Monday 14 October 2013

The Buddhas of Aynak

From: The Facebook Page: The Buddhas of Aynak


Intricate pottery shard discovered at Mes Aynak. 

A huge quantity of potshards has been found, illustrating the very homogenous way in the production of the 3rd to 9th centuries. Shards ornamented with stamps are of particular interest as they show various male and female crowned heads that could be compared with those on Kushan-Sassanian coins. They date to the 4th to 6th century CE.



Pottery shard discovered at Mes Aynak. 

A huge quantity of potshards has been found, illustrating the very homogenous way in the production of the 3rd to 9th centuries. Shards ornamented with stamps are of particular interest as they show various male and female crowned heads that could be compared with those on Kushan-Sassanian coins. They date to the 4th to 6th century CE.



Ancient coin found at Mes Aynak - one of hundreds. Vahram I (325-350 CE) 

Obverse: King standing to right and Nandi pada symbol 
Reverse: Siva standing and bull Nandi 
 Weight: 7.8gr

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