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Wari Tunic
A Wari tunic, Peru, 750-900 CE. The geometrical designs with idosyncratic arrangement is typical of Wari textiles. (George Washington University Museum, The Textile Museum, Washington D.C.)
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The Wari Empire
A map illustrating the extent of the Wari (Huari) civilization (purple) which flourished in Peru between c. 450 and 1000 CE. The extent of the contemporary Tiwanaku culture is indicated in light blue.
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Round Stupa (Taxila)
Sirkap is a Greek style city of Gandhara once the Indian Subcontinent and modern Pakistan in Taxila (Punjab-Pakistan). Sirkap city was built in 2nd Century BCE by Greco-Bactrian ruler. The Round stupa of Sirkap is remarkable...
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Dharmarajika Stupa (Taxila)
Dharmarajika stupa is land mark of Gandhara Art/Civilization. This stupa is locally called “Cheer Top” in Taxila (Punjab-Pakistan). This stupa is attributed to Asoka the Great and was erected in the 3rd Century BCE. It...
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Stupa - Labelled Isometric View
An isometric image of Badalpur stupa showing the various elements which make up a stupa. Dated to 2nd - 5th Cent CE
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Stupa Front Detail
A detailed view of the front of a typical Gandharan stupa from Taxila at the site of Badalpur. Dated to 2nd - 5th Cent CE
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Buddhist Monastery Plan (Gandharan)
Plan of a typical Gandharan Buddhist monastery at Taxila from the site of Badalpur. Dated to 2nd - 5th Cent CE
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Post Kushan India
A map showing the political situation in the Indian Subcontinent following the fall of the Kushan Empire
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Graeco-Bactrian Empire
The map shows the first Graeco Bactrian kingdom established by Diodotus 1 following the dissolution of the Seleucid Empire. c. 240 - 170 BCE.
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Kushan Empire
The map shows the extent of the Kushan Empire, c. 100 - 240 CE.
