Nepalese Sculpture (Murtikala)

Things to remember

• The artist who makes sculptures is known as sculpture.
• The image of Baman made of clay (terracotta) in ancient times was installed by Lichchhavi King Mandeva and it is the oldest dated image available today.
• Mandeva was a king of artistic taste and did a lot of foster art and architecture.
• Development of Nepali sculpture reached its climax in the Malla period. In the addition to Clay, stone and metal used earlier, wood, cloth, papers were used.
• Development of sculpture has slowed down in the modern period. Construction of statues of Kings, Rana prime ministers and martyrs gave some continuity.