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Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro - Digital Reconstruction
A digital reconstruction of what the Great Baths in Mohenjo-Daro in the Sindh province of modern-day Pakistan may have looked like. Reconstruction created by NeoMam Studios, commissioned by QS Supplies.
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Painting of the Siege of Baghdad
This painting comes from an illuminated manuscript of "The History of Genghis Khan". The illustration depicts the Siege of Baghdad (1258 CE) by Hulegu Khan (1218 - 1265 CE), the grandson of Genghis Khan (c. 1162/67-1227 CE). The illumination...
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Excavation Site at Mohenjo-daro
Ruins of Mohenjo-daro in present-day Sindh, Pakistan, one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. Mohenjo-daro is one of the world's earliest major urban settlements, contemporaneous with the civilizations...
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Rock Inscription Written in Brahmi Script
Rock inscription written in Brahmi Script, Gandhara, 5th-7th century.
Islamabad Museum, Pakistan.
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Siddhartha's Secret Escape, Gandhara Relief
The prince Siddhartha secretly leaves the palace of his father. Not to wake the sleeping inhabitants of the palace, yakshas lift his horse on its hooves and carry it above the ground. Gandhara region, Pakistan, 3rd / 4th century CE...
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Seated Buddha from Gandhara
This Seated Buddha was found in Gandhara, Pakistan (100-300 CE).
This image was taken at the National Museum of Australia in the travelling exhibition A History of the World in 100 (and 1) Objects.
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Mara's Daughters Tempt the Buddha
The temptation of the Buddha by Mara's daughters. Slate, Gandhara region, Pakistan, 2nd to 4th century CE. Exhibited at Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Hariti & Panchika Sculpture
This sculpture shows Panchika, the Buddhist god of wealth, and Hariti, a mother goddess. The prosperity they bring is symbolized by the piles of money being poured from bags at their feet. Schist sculpture, from Gandhara, modern-day Pakistan...
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Hariti, Goddess of Fertility
Hariti, goddess of fertility, 2nd-3rd century, Sahri Bahlol Excavation, 1911-12.
Peshawar Museum, Pakistan.
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Harappa
Archaeological site of Harappa in modern-day Pakistan, one of the best-known cities of the Indus Valley Civilization.