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Pahari Painting | Lahore Museum | Art History His talk today will be on the Pahari paintings collection in the Lahore Museum and their significance in the art-historical research into the various schools.Before 1947, the Lahore Museum collection...

Harappa Ruins, Punjab, Pakistan, part of the Indus Valley Civilization, 2600-1300 BCE.

Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan, built between 1634 and 1641 under the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and named after the renowned physician and later Viceroy of Punjab Hakim Ilmud Din Ansari, who was given the title "Wazir Khan"...

Dharmarajika stupa is land mark of Gandhara Art/Civilization. This stupa is locally called “Cheer Top” in Taxila (Punjab-Pakistan). This stupa is attributed to Asoka the Great and was erected in the 3rd Century BCE. It is the largest stupa...

Schist stone sculpture representing Aphrodite. The statue showcases the Indianized proportions of the Greek deity. Found at Dharmarajika Stupa. 1st century CE. (Taxila Museum, Punjab, Pakistan)

Sirkap is a Greek style city of Gandhara once the Indian Subcontinent and modern Pakistan in Taxila (Punjab-Pakistan). Sirkap city was built in 2nd Century BCE by Greco-Bactrian ruler. The Round stupa of Sirkap is remarkable historical monument...

Sirkap was the second most important site of ancient Gandhara in Punjab-Pakistan. The city was established by a Greco-Bactrian ruler in the 2nd century BCE and lost its importance when Kushan rulers built another city named Sirsukh. One may...

One of the temples at the Sath Graha section of Katas Raj, Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan, an ancient Hindu site dedicated to the worship of Shiva and prior to that a Buddhist site as well. This particular building is dated approximately to 650-900...

A sculpture of the Buddha with some of the original gold leaf still intact. This shows the extravagance with which these statues were decorated. 2nd-3rd century CE. (Taxila Museum, Punjab, Pakistan)