Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Ashmolean − Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Room 12 | India 2500 BC-AD 600 gallery

Explore the early development of Indian art, from the artefacts of the Indus Valley to the Hindu and Buddhist sculpture of north India and Gandhara.

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Galleries : 116 objects

Fragment of a model torana, or gateway to a stupafront

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  • Fragment of a model torana, or gateway to a stupa (front)
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Fragment of a model torana, or gateway to a stupa

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    Associated place
    Afghanistan (possible place of creation)
    Gandhara (possible place of creation)
    Date
    1st century AD (AD 1 - 100)
    Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)
    Material and technique
    ivory
    Dimensions
    3.4 x 4.3 x 0.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    ivory
    Technique index
    carved,
    carved
    Object type index
    model,
    religious/ritual equipment,
    gateway,
    model
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Professor Samuel Eilenberg, 1994.
    Accession no.
    EA1994.39

  • Further reading

    Branfoot, Crispin, ‘Pilgrimage in South Asia: Crossing Boundaries of Space and Faith’, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 64, illus. p. 65 fig. 64

    Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 64, illus. p. 65 fig. 64

Location

    • Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600

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