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Post by Druzhina on Mar 27, 2019 7:27:01 GMT 3
Scenes from the life of the Buddha, Kushan Gandhara, Pakistan or Afghanistan, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD. Freer Gallery of Asian Art, Smithsonian, F1949.9a-d.A mixture of Kushan and Indian warriors are depicted as the 'Host of Mara'.. Plate 7 Gandharan warriors in The Armies of Bactria 700BC-450AD Volume 2 (Illustrations) by Valerii P Nikonorov. Colour Plates by Rory Little based on the above. Some other depictions A relief panel of Grey Schist showing Kushans with swords, Gandharan, Pakistan, 2nd-3rd centuries ADGandharan Statuette of a warrior, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Peshawar Museum.Fallen Kushan on the Sassanid Rock Relief of Bahram II at Naqsh-i Rustam, late 3rd century AD, PersiaArmoured Kushan(?) warrior in 'The Great Departure', 3rd to 5th centuries AD (?), post-Ghandaran, Lahore Museum.Mirror Site Illustrations of Scythian, Saka, Sarmatian, Pazyryk Culture, Yuezhi, Parthians, Kushan, White Huns, Hephthalites and Alchon HunsDruzhina Ancient Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Mar 27, 2019 15:50:10 GMT 3
Very interesting, thanks.
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