Pakistan: Sculptures
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Ingholt, Harald
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[Description on three cards] [1] At extreme right servant helps one of suitors into a basket while Amara watches, A deva or minor deity looks on from among the leaves in the tree, Centre, three male heads look over basket, At right, Brahman (?) with long skirt, at left elderly woman, Left again sit king and queen on throne, (Source: Harold Ingholt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, N,Y,, Pantheon Books, 1957, ill, 4) [2] Brahman and wife decided to renounce the world after birth of son, upon whom they became dependent after becoming blind, The King of Benares accidently shot the son, Syama, while hout hunting and vowed to renounce his throne, Syama, the Bodhisattva, was called back to life, Left, King stands before blind parents in huts, body of Syama, right, they are shown lamenting, Seventh century Chinese pilgrim said this was near Charsadda, Honeysuckle flower on inverted lotus base, (Source: Harold Ingholt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, N,Y,, Pantheon books, 1957, ill, 5) [3] Jataka story of Buddha's last incarnation, Wonderful elephant (given by Visvantara to Brahmans to stop drought) on left, with Visvantara & Brahman in front, former about to pour water on latter's hand, and Indian ritual accompanying property transfer, Figure on right probably one of Visvantara's father's disgruntled subjects who forced his banishment, -- [1] Sculpture from Sahri Bahlol, The Faithful Amara, [2] Sculpture from Kot, H, 7", Son of blind ascetics is killed by king, [3] Sculpture, from Sahri Bahlol, Visvantara gives away choice elephant,
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1957
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