Taxila was a famous site of
A
Early Vedic art
B
Mauryan art
C
Gandhara art
D
Gupta art
Correct Answer: Gandhara art
Gandhara was an ancient state, a mahajanapada, in the Peshawar basin in the northwest. Famed for its local tradition of Gandhara (Greco-Buddhist) Art. Sometimes the Peshawar Valley and Taxila were collectively referred to as Gandhara; sometimes the Swat Valley was also included. Taxila was a famous site of Gandhara art.