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Month: March 2023

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Ancient Gandhara: Greek Art and Buddhist Statuary

When the ancient devotees of the Buddha Shakyamuni first represented “the enlightened one” in visual form, it was to Greek art that they turned, brought by Alexander the Great to the northwestern corner of the Indian subcontinent. In the region…

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Tiny Ming dynasty Buddha found in WA dunes to be auctioned after BBC’s Antiques Roadshow appearance

A tiny bronze Buddha statue found in the dunes of a WA beach is set to be auctioned off for around $100,000 after its origins were confirmed on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. Identified as a rare Ming dynasty collectable, the…