• 石语梵行 |《印度古代艺术（插图）(German Edition) 》2015年9月15日
Indien hat mit seiner langen und farbenfrohen Geschichte auf viele Arten künstlerische Traditionen hervorgebracht:Architektur, Malerei, Bildhauerei, Kalligraphie, Mosaiken und Kunsthandwerk veranschau
Indien hat mit seiner langen und farbenfrohen Geschichte auf viele Arten künstlerische Traditionen hervorgebracht:Architektur, Malerei, Bildhauerei, Kalligraphie, Mosaiken und Kunsthandwerk veranschau
马图拉政府博物馆，俗称马图拉博物馆，是印度北方邦马图拉市的一座考古博物馆。该博物馆由当时的马图拉地区收藏家FS Growse爵士于1874年创立。最初，它被称为Curzon考古博物馆，然后是马图拉考古博物馆，最后改为马图拉政府博物馆。该博物馆以公元前3世纪至公元12世纪，贵霜帝国和笈多帝国时期的马图拉学派古代雕塑而闻名。今天它是北方邦的主要博物馆 ...
A History of Inner Asia作者: Svat Soucek出版社: Cambridge University Press出版年: 2000-3-28页数: 384定价: USD 44.99装帧: PaperbackISBN: 9780521657044内容简介 · · · · · ·Svat Soucek's book offers a short and accessible introduction to the history of Inner Asia. The narrativ
石語梵行 |《中國雕塑研究概論》阿什顿，利，1924年
在加拿大多倫多市的安大略皇家博物館，中國文物的陳列，幾乎要占去主樓第一層展覽室面積的二分之一。其中特別珍貴的，是從殷商王朝首都的廢墟中發掘出來的甲骨。這些甲骨，是殷人占卜時用過的東西；上面刻有文字，是有關這次占卜活動的過程及其前因後果的記錄。這種文字被稱為甲骨文。四個中國展廳包括：古代藝術、佛教藝術、建築藝術和雕塑造像。進入中國 ...
夏合吐爾佛寺遺址，又稱夏克圖爾、都勒都爾-阿乎爾、豆勒豆爾-阿庫爾遺址等，遗址位於今新和縣渭干河出口處，庫車縣城東北約20公里處，與玉其吐爾(又名烏什吐爾)遺址隔河相望，與庫木圖拉石窟在遺址以北約2公里處。20世紀初，日本、俄羅斯、法國等探險隊對這一遺址進行了勘察、勘測和發掘，其中大穀探險隊和佩利奧特收穫最大。1907年春，當伯希和到達庫車 ...
更多精彩敬请收听作者的新书《到西域去：丝绸之路的历史画卷》音频合集乌鲁木齐站碾子沟长途汽车站红山公园，路上还有驴车今天的红山游泳馆附近当年红山下的居民二道桥大市场天池天山缆车1998年，河滩公路路口，当时最具代表性的“夏利”车，和代表乌鲁木齐的雕塑“饮水马”，最让老一辈人记忆深刻。自治区博物馆大十字瓜摊人民剧场附近南疆客车客运示意图
托格拉塔格佛寺遗址 © 第三次全国文物曾查资料喀什古称疏勒，公元前2世纪的疏勒是疏勒国的国都，为塔里木盆地周边印欧语系古吐火罗语部族的居住地。最早关于疏勒的记载出现于汉朝的汉文文献中。疏勒是丝路在塔里木盆地北路的要冲，通往中亚大月氏、大宛、康居的要道，是东西沟通的枢纽。当地居民可能信奉祆教。公元73年（永平十六年），龟兹王 ...
Chamber pot of the 5th century CE from the Roman villa at Gerace, Sicily (Italy).Image credit:Roger WilsonResearch published today in theJournal of Archaeological Science: Reportsreveals how archaeologists can determine when a pot was used by Romans as a
St. Neophytos Basilica, Nicaea. Credtis: Arkeofili/Public DomainThe remains of a 1,500-year-old basilica constructed in honor of St. Neophytos have now emerged after water levels in Lake Iznik in the province of Bursa had dropped recently, the newspaperDa
Credit: https://www.inrap.fr/enThe mystery sarcophagus discovered beneath the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris last month is set to reveal its secrets very soon to French forensic scientists.The unexpected find was brought to light during excavation work for
Shackledancient Greekskeletons were found during construction on the SNFCC. Credit: Greek Ministry of CultureArchaeologists are studying ancient Greek shackled skeletons found at the ancient cemetery in 2016 in the port city of Faliro in order to understa
A symposium scene on an ancient Kylix, or drinking cup. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Public DomainSurviving images on countless works of art, including pottery, frescoes, wine cups, and sculptures, frequently depict ancient Greeks reclining on one side to e
The Vix Krater, an imported Greek wine-mixing vessel was one of the spectacular finds in the grave of the “Lady of Vix.” Credit:CC BY-SA 2.5/WikipediaCelts consumed Greek wine according to a recent study of ceramic containers which have been excavated fro
The arched tombs were found in the Christian basilica of Syntrivani in Thessaloniki. Credit: Erricos Maniotis, as seen in Archaeology news network.A Gothic warrior, who was buried with his weaponry, was found recently in an early Christian basilica in The
A Roman copy of a Greek bronze sculpture of Aristotle. Tomasi reconstructs the faces of ancient Greeks using such busts as reference. Credit: Public domainItalian artist Alessandro Tomasi has reconstructed the faces ofancient Greekand Roman philosophers a
Remains and jars just found in a necropolis on the Croatian island of Hvar date back to the fifth or fourth century AD when Greeks living in the Roman Empire resided in the area. Credit: Facebook/Kantharos HvarThe gardens of a seventeenth-century Croatian
The skeleton was discovered in Pompeii. Credit: Pompeii Archaeological ParkA skeleton discovered recently in Pompeii, the Roman city which was completely destroyed after the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD, proves that Greek culture was thriving
From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Pyramids at Giza, these ancient wonders do not disappoint.
The powerful Hanseatic League may have owned this ship.
▲ 碑阳©蘇富比 1914年 北魏高神婆造像碑，碑阳正面龛内雕一佛二胁侍菩萨，主尊释迦牟尼佛高肉髻，脸部残损。胸前网格状僧祗支手法少有，双手施无畏印、与愿印，结跏趺坐，悬裳衣裾自然垂于座下。龛饰凤首，楣饰火焰纹，龛顶左右线刻月蟾蜍，日金乌，顶部雕饰十四身飞天。下部为香炉与供养人。碑阴碑侧雕刻供养佛龛与发愿文。碑阳纹饰艺术风 ...
Will we ever find the Ark of the Covenant or a treasure depicted in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
On 23 February 2022, an online Kick-Off Expert Meeting launched the UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust (JFiT) project “Support Silk Roads World Heritage Nomination(s) process” (Phase III). Thiseventwas co-organised by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Int
北印度次大陆的希腊佛教艺术或犍陀罗艺术是希腊佛教的艺术表现，是古希腊艺术与佛教之间的文化融合。导致犍陀罗艺术的一系列互动随着时间的推移而发生，从亚历山大大帝短暂入侵该地区开始，随后孔雀王朝的阿育王也皈依佛教，佛教成为印度-希腊王国的主要宗教，后期，希腊佛教艺术在贵霜帝国下真正开花和传播，犍陀罗艺术在公元3至5世纪达到顶峰。 ...
摘文：燃灯佛本生像，经在犍陀罗艺术中反复出现，这部本生经是关于一个苦行僧善慧(Sumedha)，他从一个名叫Yashodhra的女孩那里购买莲花。燃灯佛即将参观苏梅达镇，当他到来的消息传到苏梅达时，他想买些鲜花迎接燃灯佛，但他无法购买，是因为国王下令保留镇上所有的鲜花来迎接燃灯佛，善慧设法从一位少女那里得到了五朵莲花，后来他把那些莲花在燃灯佛上空 ...
石语梵行 | 《超越国界：犍陀罗佛教艺术》2021年
Three kings line up to worship the Buddha. Newly discovered monumental gateway from Zar Dheri near Mansehra in NWFP/KP 2ndC 著名的佛教建筑群Zar Dheri位于Mansehra区Shinkiari-Dadar路右侧的一个小村庄Tambah。这个重要的佛教建筑群首次由当时的
乔治·尤摩弗帕勒斯（George Eumorfopoulos），欧洲著名的东方艺术品收藏家，出生于利物浦，他最初的兴趣爱好以收藏欧洲瓷器为主，后转至中国早期艺术品收藏，包括瓷器、青铜器和玉器，以及雕塑和绘画。他曾把自己收藏的中国艺术品放在他位于切尔西的房子，作为私人博物馆向公众展出，当时引起不小的轰动。1934年，乔治·尤摩弗帕勒斯以低于市场价格把藏品 ...
动物纹样是殷商和西周初期青铜装饰艺术的典型特征，它于商朝安阳时期发展到高峰，但兽面的造型，至少双目和轮廓，在商代中叶的青铜器上已相当突出。它甚至可能同东部海岸一些史前时代的黑陶和玉器装饰图案有联系。至商代晚期（安阳）和西周初期，动物纹样已变得极其复杂多样。容庚所罗列的动物纹样有：饕餮纹、蕉叶饕餮纹、夔纹、两头夔纹、三角夔纹、两尾 ...
来自意大利考古团的考古学家与国际地中海和东方研究协会 (ISMEO) 合作，在巴基斯坦斯瓦特地区的巴里科特古城发现了一座可追溯到孔雀王朝时期的佛寺遗迹。它大约可以追溯到公元前二世纪下半叶，但考古学家认为，它可能更古老，可以追溯到公元前三世纪，即孔雀王朝时期（公元前 325-185 年）。 ▲ ©石语梵行SHIYUFANXING YM制图 据Ca'
斯基泰人，也译为斯基泰人、斯基提亚人 、西古提人、叔提雅人、西徐亚人或塞西亚人，为古代在东欧大草原至中亚一带居住与活动、操东伊朗语支的游牧民族或半游牧民族，他们的领土被称为斯基提亚；古代波斯人称之为塞克人（古波斯语：Sakā，也译为萨迦人），共分为戴尖帽塞克人、饮豪麻汁塞克人、海边塞克人。中国《史记》、《汉书》记录的塞种可能源自这个 ...
一个精美的银盘，上面装饰着有翼的神灵和狮鹫，在一位据信于 2400 年前去世的斯基泰战士的坟墓内被发现。这只是在位于俄罗斯奥斯特罗戈日斯基区高加索山脉高处的斯基泰墓地的这座墓中发现的大量宝藏之一。 据《 Heritage Daily》报道，俄罗斯科学院考古研究所 (IA RAS) 的唐探险队挖掘了这座坟墓，研究人员一直在挖掘由 19 个墓葬组成的德维萨 ...
A Roman-era bronze diploma earned by a graduate of a military school was just discovered in Perrhe, in what is now Turkey. Credit: Screenshot from YouTubeA Roman-era bronze diploma earned by a graduate of a military school in theAncient Greekcity of Perrh
A Hellenistic-era burial with spectacular grave goods was uncovered in Chieti, Italy this week. Credit: Facebook/Soprintendenza Archaeologia Belle ArtiA spectacular Hellenistic-era grave featuring elegant grave goods was just uncovered in Chieti, Italy la
Agios Sozomenos on Cyprus is the site of Bronze Age ruins that are still being excavated today. This is the most iconic church in the area, dedicated to St. Mamas. Credit:dimitrisvetsikas1969/CC0Cyprus’ Department of Antiquities recently announced the res
A unique Byzantine inscription using some Greek letters was discovered recently on Gerasun Island, the only inhabited island in the Black Sea. Credit: Facebook/Ioannis GeorgopoulosA unique Byzantine inscription from the fourteenth century was recently dis
The Antikythera Mechanism, known worldwide as the world’s first computer, was created by ancient Greeks. Credit: National Archaeological Museum of AthensThe secret of the Antikythera Mechanism, theancient Greekdevice discovered in 1901 and regarded as the
The statue of a female discovered on July 27 in Perge, Antalya, Turkey. Credit: Turkish Ministry of CultureAn ancient statue was unearthed on Monday in the Turkish province of Antalya, near theancient Greekcity of Perge.Believed to have been made around t
Ancient ruins in Sozopol, Bulgaria. Credit: Mister No/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 3.0Ancient Greekheritage from six centuries before Christ has been uncovered by archaeologists exploring theancient Helleniccolony of Apollonia Pontica in modern-day Bulgaria.Ac
Archaeologists in Italy are just now announcing the discovery of ten spectacular Etruscan tombs. Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia BelleArti Paesaggio Etruria MeridionaleArchaeologists in Italy are just now announcing the discovery of ten spectacular Etr
Theancient Greekmosaic discovered in Hayat, Turkey. Credit: Archaeology and Art/TwitterA magnificent ancient Greek mosaic discovered in Hatay, Turkey continues to amaze archaeologists and historians who are attempting to ascertain the exact meaning of its
Archeologists have found 18,000 ostraca, or pottery fragments containing writing, in an excavation of the ancient Egyptian city of Athribis. Credit: University of Tubingen.Over 18,000 ancient “notepads” — many written in Greek — were uncovered by archaeol
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一个半世纪以来，斯瓦特河谷流域的古老佛教艺术一直是学术讨论的焦点，从公元十九 世纪末开始，这经常被称为犍陀罗或犍陀罗艺术，虽然不恰当，但有两个原因：首先，它是在古代称为犍陀罗的领土上发现的；其次，这是由于来自东部印度河（巴基斯坦）到西北部阿克萨斯河（阿富汗北部和中亚部分地区）的广泛地区的艺术作品风格广泛相似。尽管有大量关于更广泛 ...
巴基斯塔，特布特卡拉（Butkara）-III 遗址位于山崖上，掩埋在厚厚的天然沉积物中，是斯瓦特河谷中保存完好的佛教遗址之一。它由 Abdur Rahman 教授探索，随后分别于 1982 年和 1985 年被他挖掘出来。有一座修道院和一座佛塔（挖掘机相应地称为“B 区”和“A 区”），两者都被称为 Narey Khwaṛ 的山洪流隔开。挖掘机根据地层学、砌体结构、钱币证 ...
The site of Marjanai is situated about 21 km northwest of Mingora city(ancient Mangchali) in Tehsil Kabal, District Swat. It lies at the foot of thehills which separate Parai Shamuzai and Barikot (A
Buddha, probably Shakyamuni (Shijiamouni) late 4th–early 5th centuryChinaRepresentations of the Buddha wearing a thick shawl over both shoulders and sitting atop a throne with lions on either side ar
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Julius Caesar became the most powerful person in Rome. Money and war paved the way for him.A statue of Julius Caesar.(Image credit: EnricoAliberti ItalyPhoto via Shutterstock)Caius Julius Caesar was born around July 13, 100 B.C. and was stabbed to death i
Within six centuries, Rome transformed from an independent city to a sprawling empire that dominated the Mediterranean Sea.Here, the Roman Forum at sunrise, revealing (from left to right): the Temple of Vespasian and Titus, the church of Santi Luca e Mart
In theory, the Roman Republic was designed to represent both wealthy and poor citizens, but the reality was quite different.A modern-day artist's depiction of the Roman senate, an institution that was vital to the Roman Republic.(Image credit: Shutterstoc
A nail was found hammered into one of the heel bones of this crucified skeleton.A nail was found hammered into one of the man's heel bones, evidence that he was crucified.(Image credit: Albion Archaeology)A man in Roman England, possibly a slave, died bru
THE major part of the present-day Uttar Pradesh was formerly known as Madhya Desa.In ancient India it occupied a very important position, being regarded as the land par excellence.The early developmen
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Study shows how changing chemistry in Roman mortar strengthens the tomb over timeOver time, concrete cracks and crumbles. Well,mostconcrete cracks and crumbles. Structures built in ancient Rome are still standing, exhibiting remarkable durability despite
Rebel Maccabees stormed and defeated a stronghold of the Seleucid Empire.The excavation in Lachish Forest, aerial view.(Image credit: Vladik Lifshits, Israel Antiquities Authority)Archaeologists have discovered the burned remains of an ancient Hellenistic
本书主要叙述了1900年，斯坦因第一次来我国新疆和田（于阗）进行考古探察的经过，介绍了从印度的克什米尔到塔里木盆地南缘的山川气候、风土人情、社会经济状况、自然环境变迁等，更重要的是，记录了震撼当时国际学术界的考古发现与简要的分析研究，包括丹丹乌里克遗址的佛教壁画、尼雅遗址的佉卢文木牍等等。全书内容丰富，包罗万象。展现在我们面前的，不 ...