Seals, Sealings and Tokens from Bactria to Gandhara (4th to 8th century CE)

With contributions by Aman ur Rahman and Harry Falk

by Judith A. Lerner and Nicholas Sims-Williams

Extent: 222 pages

Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press

Subjects: Numismatics

Series: Denkschriften der philosophisch-historischen Klasse

Series volume number: 52

Language: English

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(April 2011)

ISBN: 9783700168973

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As the largest gathering of such glyptic art in the world, the publication brings this previously little-known collection to public and scholarly attention and places it within the context of the history and culture of the vast crossroads that extended from Afghanistan to Northern India.

This volume presents the Bactrian and Gandharan seals, sealings, and tokens in the Aman ur Rahman collection, which span the period from the second half of the 4th well into the 8th century CE. As the largest gathering of such glyptic art in the world, the publication brings this previously little-known collection to public and scholarly attention and places it within the context of the history and culture of the vast crossreads that extended from Afghanistan to Northern India. This area came under the successive control of Sasanian Persians, Hunnic tribes, and Turks, and it was home to such religious beliefs as Buddhism, Hinduism and Zoroastianism. These many influences are reflected in the iconography and style of the seals made and used in the region. In discussing these seals, the author, Judith A. Lerner, draws upon evidence from numismatics and textual remains, as well as from contemporary sculpture, painting, and decorative arts. Supplementing her study are chapters on the seal inscriptions by Nicholas Sims-Williams (Bactrian, Middle Persian and Sogdian) and Harry Falk (Brahmi).

By (author) Judith A Lerner
By (author) Nicholas Sims-Williams
Edited by Michael Alram
Edited by Judith A Lerner

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