Author: State Museum, LucknowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sculpture
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Catalogue of Gandhāra Sculptures in the State Museum, Lucknow
Author: State Museum, LucknowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sculpture
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Buddhism and Gandhara
Author: Himanshu Prabha RayPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351252747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Gandhara is a name central to Buddhist heritage and iconography. It is the ancient name of a region in present-day Pakistan, bounded on the west by the Hindu Kush mountain range and to the north by the foothills of the Himalayas. ‘Gandhara’ is also the term given to this region’s sculptural and architectural features between the first and sixth centuries CE. This book re-examines the archaeological material excavated in the region in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and traces the link between archaeological work, histories of museum collections and related interpretations by art historians. The essays in the volume underscore the diverse cultural traditions of Gandhara – from a variety of sources and perspectives on language, ethnicity and material culture (including classical accounts, Chinese writings, coins and Sanskrit epics) – as well as interrogate the grand narrative of Hellenism of which Gandhara has been a part. The book explores the making of collections of what came to be described as Gandhara art and reviews the Buddhist artistic tradition through notions of mobility and dynamic networks of transmission. Wide ranging and rigorous, this volume will appeal to scholars and researchers of early South Asian history, archaeology, religion (especially Buddhist studies), art history and museums.
Catalogue of the Brahmanical Sculptures in the State Museum, Lucknow: Without special title
Author: State Museum, LucknowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hindu sculpture
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A Catalogue of the Gandhāra Sculpture in the British Museum: Text
Author: British MuseumPublisher: Art Media Resources
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
This catalogue publishes the British Museum's collection of Gandhara sculpture. It illustrates and describes 680 objects, and where possible includes comparisons and literary references. The catalogue also contains an extensive bibliography as well as concordances and indexes.
Gandhāra Sculpture in the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh
Author: Dipak Chandra BhattacharyyaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sculpture, Gandhara
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Annual Bibliography of Indian Archaeology
Author: Kern InstitutePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400962711
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Buddhist Goddesses of India
Author: Miranda Eberle ShawPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691127583
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
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History of civilizations of Central Asia
Author: UNESCOPublisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231028464
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
Volume II presents an account of various population movements and cultural exchanges in Central Asia between 700 B.C. and 250 A.D. Important nomadic tribal cultures such as the Kushans emerged during this period. Contacts between the Mediterranean and the Indus Valley were reinforced by the campaigns of Alexander the Great and, under his successors, the progressive syncretism between Zoroastrianism, Greek religion and Buddhism gave rise to a new civilization instituted by the Parthians, known for its artistic creations. Under Kushan rule, Central Asia became the crossroads of a prosperous trade between the Mediterranean and China along the Silk Route.
National Union Catalog
Author: A Catalog of the Louis and Nancy H. Dupree Collection
Author: Avinash C. MaheshwaryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description