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Front view of the double-headed eagle stupa shrine at Sirkap, Taxila. Dated 30 BCE – 80 CE from the Scytho-Parhian era. It is presumed that the Scythians brought in this most probably Babylonian symbol with them from the...

The temple at Jandial in Taxila, attributed to the Zoroastrian religion and mentioned in the works of Appolonius of Tyana. Dated to c. 180 BCE – 80 CE probably built during the Parthian era along decidedly Greek lines.

Ruined streets in the Wari city of Pikillacta, Peru. c. 650-900 CE.

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.)

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.

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...

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...

An isometric image of Badalpur stupa showing the various elements which make up a stupa. Dated to 2nd - 5th Cent CE

A detailed view of the front of a typical Gandharan stupa from Taxila at the site of Badalpur. Dated to 2nd - 5th Cent CE

Plan of a typical Gandharan Buddhist monastery at Taxila from the site of Badalpur. Dated to 2nd - 5th Cent CE