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English: The Kanishka Casket in the British Museum.
Français : Reliquaire de Kanishka avec inscription, Pakistan, Gandhara. Shah-ji-ki-dheri. Bronze, H. 18cm; D. 12,7cm. Peshawar Museum
Ref : Pakistan : Terre de rencontre. Ier - VIe siècle : Les arts du Gandhara, Pierre Cambon, Préface : Jacques Giès. Réunion de musées nationaux, 2010. ISBN 978-2-7118-5731-9 (RMN) et Musée des arts asiatiques Guimet ISBN 978-2-9521597-2-2. Pages 84-85.
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British Museum copy of the "Kanishka casket", dated to 127 CE, with the Buddha surrounded by Brahma and Indra, and Kanishka standing at the center of the lower part.

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Kanishka casket

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current20:31, 10 December 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:31, 10 December 2012789 × 1,182 (901 KB)Ismoonlégère correction des couleurs: bronze
16:09, 16 August 2005Thumbnail for version as of 16:09, 16 August 2005789 × 1,182 (559 KB)World ImagingPersonal photograph. {{GDFL}}
16:32, 13 August 2005Thumbnail for version as of 16:32, 13 August 20051,045 × 1,449 (198 KB)World ImagingKanishka Casket. Personal photograph 2005, British Museum. {{GDFL}}

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