Author
Filigenzi; Anna
Year
2015
Publisher
Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Language
English
Pages
13
ISBN
978-3-70017-241-3
Last Update
18-Oct-2024
Keywords
Religion
Rock art in general poses serious problems regarding analytical procedures and data interpretation. Given the particular placing of the carvings or petroglyphs, showing no physical correlation with other artefacts, we are unable to relate them – at least not directly – to any archaeological context which might serve as a basis for a reliable chronology.
The Buddhist rock sculpture of Swat is not an exception in this regard. Moreover, some unusual stylistic and iconographic features make its iconographic code even more difficult to decipher, and the lack of dedicatory inscriptions or of donors’ figures means we have none of the...
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