Panel fragment with the god Shiva/Oesho, Kushan, ca. 3rd century A.D., Bactria, Kushan, Terracotta, gouache, H. 57.2 cm, W. 41.6 cm, D. 5.7 cm, Ceramics-Paintings, This rare Central Asian votive panel depicts a deity (with nimbus) being approached by a worshiper, probably nonroyal but portrayed as of equal stature to the god. Compositionally, they follow scenes of homage and investiture from the post-Hellenistic West and from Iran in which a king and a god appear side by side
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Panel fragment, god Shiva/Oesho, Kushan, ca, 3rd century .D, Bactria, Terracotta, gouache, H, 57.2 cm, W, 41.6, D, 5.7, Ceramics-Paintings, rare, Central, Asian, votive, panel, depicts, deity, nimbus, approached, worshiper, nonroyal, portrayed, equal stature, god, Compositionally, follow scenes, homage, investiture, post-Hellenistic West, Iran, king, side
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