EditorialFILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar gestures during a news conference to announce the economic survey of fiscal year 2016-2017, in Islamabad
EditorialFILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar gestures during a news conference to announce the economic survey of fiscal year 2016-2017, in Islamabad
EditorialFILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar gestures during a news conference to announce the economic survey of fiscal year 2016-2017, in Islamabad
EditorialReliquary in the Shape of a Stupa, ca. 4th?5th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Bronze, H. 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Sculpture, The stupa sits atop a Corinthian capital bracketed by four felines with wings and beaks. ...
EditorialFasting Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, 3rd?5th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm), Sculpture, After reaching enlightenment at Bodhgaya, Shakyamuni meditated and fasted for forty-nine days. Thus, showing...
EditorialBirth of the Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, ca. 2nd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Stone, H. 6 15/16 in. (16 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Sculpture, This panel, together with the one showing Maya's dream, was ...
EditorialThe comic and actor Kumail Nanjiani, who moved to the United States from Pakistan at 18, in London, Jan. 9, 2020. (Ellie Smith/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Dream of Queen Maya (the Buddha's Conception), Kushan period, ca. 2nd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Sculpture, Female attendants and guards, one of who...
EditorialThe Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana), Kushan period, ca. 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 26 in. (66 cm); W. 26 in. (66 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Sculpture, When the Buddha was eighty he died near the city of Kushinagara, b...
EditorialStair Riser with Marine Deities or Boatmen, ca. 1st century, Pakistan (ancient region Gandhara (Swat Valley?), Serpentinite, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); W. 17 in. (43.2 cm), Sculpture, This sculpture and the triangular side relief are part of a set of twen...
EditorialBirth of the Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, ca. 2nd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Stone, H. 6 15/16 in. (16 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Sculpture, This panel, together with the one showing Maya's dream, was ...
EditorialThree-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha, 5th?6th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Phyllitic schist, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Sculpture, This wedge-shaped quarter section is p...
EditorialHead of Buddha. Present-day Afghanistan or Pakistan; Ancient region of Gandhara. Date: 201 AD-400 AD. Dimensions: 18.2 ? 22. ? 16.1 cm (7 1/8 ? 9 ? 6 in.). Stucco with pigments. Origin: Gandhara.
EditorialGoddess of Abundance Enthroned on Lion and Lustrated by Elephants. India, Kashmir or Pakistan. Date: 601 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: 24.3 x 14.5 x 3.7 cm (9 5/8 x 5 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.). Chlorite. Origin: India.