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Siddhartha's Secret Escape, Gandhara Relief
Image by Jan van der Crabben

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...
Bodhisattva Head, Gandhara
Image by Mary Harrsch (Photographed at The Art Institute of Chicago)

Bodhisattva Head, Gandhara

Head of a Bodhisattva, Pakistan or Afghanistan Gandharan region 4th-6th century CE. Stucco with traces of pigment. (The Art Institute of Chicago).
Hariti & Panchika Sculpture
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

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...
Seated Buddha from Gandhara
Image by Jade Koekoe

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.
Ram Chandra Temple (Katas Raj)
Image by Dr. Muhammad Kashif Ali

Ram Chandra Temple (Katas Raj)

The Ram Chandra temple is a prominent part of Katas Raj complex of early Hinduism, situated in the District of Chakwal in the Punjab, Pakistan. This site is a complex and dates back to the 3rd century BCE. A Buddhist Stupa is the oldest structure...
Mauryan Ringstone
Image by World Imaging

Mauryan Ringstone

Mauryan ringstone, Northwest Pakistan, 3rd century BCE. (British Museum, London)
Kushan Coin of Kanishka II
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Kushan Coin of Kanishka II

This Kushan coin depicts a goddess of prosperity seated on a throne; this goddess was known to the Kushans as Ardochsho. Almost all late Kushan coins used the design of a seated goddess, and the Kushan Emperors produced these coins in large...
Deva & Bodhisattvas Relief
Image by James Blake Wiener

Deva & Bodhisattvas Relief

Shale relief panel depicting deva and bodhisattvas. Gandhara, Pakistan, 1st-3rd century CE (Musée Guimet, Paris)
Mara's Daughters Tempt the Buddha
Image by Jan van der Crabben

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.
Disassembled Astrolabe
Image by Science Museum, London

Disassembled Astrolabe

A Persian planispheric astrolabe showing the various component parts, including multiple inserts (known as climates). Made by Jamal al-Din ibn Muquin, at Lahore, Pakistan, in 1077. Diameter: 25 cm. The astrolabe was a device used to measure...
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