“Winged Aphrodite”
Gold ornament, 1st century Gandhara
National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi
“Bactrian Aphrodite” plaque, gold and turquoise, 5.0 × 2.6 cm
1st century Tillya Tepe, Tomb 6
Afghanistan National Museum Collection © NMA / Thierry Ollivier
“Kushan Aphrodite” Gold plaque with Aphrodite and Eros
1st century Tillya Tepe, Tomb 2
National Museum of Afghanistan – MK 04.40.113
© Thierry Ollivier / Guimet Museum
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Hercules from Gandhara, eyes inlaid with garnets. In Gandharan art he appears as a guardian of the Buddha.
Terracotta head of a Buddha or Bodhisattva with inlaid garnet eyes
The face is hand modeled, the hair mold made and attached separately. From Afghanistan, possibly Tapa-i-Shotor (Hadda). Gandharan style, 5th-6th c. CE Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: Purchase, 1986.2
“Like the monumental Gandharan torso, the sculpture found at Afghan sites such as Hadda, including a head of a bodhisattva (1986.2), is quite naturalistic. Still, the inset garnet eyes and elaborate hairstyle are elements not seen in Gandhara, but rather are an expression of Afghan taste.” https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gand/hd_gand.htm
Zeus from Gandhara, eyes inlaid with lapis lazuli
Head of a Bodhisattva or a prince with a headdress inlaid with sapphire most likely
- Buddhist Jewels in Mortuary Cult Magic Symbols, Arputharani Sengupta https://www.academia.edu/39589580/Buddhist_Jewels_in_Mortuary_Cult_Magic_Symbols
- Pictures by Sandman 샌드맨 http://www.djuna.kr/xe/board/13315703 [from the Gandhara Art exhibition “Alexander the Great met Buddha”, exhibition held at the Seoul Arts Center in 2017. The exhibition was held jointly by the Pakistan Embassy in Korea, the Peshawar Museum and the Lahore Museum