From now on expect a sneak peek of the collection of the Dir Museum Chakdara every Wednesday!

New thread with an #ObjectOfTheWeek from the Dir Museum!

#ObjectOfTheWeek from the DiGA project!

E le genti che passeranno, o bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao, e le genti che passeranno mi diranno «che bel fior.» Questo è il fiore del partigiano, o bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao, questo è il fiore del partigiano morto per la libertà

FAITH STOLEN - BREAKING NEWS This 15th Century Wooden SHALABHANJIKA YAKSHI STRUT, Stolen in the 1970s-80s, From Laxmi-Narayana Temple, Datattraya, Bhaktapur, Has Been Located Sold at Christie's , New York, USA, 2001. Nepal Heritage Recovery Campaign Erin L. Thompson vj @ poetryinstone 🇮🇳 Emiline Smith

I lost count of how many phytomorphic and geometric motifs I have described so far for the DiGA database. Rosettes, rosettes everywhere...

The UNESCO Chair calls for an immediate ceasefire by Israel to allow for hostage negotiations and urgent medical and humanitarian supplies to reach the 2.2 million population of the Gaza Strip. UofG Unesco RILA 🧡 gla.ac.uk/research/az/un…

The DiGA team was very amused by these figures 😅

Silence is an accomplice to injustice. Stop Gaza genocide now!

Free Gaza! 🍉🍉🍉

Another common iconography in Gandhara is the winged weight-bearer, also referred to as "Atlas", particularly in older literature. This #ObjectOfTheWeek depicts a winged weight-bearer sitting with the right leg bent. 1/4

10th #ObjectOfTheWeek from the DiGA team!

Today at 6PM CES! Don't miss Ariane de Saxcé's lecture at CERES or online on Zoom!

With this #ObjectOfTheWeek we inaugurate a series on the life of Buddha, starting with one of his previous lives. This panel depicts the Dīpaṃkara Legend. 1/6

Part of a relief with episodes from the Birth Cycle. The extant scene on the left depicts the Interpretation of Māyā’s dream. After dreaming of an elephant entering her side, Māyā and Śuddodhana ask Asita about the meaning of this dream. 1/4

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Today's #ObjectoftheWeek depicts the First Bath of Siddhārtha. Soon after his birth, Prince Siddhārtha walks seven steps and proclaims this was his last rebirth. Then, two streams of water poured by gods wash the body of the newborn.

This #objectoftheweek is part of a frieze relief with two separated scenes from the Princely Life. The scenes are separated by a framed semi-column of the Gandharan-Corinthian type. 1/5