Tapa Shotor
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Tapa Shotor is an ancient Buddhist archaeological site near Hadda in eastern Afghanistan, known for its monasteries and rich collection of Greco-Buddhist art and sculptures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tapa Shotor canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist archaeological site
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ancient monastery complex ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Gandharan art
NERFINISHED
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Greco-Buddhist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Greco-Buddhist cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | French archaeologists ⓘ |
| era | Kushan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | DAFA (Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
2nd century CE
ⓘ
3rd century CE ⓘ |
| function |
Buddhist monastic center
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
Bodhisattva figures
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Buddha statues ⓘ Hellenistic-style drapery ⓘ donor figures ⓘ mythological motifs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapels
ⓘ
monasteries ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ stupas ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
courtyard monastery
ⓘ
votive stupas ⓘ |
| heritageType | archaeological heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | ancient Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist sculptures
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Greco-Buddhist art ⓘ painted decorations ⓘ stucco reliefs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nangarhar Province
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eastern Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hadda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | archaeological mound ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
clay
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stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ |
| partOf | Hadda archaeological complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Kushan period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Greater Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedSite |
Bamiyan
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Begram NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | important center of Greco-Buddhist art in Afghanistan ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.