Ceiling of a Cave in the Cliff of the Colossal Buddhas

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Title Ceiling of a Cave in the Cliff of the Colossal Buddhas
Location City/State Bamiyan
Location Country Afghanistan
Description The stucco decoration is imitating traditional wooden architecture.
Subject Central Asian Art; Buddhist Art; Buddhism
Creation Date 6th - 9th Century CE
Form architecture; ruin
Medium stone
Classes ARTH 2500: Introduction to the History of Art
Source Art and Archaeology of Afghanistan: Its Fall and Survival. Brill Publishing, Boston, 2006.
Work ID 11319
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s69k7p5b
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 36746
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69k7p5b
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