автор: Wannaporn Rienjang

Gandharan art is usually regarded as a single phenomenon — a unified regional artistic tradition or ‘school’. Indeed it has distinctive visual characteristics, materials, and functions, and is charac …

Gandharan art is often regarded as the epitome of cultural exchange in antiquity. The ancient region of Gandhara, centred on what is now the northern tip of Pakistan, has been called the ‘crossroads …

Since the beginning of Gandharan studies in the nineteenth century, chronology has been one of the most significant challenges to the understanding of Gandharan art. Many other ancient societies, inc …

The ancient Buddhist art of Gandhara was rediscovered from the 1830s and 1840s onwards in what would become the North-West Frontier of British India. By the end of the century an abundance of sculptu …