Frieze
22082
From: Pakistan | Gandhara | Swat Valley
Curatorial Section: Asian
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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