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Greek-style buddha, destroyed by the Taliban (2008)
Surroundings:
Location:
- Pakistan, Ghaligai
- geo:34.704754,72.259506
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Period or year:
- 4xx /
Class:
- Relief, votiv stone or altar
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=18426
- livius:place=ghalagay
- wikidata:entity=Q68112551
Annotations
Greek-style buddha, destroyed by the Taliban (2008)
Nearby
Shingardar Stupa (1 km)
Greek-style 9th c. decorated Buddhist stupa.
Bir-kot-ghwandai - Ancient Bazira (5 km)
Late Bronze Age, proto-historical, Mauryan, Indo-greek and up to 15th c. archaeological site (12 ha), comprised of an acropolis and a lower town. Identified as ancient Bazira / Beira city of greek sources. Excavated by IsMEO since 1984.
Gogdara II (5 km)
Proto-hisorical settlement. Inhabited with a certain continuity between the 12th century BCE and the Parthian period. Excavated by IsMEO in the 1950's.