Although a Hindu temple is dedicated to the glory of a deity and is aimed at helping the devotee toward moksha, its walls might justifiably contain sculptures that reflect the other three goals of life.
area) second half of the 7th century Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga) Afghanistan
Established in 2019, the Towns of the Karakum project (ToKa) is investigating the landscape and material culture of two walled towns in Turkmenistan.
second earliest stucco mihrab in Central Asia, together with that near Balkh in Afghanistan
The ancient Greeks were active seafarers seeking opportunities for trade and founding new independent cities at coastal sites across the Mediterranean Sea.
B.C.), more extensive trade routes were opened across Asia, extending as far as Afghanistan
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advocating for the protection of cultural heritage around the world, including in Afghanistan
Conservator Yana van Dyke explores the tradition of marbled paper, a popular art form across much of Central Asia that came to be adopted by the Deccan empires.
In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the cities of Herat (Afghanistan) and Shiraz
Two scholars consider the displacement of Assyrian people and their art.
There’s a sign over the entrance to the National Museum of Kabul in Afghanistan that
The legends that grew up around him hold that both his conception and birth were miraculous.
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant Afghanistan
Year One
Ancient Gandhara (roughly present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan) was at the westernmost
Since all but a few ancient bronze statues have been lost or were melted down to reuse the valuable metal, marble copies made during the Roman period provide our primary visual evidence of masterpieces by famous Greek sculptors.
Tin, on the other hand, was imported from places as far as southwest Turkey, Afghanistan
“Following a period of sporadic incursions and large movements of people, demographic and economic changes in the eighth century B.C. lead to overseas colonization, spreading Greek language and culture across the Mediterranean and Black seas. Communities throughout the Greek world evolve into city-states, laying the foundations for democracy. Literature, science, and the arts flourish for several centuries, and new genres of artistic and intellectual expression evolve.”
great empire, he extends Greek influence to the east as far as the Indus Valley and Afghanistan
