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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Sat Apr 3, 2021, 08:03 PM Apr 2021

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Three spectacular 6thC Gandharan stucco images of the Buddha from Hadda near Jallalabad in S Afghani [View all]

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William Dalrymple
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Apr 3, 2021
Three spectacular 6thC Gandharan stucco images of the Buddha from Hadda near Jallalabad in S Afghanistan, made when, according to Xuanzang, Jellalabad was seen as the N gateway to India. All are a little later than the sculptures I posted earlier & even more delicate & refined.

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Three spectacular 6thC Gandharan stucco images of the Buddha from Hadda near Jallalabad in S Afghani [View all] soothsayer Apr 2021 OP

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