Frieze

22082

From: Pakistan | Gandhara | Swat Valley

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 22082
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Buddhist
Provenience Pakistan | Gandhara | Swat Valley
Date Made 2nd Century - 3rd Century
Section Asian
Materials Stone
Technique Carved | Relief
Iconography Buddha | Vajrapani | Herakles
Description

Graeco-Buddhist stone fragment. On the far left is a monk with an alms bowl. The putti decorating the columns continue the Hellenic tradition. Typical of pieces from Gandhara. See also 22081 and 22080.

Height 21 cm
Width 18 cm
Thickness 4.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Henry Furness 3rd, Alfred Craven Harrison Jr. and Hiram M. Hiller, 1900
Other Number 6-1940-2 - Other Number

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