New research on Central Asian, Buddhist and Far Eastern art and archaeology
This second volume of the series offers a broad range of subject matter from an equally broad range of regions. Michael Shenkar compares a particular type of deity from the Parthian West (Palmyra, Hatra) with the colossal image of a divinity from Akchakhan-kala in ancient Choresmia (part of modern-d...
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| Format: | Print Image |
| Language: | English |
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Turnhout, Belgium
Brepols Publishers
2019
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Inner and Central Asian art and archaeology (2)
Year: 2019 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Inner and Central Asian art and archaeology
2 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Mittelasien
/ Asia
/ Buddhist art
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Excavations (archaeology) (Asia, Central) B Art, Central Asian B Art, East Asian B East Asia B Excavations (archaeology) (East Asia) B Excavations (archaeology) B Central Asia B Buddhist art |
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| Summary: | This second volume of the series offers a broad range of subject matter from an equally broad range of regions. Michael Shenkar compares a particular type of deity from the Parthian West (Palmyra, Hatra) with the colossal image of a divinity from Akchakhan-kala in ancient Choresmia (part of modern-day Uzbekistan). Careful iconographic analysis of a sealing showing the god Mithra, found at Kafir Qala near Samarkand, allows Fabrizio Sinisi to suggest a Kushan origin for the seal that made the impression. Several contributions on Sogdiana concern its archaeology and early history (Bi Bo on Kangju and Sogdiana); the iconography of one of the major wall painting cycles at Panjikent (Matteo Compareti) as well as the city's temples and deities worshipped (Markus Mode). By drawing on archaeological, ethnological and historical data, Sören Stark offers an extensive discussion of mountain pastoralism and seasonal occupation in northern Tajikistan, north of the Zerafshan River in what were borderlands for Sogdiana. Rounding out the first part of this volume is Suzanne G. Valentine's publication of a Bactrian camel clay sculpture, excavated in the Sui-Tang capital of Xi'an, its saddlebags decorated with an unusual motif. The second and last part is guest-edited by John Clarke, convener of a Buddhist conference in 2010. This section contains updated or new papers by some of the participants - Naman P. Ahuja on Buddhist imagery in Bengal; Amy Heller on the impact of Kashmiri art on Guge and Ladakh; Deborah Klimburg-Salter on Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Afghanistan; and Michael Willis on sculpture from Sarnath in the British Museum - along with that of Chiara Bellini on the restoration of the Alchi Sumtsek and the dating of the Ladakhi temple |
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| Item Description: | "Produced under the aegis of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University by Brepols publishers." |
| ISBN: | 2503584500 |