<P> Stucco as well as stone was widely used by sculptors in Gandhara for the decoration of monastic and cult buildings . Stucco provided the artist with a medium of great plasticity , enabling a high degree of expressiveness to be given to the sculpture . Sculpting in stucco was popular wherever Buddhism spread from Gandhara -- Afghanistan , Pakistan , India , Central Asia , and China . </P>
<P> Stucco as well as stone was widely used by sculptors in Gandhara for the decoration of monastic and cult buildings . Stucco provided the artist with a medium of great plasticity , enabling a high degree of expressiveness to be given to the sculpture . Sculpting in stucco was popular wherever Buddhism spread from Gandhara -- Afghanistan , Pakistan , India , Central Asia , and China . </P>
where are the traces of gandhara art found
where are the traces of gandhara art found
Afghanistan Pakistan India Central Asia China
Afghanistan Pakistan India Central Asia China