Read Book Online : http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffineart035424mbp#page/n7/mode/2up

Download pdf Book : http://ia600308.us.archive.org/29/items/historyoffineart035424mbp/historyoffineart035424mbp.pdf

can you give me some details of this statue please? its wonderful.....

This is a Gandhara Buddha from the Lahore Museum. The Lahore Museum, popularly known as Lahore Ajaib Ghar is the oldest in Pakistan. First established in 1864 under the name Industrial Arts Museum of the Punjab its collections represent the cultural history of the country from earliest known to modern times. Some of the museum’s major collections were divided between Pakistan and India at the time of Partition resulting in awkward gaps which the museum administration is trying to fill by fresh acquisitions. Read more : http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2011/06/06/glimpse-gandhara-buddhist-heritage

many thanks.

Did some artifacts also go to Pakistan from the Indian museums in the same way they came here from Pakistan during or before partition happened? Or was it only one way? Just curious to know if there was any exchange from our end. If I'm not mistaken, I think we got some of the Indus Valley stuff from Pakistan before partition took place.

Many thanks RBSI! It was a wonderful boon. I have great respect for Vincent Smith.

So beautiful ! Can some one explain the significance and meaning of the Hastamudra of Buddha in this statue ? Please suggest a good book which describes about various hastamudras of Buddha and Buddhist Iconography.

What intricate carving. Wow

Can someone enlighten us about its provenance?

art at its best, beautiful.....