Bishamonten, Wood, Japan, late Heian period, 12th century, 92 x 18 x 9 cm. Courtesy Galerie Jacques Barrère Head of Buddha, Terracotta, Greco-Buddhist art from Gandhara , Afghanistan-Pakistan, 3rd-4th century, 22 x 14 x 15.5 cm. Courtesy Galerie Jacques...

2nd-3rd century, Gandhara, panel, stone, at the British Museum in London (UK).

Centuries removed from the prehistoric Indus Valley Region, the Mauryan and Kushan dynasties are among the most significant cultural and artistic regimes in Indian history. The prominence of the Mauryan's longest leader, and the interactions of the Kushan with their Persian, Chinese, and Greek neighbors creates distinctive visual narratives that have shaped the culture of India as it is today.

1st-3rd century, (Gandhara), Mardan Dt, Khyber Pakhtunkwa (North West Frontier), Buddha, grey schist, private collection, photo on Huntington

犍陀罗的复活，是考古学家和历史学家如何找到失落文明的一个范例。要认真，认真才不会输。

2nd-3rd century, Gandhara, frieze, grey schist, private collection, photo on Christie’s.

1st-2nd century, Gandhara, standing buddha, schist, photo from the above-said article, at the Peshawar Museum (Pakistan).

4th-5th century, Gandhara, Shakyamuni, polychrome stucco, private collection, photo by Bonhams .

2nd-3rd century, Gandhara, Shakyamuni, grey schist, private collection, photo on Christie’s.

犍陀罗的复活，是考古学家和历史学家如何找到失落文明的一个范例。要认真，认真才不会输。

Gandhara Art , is a style of Buddhist visual art that developed in what is now northwestern Pakistan and eastern

2nd-3rd century, Gandhara, bodhisattva, schist, at the Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum in Yamanashi (Japan).

犍陀罗的复活，是考古学家和历史学家如何找到失落文明的一个范例。要认真，认真才不会输。