The British Museum, London :: South Asia--Metalwork and Reliefs |
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The objects here are from the Gandharan and Bactrian regions ranging from NW India to Afghanistan.
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Fragment from the 6th pillar edict of Mauryan Emperor Ashoka, 238 BCE, written in Brahmi script. Probably from the Meerut Pillar, Uttar Pradesh, India. L. 33.6 cm. OA 1880-21. |
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Two silver roundels, ca. 1st-2nd c. CE, obtained in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The second probably depicts the goddess Hariti. OA 1937.3-19.6; 1937.3-19.5. |
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Two stone palettes. Gandhara, ca. 1st c. CE. The first depicts a woman in repose in Hellenistic style; the second shows a man riding a lion with a scaly tail. OA 1918.7-6.2; 1937.3-19.2 |
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Silver gilt bowl with drinking scene. From Buddhigharra near Tank, Dera Ismail Khan District, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, ca. 3rd-4th c. CE. OA 1937.3-19.1 The black and white photos are from I. I. Smirnov, Vostochnoe serebro (St. Petersburg, 1909). |
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Silver bowl. Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, 5th-6th c. CE. OA 1963.12-10.1 |
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Silver gilt bowl. Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, 6th c. CE. OA 1963.12-10.2 The black and white photos are from I. I. Smirnov, Vostochnoe serebro (St. Petersburg, 1909). |
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Relief of worshipper. Gandhara, 4th-5th c. CE. Stucco. OA 1887.7-17.75 |