Dish with the Drunken Hercules Supported by Two Women and Flanked by a Lion, ca. 1st century


Dish with the Drunken Hercules Supported by Two Women and Flanked by a Lion, ca. 1st century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, Diam. 4 7/8 in. ( cm), Sculpture, This dish from the ancient region of Gandhara dates from the second century to the first century International trade with the Hellenistic world and India as well as invasions into Gandhara by the Scythians, Parthians, and Kushans brought many new stylistic idioms that shaped the stylistic vocabulary of these objects


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