Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art, Thursday 23rd to Friday 24th March 2017
Programme and details here (all times in GMT)
This workshop is now available online in the separate recordings below.
Open access proceedings of the workshop will also be published within the next twelve months.Day 1: Thursday 23rd March 2017Peter StewartWelcome and IntroductionJoe CribbNumismatic Evidence and the Date of KanishkaMonika ZinBuddhist Art’s Late Bloomer: The Genius and Influence of GandharaAbdul SamadRecent Archaeological Excavations and their Relevance to ChronologyAnna Filigenzi & Luca OlivieriOn Gandharan Sculptural Production from Swat: Recent Archaeological and Chronological Data (read by Peter Stewart)
Ciro Lo MuzioOn Some Similarities between Gandharan Toilet-Trays and the Earliest Buddhist Art of Northern India
Day 2: Friday 24th March 2017Wannaporn RienjangOn the Chronology of Stupa Relic Practice in Afghanistan & Dharmarajika, Pakistan, and its Implications for the Rise of Popularity of Image CultStefan BaumsHow Can We Use Inscriptions to Help us Date Gandharan Art?
Robert BraceyIs it Appropriate to Ask a Celestial Lady's Age?
Juhyung RhiPositioning Gandharan Buddhas in Chronology: Significant Coordinates and Anomalies
Kurt BehrendtLate Gandharan Chronology: The 3rd to 6th Century PeriodConcluding discussion