Museum Kabul 1969

Afghanistan, Kabul Museum 1969

Photo : Thewalt 1969 (mus_kabul1_1detail)

stupa im Zwickel der Trapezarkade. Detail der vorigen Aufnahme.
Kakrak, Fragment aus der bemalten Kuppel des Sanktuariums. Linker Teil, H. ca. 77 cm

Beachtenswert sind die Fähnchen, die an den Glocken angebracht sind und der Schmuck der Säule: Ähnlich sind Stupas und Säulen in den Felsbildern am Oberen Indus bei Chilas und Thalpan dargestellt – vgl. Thewalt 2008.

Vgl. Francine Tissot 2006, Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan 1931-1985, UNESCO publishing 2006, Paris, p. 117:
T.Sh.p.Ka. 229.3. Exc. no. K.16, H 0.77; Painted clay. MDAFA, III, Pl. LXXIII, fig. 87; Tarzi, B 158; L.N.

A second Buddhist monastic site was excavated in the Kakrak valley south-east of Bamiyan. Along with a smaller Buddha statue than those of Bamiyan, some dwellings of Buddhist monks were found in the main precinct. The paintings in the grottoes were removed and taken to the Kabul Museum by Joseph Hackin. The best known is a figure of the 'hunter-king' and his dog. The site is thought to date a little later than the main site in Bamiyan.