Hadda
E307613
Hadda was an important ancient Buddhist monastic and artistic center in the Gandhara region, renowned for its rich collection of Greco-Buddhist sculptures and monasteries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadda canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greco-Buddhist art center
ⓘ
ancient Buddhist monastic center ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| approximateDistanceFrom | 10 km south of Jalalabad ⓘ |
| artCharacteristic |
Hellenistic-inspired drapery
ⓘ
realistic human figures ⓘ syncretic iconography ⓘ |
| artDepicts |
Bodhisattvas
ⓘ
Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha
donor figures ⓘ |
| artStyle | Greco-Buddhist art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greco-Buddhist art
ⓘ
surface form:
Gandharan Buddhism
Kushan Empire ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Central Asian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Indian ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | French archaeological missions ⓘ |
| excavatedFromCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| findsNowIn |
Musée Guimet
ⓘ
surface form:
Musee Guimet, Paris
National Museum of Afghanistan ⓘ various international museums ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Bagh Gai
ⓘ
Deh Ghundi ⓘ Gandheri ⓘ Shnaiz ⓘ Tapa Kalan ⓘ Tapa Shotor ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Kamboja–Gandhara region
ⓘ
surface form:
Gandhara
|
| historicalSignificance |
key site for study of Gandharan art
ⓘ
major center of Buddhist learning ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist monasteries
ⓘ
Greco-Buddhist art ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Buddhist sculptures
monastic complexes ⓘ stupas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kamboja–Gandhara region
ⓘ
surface form:
Gandhara region
modern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
clay
ⓘ
schist ⓘ stucco ⓘ |
| near |
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Jalalabad
|
| partOf | Silk Road cultural sphere ⓘ |
| periodOfOccupation | circa 1st century BCE to 7th century CE ⓘ |
| regionNow | Nangarhar Province ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| suffered | destruction and looting in late 20th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.