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'The Death of
#Buddha' at the age of 80 at#Kushinagar,#Bihar,#India, a 3rd Century#Kushan#Gandhara ICONIC#Buddhist schist sculpture from#Pakistan, now in@metmuseum. As he attains#Nirvana, breaking green from cycle of rebirth, a set of mourners contrast his perfect calm.pic.twitter.com/j36noG2LFb
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In Nov, after ASI discovered the remains of a chariot dating back to the Copper-Bronze Age (2000-1800 BC) at Sinauli, a local found a small pot full of
#Kushan era coins on a mound at Khaprana village in Barnawa area of Baghpat* http://toi.in/B3ZM7a/a24gkPrikaži ovu nit -
(Close-up) Lion Protome Red mottled sandstone
#Kushan Period N India, 2nd/3rd century "...the front half of a lion, teeth bared, the tongue protruding & the almost human eyes wide open and alert" "...guarding the doorway to a religious or secular monument" http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2008/indian-southeast-asian-works-of-art-n08499/lot.268.html …pic.twitter.com/ZIKta5T1hj
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Mother nursing a child - lovely 13thC ceramic from
#Kushan (modern Iran) pic.twitter.com/deCDmhpS1D
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කුශාන් වීරරත්න on Simple Talks with Minol D http://youtube.com/watch?v=U1hOI0AGSQY&feature=youtu.be …
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#HappyLohri As I prepare for tonight's party where music, food & drinks will be abundant, I'am reminded that we#Indian cemented joys of life in arts also, like in this@ClevelandArt 1st cent AD#Kushan#Gandhara sculpture from#Buner,#Afghanistan#Pakistan, 'Bacchanalian party'pic.twitter.com/BLINS7lKID
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This rare 3rd Century
#Kushan votive panel from#Bactria,#Afghanistan now with@metmuseum depicts#Shiva being approached by a worshipper, whose hands only are visible on the right. Probably set up on the walls of a Temple as the 2 holes on left corners indicate.@SavingMesAynakpic.twitter.com/0u8jycCdeb
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Stucco of the 'Adoring Attendant' from a
#Buddhist shrine c1st AD,#Kushan era from#Gandhara,#Afghanistan now in@ClevelandArt , USA. As stone was less available in the arid desert, this medium became popular & allowed sculptures to create such sensitive forms.@DalrympleWillpic.twitter.com/3qPDF8LbwR
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Head of
#Buddha#Kushan period, late 2nd-3rd century).#Gandharan. Carved out of Phyllitepic.twitter.com/FtDaYGuIHI
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Vima Kadphises, the third
#Kushan king, was also a great conqueror, and he seems to have started the conquest of N. India. But his most lasting action was the introduction of Kushan style of coinage, and even more importantly, the use of gold. 1/#Afghanistan krpic.twitter.com/vXbL3mbj6j
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Gafurov, Tadzhiki (inset), some beautiful water-coloured ills. of
#Kushan,#Sogdian,#Tukharian [ie,#Bactrian] warriors. Inspiration for our archer's next visit to Eboracum?pic.twitter.com/VxY4CCCcVc
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A Mottled Red Sandstone Head of a Smiling Youth
#Kushan Period Mathurā, 2nd C "...carefully parted hair, heavy circular earring, wide-set downcast eyes, finely arched eyebrows" http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.1304.html/2015/saturday-at-sothebys-asian-art-n09481 … Mottled red sandstone from the nearby#Sīkri quarries: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mathura-art …pic.twitter.com/tYFCkdHWHW
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Magnificent gold coin of the
#Kushan ruler Vasu Deva II dating to the late 3rd C#OldSilkRoadspic.twitter.com/jp9xZ3rqig
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The completed Dalverzin Tepe hat! 99 brass disks stitched onto felt. SEE MORE: http://www.patreon.com/eranudturan/posts …
@Criticastery@PicsSilkRoad@CarlZha@xujnx#silkroad#bactria#kushan#hat#felt#fashionhistory#crafts#history#uzbekistan#livinghistorypic.twitter.com/O5CZ3VOMoj
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More progress on the
#Kushan#Bactrian hat from Dalverzin Tepe, 1st Century AD, now in southern#Uzbekistan SEE MORE: http://www.patreon.com/eranudturan#livinghistory#centralasia#silkroad#history@PicsSilkRoad@Criticastery @khodadadkavad@thesilkroadpic.twitter.com/y6n3ooVhyd
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Progress of my reconstruction of the Dalverzin Tepe hat - WIP
#Bactria#Kushan#SilkRoad#CentralAsia#livinghistory#fashionhistory@PicsSilkRoad@Criticastery@TheAncientWorld @khodadadkavad Full write up / build along coming soon on http://www.patreon.com/eranudturan pic.twitter.com/PKlbRBVdGw
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Head of a
#Bodhisattva, 5th century#Kushan period, c.100 BC-250 AD Creation Place: Hadda, Afghanistan Stucco with traces of polychromy; Gandharan style, from#Hadda,#Afghanistanpic.twitter.com/IPbb696ijX
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4th-5th century,
#Gandhara,#Kushan period, adoring attendant, stucco and traces of pigments, at the Cleveland Museum of Art#USApic.twitter.com/3olcqHKHh4
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