Buddhist Elements in the Art and Architecture of Early Islamic Afghanistan
Key information
- Date
- Time
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7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Venue
- Hybrid (SOAS campus and Zoom)
- Room
- Senate Alumni Lecture Theatre (SALT) or Zoom
About this event
In the next Indian Art Circle lecture, Warwick Ball discusses the massive increase in Buddhist art and architecture in Afghanistan during the expansion of the Western Turk Empire (7th-10th centuries).
This increase is especially evident in Bamiyan, Kabul and Ghazni between the seventh and tenth centuries. The Buddhist centre at Tepe Sardar in Ghazni therefore was still active at the time of the establishment of the Turkish Ghaznavid capital there and this is reflected in the art of Ghazni and elsewhere in Afghanistan.
This event will run hybrid on campus and online. To join on Zoom, contact Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi: indianartcircle.london@gmail.com
Image (inset): Warwick Ball Buddhist motif from Bamiyan (above) and Islamic motif from Ghazni (below)
