Kushan Art

The vast Kushan Empire (from the first to the fourth centuries AD) held a number of divergent artistic cultures within its borders. These can be divided into four broad regions: Bactria (in the basin of the Oxus), Arachosia and Nagarahara (now in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan), ancient Gandhara (also now situated in modern Pakistan and Afghanistan), and Mathura in India. Yet despite their differences, these artistic cultures were politically united under a single state.

 

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  • Auteur(s):
    G. A. Pugachenkova, S. R. Dar, R. C. Sharma, M. A. Joyenda in collaboration with H. Siddiqi
    Thèmes:
    Arts and Literature
    Ère:
    1st to 4th century AD
    Langue de l'article:
    English
    Source:

    History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume II

    Format:
    PDF
    Pays:
    Afghanistan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

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