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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Saisunaga-Nanda</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Indian dynastic styles and periods</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Pre-Maurya</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Saisunaga</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Saisunaga-Nunda</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the culture created under the Saisunaga dynasty (ca. 642-413 BCE) and the Nanda dynasty (ca. 413-322 BCE) in India. Information about this culture is found in later Vedic literature; metalwork, ivory carving, storied buildings, and craft guilds are mentioned. Very little remains of pre-Maurya date; some cyclopean walls, tombs, and minor antiquities such as terracotta reliefs and glass have been found. The cutting and polishing of hard stones reached a level of accomplishment in the 4th and 5th centuries BCE that was not surpassed in later ancient Indian art. ]]></note></mads>