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  1. This c100 AD 'Bimaran Casket' from #Gandhara #Afghanistan now on view at the ongoing British #Museum exhibition 'Ancient #India: Living Traditions' might represent the earliest datable image of #Buddha represented as a man, as earlier objects represented Him symbolically as a Footprint or a Tree.

    #AncientIndia #IndianHistory #Heritage #Buddhism #Religion #IndianHistory #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #Museums #ArtOfTheDay #History

  2. c4th century intricately carved stucco niche of the Future #Buddha (Maitreya, #Bodhisattva) in a Pensive state, probably worried as much as us about Donald Trump's world-shaking Trade Policies!

    This stucco from the Ancient region of #Gandhara of present day #Afghanistan / #Pakistan was sold by Sotheby on 20th March, 2025 for US$ 50,800

    #AncientIndia #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #India #History #Religion #Buddhism #Heritage #MastoArt #Histodons #TradeWars of #DonaldTrump

  3. Sold by Bonhams yesterday for US$ 1,080,000 this 70 centimetres high 3rd century Schist Gable Relief of the Teaching #Buddha from #Gandhara #Afghanistan

    The Seven Tatagatha Buddhas of the Past & the Future Buddha #Maitreya are depicted in the lower row
    The depiction of the 7 Historical Buddhas can be traced to #SanchiStupa in #Sanchi in #MadhyaPradesh #India

    #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #AncientIndia #Religion #Buddhism #MastoArt

  4. An extremely rare idol of #Shiva in His fierce dancing posture known as the #Nataraja #Nataraj has, day before yesterday, been withdrawn from an auction by Christie's from its #Paris #France sale.

    This Idol was stolen in 1972 from #Pondicherry #TamilNadu & smuggled abroad.

    Catalogued at €300,000, this c1600AD #Vijayanagar Period #Hindu idol is being repatriated back to #India

    #AncientIndia #IndianHistory #IndianCulture #IndianHeritage #History #Heritage #Culture #Hinduism #Religion