Museum of Asian Art, Berlin, Gandhāra Collection
high-definition creative commons photographs from the Gandhāran Collection in the Museum of Asian Art in Berlin, Germany, together with further information.
Most of the following pieces show no provenance, except as being from Afghanistan, and either gifted by King Amanullah Khan or bought from someone else who had acquired them there. The pieces are mainly from the 1st-3rd centuries CE.
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Reliefs Illustrating the Life of the Buddha
Statues of the Buddha and Bodhisattvas
Decorative Works
Photographs by Leow Chai Yee
Chosen and Edited by Anandajoti Bhikkhu
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