Kanishka casket
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The Kanishka casket is an ancient Buddhist reliquary from the Kushan period, renowned for its intricate depictions of the Buddha and deities and its association with the reign of Emperor Kanishka I.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist reliquary
ⓘ
Kushan-period object ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ |
| artisticTradition | Greco-Buddhist art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kanishka I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kushan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| countryOfDiscovery | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Kushan Empire in Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Peshawar Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| depicts |
Bodhisattvas
ⓘ
Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ deities ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Shah-ji-ki-Dheri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredNear | Peshawar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1908 ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | David Brainard Spooner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | container for Buddha’s relics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
base
ⓘ
cylindrical body ⓘ lid ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Buddhist relic of Gandhara region ⓘ |
| iconography |
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bodhisattva Maitreya NERFINISHED ⓘ flying deities ⓘ garlands and floral motifs ⓘ standing Buddha ⓘ |
| inscription | dedicatory inscription naming Kanishka ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Kharosthi ⓘ |
| material |
carnelian
ⓘ
gilded copper ⓘ gold ⓘ lapis lazuli ⓘ silver ⓘ turquoise ⓘ |
| period | Kushan period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early Mahayana Buddhist devotion
ⓘ
evidence for royal patronage of Buddhism under Kanishka I ⓘ |
| style | Gandharan art ⓘ |
| technique |
gilding
ⓘ
repoussé ⓘ |
| use | reliquary for Buddhist relics ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Kharosthi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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