Buddhist Art Gallery: Terai section: photo 19
Photo 19 of 21 in Gallery: Buddhist Art Gallery: Terai section
Image title: Terai animal (janvar)
Description of the photo
This image shows a Terai animal figurine (Janvar/Janavar) from the Kushan [Kushana] period (~1250 BCE). Specifications: 23cm x 15cm.
The text in Devanagari reads:
जनावरको मूर्ति
Transliteration (IAST):
janāvarako mūrti.
Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):
janavarako murti.
Gallery information:
Terai is a region in southern Nepal where in the sixth century B.C. at Lumbini grove the Buddha spent twenty-nine years of his life. Many excavations resulted in the discovery of various Buddhist sites and have yielded plenty of archeological discoveries such as Buddhist art, potteries and coins. The items found here are exhibited in the National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum).
Photo details:
Date: 2019-11-29
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/30
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 640
Focal length: 20mm
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Size: 1.95 MB
Resolution: 2776 x 2023
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0