In the crossroads of numerous diverse influences, Afghanistan saw blooming various artistic forms among which one of the most important stays the greco-Buddhist art known under the name " of art of Ghandarâ ".

Ghandarâ is the name of a region situated in the border of Afghanistan and current Pakistan which, between VIth century BC and the VIIth century AD, is a multi-ethnic region where Persians, Indians, Greeks and Tribes Nomads of Central Asia meet. It is through this art of Ghandarâ that the Buddha takes human shape. This image settles then which shows him with a buckle of hair on the forehead - the urna-, a cranial protuberance - the usnisha - and all the range of its canonical gestures, "mudras".
Head of a Buddha, stucco
II-Vth century A.D.
In a first period going of I in the Vth century, the statues of Ghandarâ are in schist, and to a second phase, in stucco.
Head of a Buddha, stucco
II-Vth century A.D.
Specialist of the arts of Afghanistan, the gallery La Route de la Soie et Ses Merveilles proposes you numerous sculptures stemming from this fascinating art of Ghandarâ: buddha, characters, bas-relief...
Figurine of a laic, stucco
II-Vth century A.D.