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Gandhāra : Captured Art and Archaeology
Gandhāra : Captured Art and Archaeology
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Author(s): Khan, Muhammad Nasim
ISBN No.: 9789819669776
Pages: 421
Year: 202605
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 201.98
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GandhÄra.- GandhÄran Art and Archaeology.- Excavation at Pataka Buddhist site in the Swat Valley - The site out of sight but not out of mind.- Excavation at Gumbatkai - The forgotten Buddhist site in the Swat Valley.- Excavation at Gilbaá¹á¹ Serai - A blurred image of the Buddhist period site in the Swat Valley.- Excavation at Charg Paá¹­ai (Lower Dir) - Context, iconography and dating of the sculptures.- The Buddhist Site of Jinnan Wali Dheri (Taxila) Revisited.- Assassination Attempt on the Buddha at the Mount Gá¹idhrakuá¹­a.


A relief panel from Peshawar Museum.- One theme, two sculptures and three possessions - Buddhist Relief panels from GandhÄra representing SiddhÄrtha going to school.- Study and acquisition history of the two Buddha's mages in the Pakistan Army Museum.- Before and after conservation - significance of a pectoral depicting the images of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.- Images, inscriptions and Viá¹£á¹uism - The story of the archaeological site of Hund.- Revisiting the two published KharoṣṭhÄ« inscriptions from Pir Manakrai site, Haripur-Hazara.- ÅÄradÄ inscription of the Year.- Wima Takto one or two? Coin hoard recovered from the archaeological site of Aziz Dheri.


- Dir Archaeology - Rock-Art Discoveries along the East-West Path.- The enigmatic KharoṣṭhÄ« rock inscriptions at Zulam, Panjkora Valley, Lower Dir District.- A note on Alexander's battle at Massaga in the country of Assakenoi, Lower Dir District.- The Rajas of Chitral (Ku-wei) - The Kings of the Three Eras7.- Rock art in Chilas Region- Upper Indus Valley - Northern Areas of Pakistan. When, Why and by Whom?.- Ancient routes to GandhÄra across the Upper Indus, Northern Areas of Pakistan.- GandhÄra-China Connection - Epigraphic, Numismatic and Iconographic evidence.



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