Relief panel
Relief Panel
4th century (made)
4th century (made)
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The relief panel shows worshippers on either side of a fire altar. The work shows a large basin with a flaring flame in it; the basin is placed on a high pedestal slightly left of the centre. There are two worshippers on the left and three on the right of the altar in a solemn cortege. They are all slightly turned towards the centre of the work. They wear ankle-length garments with sleeves. Those on the right have a length of cloth hanging down their backs like a cloak. They have thick hair unlike monks.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Relief panel (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Grey Schist |
Brief description | Fragment showing worshippers on either side of an altar fire, grey schist, 4th century AD, Swat valley, Gandhara. |
Physical description | The relief panel shows worshippers on either side of a fire altar. The work shows a large basin with a flaring flame in it; the basin is placed on a high pedestal slightly left of the centre. There are two worshippers on the left and three on the right of the altar in a solemn cortege. They are all slightly turned towards the centre of the work. They wear ankle-length garments with sleeves. Those on the right have a length of cloth hanging down their backs like a cloak. They have thick hair unlike monks. |
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Credit line | Given by Imre Schwaiger, Esq., through the Art Fund |
Object history | Given by I.Schwaiger |
Production | Swat valley, Gandhara |
Subject depicted | |
Bibliographic reference | Ackermann, Hans Christoph. Narrative Stone Reliefs from Gandhara in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Catalogue and Attempt at a Stylistic History. Reports and Memoirs. Director of the Series Giuseppe Tucci. Volume XVII. IsMEO, Rome, 1975.
p. 159, pl. LXXIXa |
Collection | |
Accession number | IM.195-1913 |
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Record created | November 27, 2003 |
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