj Mahal


  Built by Shan Jahar during 1632
• Diwali


  October to November, 3 day to 5 days, festival of lights
• Lakshmi


  Goddess of Wealth
• Rangoli


  "rang" means color and "aavalli" means row of colors
• Kot Diji


  • Flamboyant trucks
• Mohenjo Daro


  Mound of the dead
• Petroglyphs


  Rock drawn on by nomads
• Keteni


  • Homespun silk from turkmenistan
• Shirdaks


  • Carpets from Kyrgystan
• Tush Kyiz


  • Hanging carpets
• West Asian Arts


  • Embroidery
  • Ceramics
  • Hammered Metal Work
  • Calligraphy
  • Inlaid Wood Designs
  • Brown Glassworks