- Funerary Archaeology, Central Asian Archaeology, South Asian Archaeology, Archaeology of Central Asia, Eurasian Nomads, Silk Road Studies, and 17 moreAncient Trade & Commerce (Archaeology), South Asian Art, Buddhist Art, Buddhist Iconography, Indian Art, Hindu temples, Roman Sarcophagi, Roman Funerary Art, Iranian Archaeology, Bactria (Archaeology), Sasanian Archaeology, Buddhist art and architecture, Archaeology of the Eurasian steppe belt, Sasanian art, Ancient Mosaics, Graeco-Roman Mosaics and Wall Paintings, and Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minoredit
Research Interests: Archaeology, Iranian Archaeology, Silk Road Studies, Central Eurasian Studies, Bactria (Archaeology), and 15 moreHellenistic Bactria, Central Asia, Hellenism, Archaeology of Central Asia, Kushan history, Sogdian Archaeology, Buddhist art and architecture, Central Asian wall paintings on the Silk Road, Parthian Empire, Sasanian Archaeology, Archaeology of the Eurasian steppe belt, Archaeology of the Silk Road, History of Central Asia, Archaeology of Central Asia in Parthian, Kushan and Sasanian times, and Himalayan and Central Asian Studies
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Among the first amazing examples of Sogdian wall painting to come to the notice of the international scholarship, the murals of the Red Hall, in the palace of Varakhsha—a fortified town on the North-western fringes of the Bukhara oasis... more
Among the first amazing examples of Sogdian wall painting to come to
the notice of the international scholarship, the murals of the Red Hall, in the palace of Varakhsha—a fortified town on the North-western fringes of the Bukhara oasis (Uzbekistan), excavated by Vassilij A. Šiškin in the years 1937-1938 and 1949-19541—are still an unsolved riddle. Decades of diggings in Sogdia, Ustrushana, Tokharestan and Chorasmia have yielded an impressive number of wall paintings, yet nowhere do we find evidence of a composition comparable to the one displayed in Varakhsha’s Red Hall.
To discover the meaning the iconographic programme of the Red Hall is not an easy task, and this contribution is unlikely to bring the debate to a close. The following notes aim rather at broadening, or re-orienting, the scope of the analysis.
the notice of the international scholarship, the murals of the Red Hall, in the palace of Varakhsha—a fortified town on the North-western fringes of the Bukhara oasis (Uzbekistan), excavated by Vassilij A. Šiškin in the years 1937-1938 and 1949-19541—are still an unsolved riddle. Decades of diggings in Sogdia, Ustrushana, Tokharestan and Chorasmia have yielded an impressive number of wall paintings, yet nowhere do we find evidence of a composition comparable to the one displayed in Varakhsha’s Red Hall.
To discover the meaning the iconographic programme of the Red Hall is not an easy task, and this contribution is unlikely to bring the debate to a close. The following notes aim rather at broadening, or re-orienting, the scope of the analysis.
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Research Interests: Iconography, Buddhist Iconography, Buddhist Art, Silk Road Studies, South Asian Art, and 10 moreSouth Asian Religions, Chinese archaeology, Archaeology of Central Asia, Central Asian wall paintings on the Silk Road, Iconography and Iconology, Silk Road Archaeology, Archaeology of Xinjiang, Gandharan Art, Archaeology of Afghanistan, and Buddhism in Kashmir
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This article accounts for the forms of representation and the sources of legitimation of royal power in the Kushan kingdom (1st-3rd centuries CE): numismatics, iconography, and dynastic shrines. The relationship with deities and the... more
This article accounts for the forms of representation and the sources of legitimation of royal power in the Kushan kingdom (1st-3rd centuries CE): numismatics, iconography, and dynastic shrines. The relationship with deities and the ancestors’ worship, which are major themes in this field of research, link the Kushan dynastic temples to a group of comparable royal shrines, mostly situated on the outskirt of the Iranian world. A comparison with Eurasian traditions may represent a promising path for future investigation.
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On the affinities among Gandharan toilet-trays and the earliest Buddhist sculpture of northern India (Sanchi, Bharhut, Bodhgaya, Mathura) in iconography, formal patterns and style, and their chronological bearing.
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On the representation of Skanda in association with female deities - some of whom animal-headed - in the mural paintings found in three temples at Dandan Oiliq (Khotan), with an attempt to explain their presence in a Buddhist iconographic... more
On the representation of Skanda in association with female deities - some of whom animal-headed - in the mural paintings found in three temples at Dandan Oiliq (Khotan), with an attempt to explain their presence in a Buddhist iconographic and ritual context.
The article as well as the volume it belongs to are available for download here: http://austriaca.at/8073-9inhalt?frames=yes
The article as well as the volume it belongs to are available for download here: http://austriaca.at/8073-9inhalt?frames=yes
Research Interests: Buddhism, Buddhist Iconography, Silk Road Studies, Central Asian Buddhism, Indian Art, and 7 moreArchaeology of Central Asia, Buddhist art and architecture, Central Asian wall paintings on the Silk Road, Indian Archaeology and History of Art, Art, Iconography and Religion (Hindu and Buddhist)., Mahayana, and archaeology of Khotan / Xinjiang PC China
Chinese translation of C. Lo Muzio, L’artigianato di lusso nel Nord-Ovest di epoca indo-greca, saka e partica: i “piattelli per cosmetici”, in Il Maestro di Saidu Sharif. Alle origini dell’arte del Gandhara, a cura di Pierfrancesco... more
Chinese translation of C. Lo Muzio, L’artigianato di lusso nel Nord-Ovest di epoca indo-greca, saka e partica: i “piattelli per cosmetici”, in Il Maestro di Saidu Sharif. Alle origini dell’arte del Gandhara, a cura di Pierfrancesco Callieri e Anna Filigenzi (Roma, Palazzo Brancaccio, 18 aprile – 21 luglio 2002), Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale-Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, Roma, pp. 77-83
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Contributions by P. Callieri, D. Faccenna, A. Filigenzi, L. Giuliano, C. Lo Muzio, L.M. Olivieri. Edited by P. Callieri, A. Filigenzi, L.M. Olivieri Translated by G. Vignato and Wang Qian EurAsia Series, 4 Shanghai Classics Publishing... more
Contributions by P. Callieri, D. Faccenna, A. Filigenzi, L. Giuliano, C. Lo Muzio, L.M. Olivieri.
Edited by P. Callieri, A. Filigenzi, L.M. Olivieri
Translated by G. Vignato and Wang Qian
EurAsia Series, 4
Shanghai Classics Publishing House, 2015
Chinese
231 pages
Contents:
1. 意大利考古队的斯瓦特考古项目（卡列宁）
The Italian Archaeological Mission in Swat
2. 斯瓦特考古项目新进展（奥里威利）
Recent Developments of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Swat
3. 孔雀王朝和佛教在斯瓦特的传播 （菲利真齐）
The Maurya Dynasty and the Diffusion of Buddhism in Swat
4. 西北印度地区的印度—希腊人 (卡列宁)
The Indo-Greeks in the North-Western Region of the Indian Subcontinent
5. 塞人、帕提亚时期：阿不拉遮和乌迪王朝及其对佛教的支持（卡列宁）
Saka and Parthian Periods: the Apraca and Odi Dynasties and Their Support of Buddhism
6. 西北印度希腊至前贵霜时代的钱币（朱莉阿诺）
Numismatic Evidence in the North-Western Region of the Indian Subcontinent in the Period between the Greek and Kushana
7. 印度—希腊、塞人和帕提亚时期西北印度的化妆盘（洛·穆兹奥）
Toilet Trays in the North-Western Region of the Indian Subcontinent during the Indo-Greek, Saka and Parthian Periods
8. 布特卡拉I号佛教寺院 的与发展（法切那）
Butkara I: the Beginning and Development of the Monastery
9. 布特卡拉I号雕刻中心 及其早期石刻 (法 切那）
Butkara I: the Artistic Center and the Stylistic Groups
10. 塞杜沙里夫Ⅰ号佛教寺院（法切那、卡列宁）
The Sacred Area of Saidu Sharif
11. 塞杜沙里夫I号大窣堵波 横饰带（法切那、菲利真齐）
The Frieze of the Great Stupa of Saidu Sharif
12. 犍陀罗的叙事艺术（菲利真齐）
Gandhara Narrative Art
Edited by P. Callieri, A. Filigenzi, L.M. Olivieri
Translated by G. Vignato and Wang Qian
EurAsia Series, 4
Shanghai Classics Publishing House, 2015
Chinese
231 pages
Contents:
1. 意大利考古队的斯瓦特考古项目（卡列宁）
The Italian Archaeological Mission in Swat
2. 斯瓦特考古项目新进展（奥里威利）
Recent Developments of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Swat
3. 孔雀王朝和佛教在斯瓦特的传播 （菲利真齐）
The Maurya Dynasty and the Diffusion of Buddhism in Swat
4. 西北印度地区的印度—希腊人 (卡列宁)
The Indo-Greeks in the North-Western Region of the Indian Subcontinent
5. 塞人、帕提亚时期：阿不拉遮和乌迪王朝及其对佛教的支持（卡列宁）
Saka and Parthian Periods: the Apraca and Odi Dynasties and Their Support of Buddhism
6. 西北印度希腊至前贵霜时代的钱币（朱莉阿诺）
Numismatic Evidence in the North-Western Region of the Indian Subcontinent in the Period between the Greek and Kushana
7. 印度—希腊、塞人和帕提亚时期西北印度的化妆盘（洛·穆兹奥）
Toilet Trays in the North-Western Region of the Indian Subcontinent during the Indo-Greek, Saka and Parthian Periods
8. 布特卡拉I号佛教寺院 的与发展（法切那）
Butkara I: the Beginning and Development of the Monastery
9. 布特卡拉I号雕刻中心 及其早期石刻 (法 切那）
Butkara I: the Artistic Center and the Stylistic Groups
10. 塞杜沙里夫Ⅰ号佛教寺院（法切那、卡列宁）
The Sacred Area of Saidu Sharif
11. 塞杜沙里夫I号大窣堵波 横饰带（法切那、菲利真齐）
The Frieze of the Great Stupa of Saidu Sharif
12. 犍陀罗的叙事艺术（菲利真齐）
Gandhara Narrative Art