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344: 503: 49: 479: 101: 73: 428: 375: 467: 66: 329: 317: 94: 491: 138: 1313: 265: 540:"De l'Indus a l'Oxus: archaeologie de l'Asie Centrale", Pierfrancesco Callieri, p212: "The diffusion, from the second century BCE, of Hellenistic influences in the architecture of Swat is also attested by the archaeological searches at the sanctuary of Butkara I, which saw its stupa "monumentalized" at that exact time by basal elements and decorative alcoves derived from Hellenistic architecture". 439:) statue at Butkara is considered one of the earliest, if not the earliest, known iconographical statues of the Buddha in northwestern India. Van Lohuizen-de Leeuw considers that the statue dates to the late 1st century BCE to the early 1st century, as it was discovered in the GSt 3 stratum that contained a coins of 272:
The stupa was excavated by an Italian mission (IsIOAO: Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente), led by archaeologist Domenico Faccenna from 1956, to clarify the various steps of the construction and enlargements. The mission established that the stupa was "monumentalized" by the addition of
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was found under a plinth of the third stratum (GSt 3), which is therefore dated to the end of the 1st century BCE or the beginning of the 1st century CE. The 4th stratum (GSt 4) contained late coins of Azes II and coins of the Kushan
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The stupa was enlarged on five occasions during the following centuries, every time by building over, and encapsulating, the previous structure.
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Rhi, Ju-Hyung (1994). "From Bodhisattva to Buddha: The Beginning of Iconic Representation in Buddhist Art".
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Hellenistic architectural decorations during the 2nd century BCE, suggesting a direct involvement of the
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representing a Buddhist devotee within foliage has been found which had a reliquary and a coin of
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buried at its base, securely dating the sculpture to earlier than 20 BCE.
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Domenico Faccenna, Butkara I (Swat, Pakistan), 1956–1962, Roma, 1962-1981
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Handbuch der Orientalistik, Kurt A. Behrendt, BRILL, 2004, p.49 sig
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History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE
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Butkara I stupa, in-situ seated Buddha, 1st-2nd century CE.
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devotee, Butkara I (construction phase 4), 5th century CE.
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was found in the second oldest stratum (GSt 2). A coin of
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Buddhist relief with warrior. Butkara I, 1st century CE.
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and is therefore dated to the Ashokan period. A coin of
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representing a Buddhist devotee wearing a Greek cloak (
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A large quantity of the artifacts are preserved in the
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Text and photographic reference: Terre Lontane > O2
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Butkara

Butkara Stupa is located in Pakistan
Butkara Stupa is located in Gandhara
Swat
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan
Pakistan
34°45′26″N 72°21′44″E / 34.7571°N 72.3622°E / 34.7571; 72.3622
BCE
Gandhara
Pashto
Buddhist
stupa
Mingora
Swat
Pakistan
Mauryan
Ashoka

Indo-Greeks
Greco-Buddhist architecture
Indo-Corinthian capital
Azes II
Barikot
National Museum of Oriental Art
Turin
Ruins of Butkara I.
Indo-Scythian devotee, Butkara I.
Indo-Scythian

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