Relief panel
Relief Panel
2nd century (made)
2nd century (made)
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This badly damaged fragment shows two men eagerly making music. The one on the left holds a syrinx to his mouth with both hands. His face is flaked off. He wears a large cloak and covers his body in a wide swirl. The figure on the right is a drummer shown in profile. The head is destroyed as are parts of his right arm and his right leg.
Object details
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Title | Relief panel (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Grey schist |
Brief description | Relief showing two musicians, grey schist, 2nd century AD, Swat valley Gandhara. |
Physical description | This badly damaged fragment shows two men eagerly making music. The one on the left holds a syrinx to his mouth with both hands. His face is flaked off. He wears a large cloak and covers his body in a wide swirl. The figure on the right is a drummer shown in profile. The head is destroyed as are parts of his right arm and his right leg. |
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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. 97, pl. XXXIIa |
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Accession number | IM.197-1913 |
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Record created | November 27, 2003 |
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