The Ancient Way of Life

~ Head of a Bodhisattva.

Place of origin: Pakistan, Gandhara region

Date: A.D. 2nd-3rd century

Medium: Gray schist

~ Pair of Earrings with Tortoises.

Place of origin: Pakistan, Taxila region (?)

Date: A.D. 1st-2nd century

Medium: Repoussé and cast gold.

~ Head of a Bodhisattva, Probably Maitreya the Future Buddha.

Place of origin: India, Pakistan, or Afghanistan (Ancient Gandhara)

Date: late 2nd - 3rd century

Medium: Grey schist

~Adorant with an offering pot.

~Adorant with a garland.

Place of origin: Pakistan, Swat Valley, Gandhara region

Date: 1st century B.C.

~The Gift of Anathapindada.

Period: Kushan period

Date: A. D. 2nd–3rd century

Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

Medium: Schist with traces of gold foil

~ Ornament with Jupiter riding on the back of an eagle.

Place of origin: Iran, Pakistan or Afghanistan

Date: 1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.

Medium: Gold

~ Buddha Preaching. Date: A.D. 3rd century Place of origin: Pakistan (Gandhara) Medium: Schist

~ Bodhisattva Maitreya. Date: A.D. 3rd century Place of origin: Pakistan or Afghanistan Period: Kushan period ( A.D. 50-320) Medium: Grey schist

~ The Aristocratic Women, Illustration of the tale of ‘The Necklace of Thread’, From the Maha-Ummagga Jataka (Story of the Great Tunnel). Place of origin: Pakistan, Gandhara region Date: A.D. 2nd century Medium: Gray schist

~The Buddhist Goddess Hariti with Children. Place of origin: Pakistan, Swat Valley, Butkara I area, Gandhara region Date: ca. 1st century B.C. Medium: Gray phyllite

~ Female attendant. Place of origin: Pakistan Date: A.D. 4th century-5th century Medium: Polychromed stucco

▪Head of a Bodhisattva. Place of origin: Pakistan, Asia South Asia or made in Afghanistan Date: Mid- A.D. 2nd to early 3rd century Medium: Phyllite

~ Rondel with the Goddess Hariti. Date: ca. A.D. 1st century Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) Medium: Silver with gold foil

~ Coin of the Kushan king Huvishka. Place of Origin: Northwestern India or Pakistan, former kingdom of Gandhara Date: ca. A.D. 126-163 Medium: Gold

~ Monumental Bodhisattva Head. Date: A.D. 5th century Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) Medium: Stucco

~ Ritual Tray with a Nereid (Sea Nymph) and a Cherub Riding a Sea Monster (Ketos). Place of origin: Pakistan, Taxila area (?), Gandhara region Date: 1st century B.C. Medium: Black chloritic schist

~ Door Guardian (Dvarapala). Date: ca. A.D. 4th century Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) Medium: Stucco