Plaster Casts From Begram. Kapisa Province.

1966
A scene showing Selene, the Moon Goddess, visiting the peasant herdsman Endymion while he slept a subject greatly enjoyed by the sybaritic citizen of Begram. Cupid hovers approvingly above. (d. 17.5 cm).
Photo: Louis Dupree From Rowland, Ancient Art from Afghanistan, 1966

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Image Size: 5064x4238 / 3.7MB; 1966 Afghanistan Kapisa Begram Plaster Casts Selene Moon Goddess Peasant Herdsman Endymion Louis Dupree Rowland Ancient Art Slide LD 1966 02036
Contained in galleries: NATIONAL MUSEUM II: CE (Common Era)

1966<br />
A scene showing Selene, the Moon Goddess, visiting the peasant herdsman Endymion while he slept a subject greatly enjoyed by the sybaritic citizen of Begram. Cupid hovers approvingly above. (d. 17.5 cm). <br />
Photo: Louis Dupree From Rowland, Ancient Art from Afghanistan, 1966