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Zar Dheri Temple: Relief

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Zar Dheri Temple: Relief

PAKISTAN, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hazara

This panel fragment was excavated in 1999 at the site of Zar Dheri Temple. The presence of tenons on the outer periphery suggests that it originally formed a larger panel in a temple or pagoda. A curving garlanded border runs into a repetitive row of vases carved at the bottom. Many of the figures are bearded and have their right shoulder bared, suggesting that they are of the brahmin caste. Some have shoulder-length hair, others have topknots or wear a turban. Many hold vessels in their hands and raise their arms in acclamation as if they have come to make offerings.

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1436.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Zar Dheri Temple: Relief." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1436.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Zar Dheri Temple: Relief" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1436.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Zar Dheri Temple: Relief. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1436).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z},
pages = 1436,
title = {{Zar Dheri Temple: Relief}},
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