Ancient Ghandaran Sculptures – Guarding the Artwork of an Extraordinary Society
Ancient Gandharan Sculptures: Preserving the Artistic Legacy of a Great Civilization Museums do play their role in protecting the cultural and historical heritage of mankind by conserving invaluable artifacts which narrate the tales of ancient…
The “Mound of Demons” — Everyday Life and Devotion at Jinnan Wali Dheri
The ‘Mound of Demons’ – Life and Prayer in the Buddhist Monastery of Jinnan Wali Dheri. This case offers a distinctly different tenor from the previous cases. The figures do not possess a halo, are not of Buddhas and have no face. What…
Jaulian – Step Into The Stupa Where the Statues Never Left
This particular photograph is different from everything that came before it. The garden Buddha, the museum’s orderly rows of headlessBuddha statues and separate arms and feet from Dharma Rajika – those all had been removed from where they…
The Bearded Ascetic and the Scattered Hands of Taxila
The labels in this particular glass case in the Taxila Museum’s collection describe the items within as accurately as an archaeologist’s field notebook might: “Left Foot, Hand, Ear and Palm,” and adjacent to it, “Bearded…
Taxila Museum: Two Thousand Years in a Single Garden
Taxila: The grand entrance archway to the Taxila Museum is captured in the image. Golden stonework and fluted classical columns rise majestically, their tops topped with Ionic-style capitals – a reflection of the very Greco-Roman traditions the…
Taxila Museum– Sacred Relics Display – Keeping alive the spirituality ofGandhara.
Taxila Museum– Sacred Relics Display : Standing among the countless Buddha statues and relief carvings in the Taxila Museum is a delicate sacred relic container. Inside this intricately constructed glass case, a stunning piece showcases the artistic,…
