Plaster Casts From Begram. Kapisa Province.

1965
Subjects vary: there were portraits, some in very high relief, Greek legends such as Ganymede, the Cupbearer of the Gods, feeding Zeus' eagle, sleeping female maenads, devotees, of Dionysus. There were also gentle scenes such as this sensitive portrayal of a young boy offering grapes to a baby lying in a hammock tied to a tree. Most were about 12 and 15 centimeters in diameter.
Photo: Louis Dupree

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Image Size: 5124x4231 / 3.9MB; 1965 Afghanistan Kapisa Begram Plaster Casts Portraits Ganymede Cupbearer of the Gods Female Maenads Devotees of Dionysus Grapes Baby Louis Dupree Slide LD 1965 02030
Contained in galleries: NATIONAL MUSEUM II: CE (Common Era)

1965<br />
Subjects vary: there were portraits, some in very high relief, Greek legends such as Ganymede, the Cupbearer of the Gods, feeding Zeus' eagle, sleeping female maenads, devotees, of Dionysus. There were also gentle scenes such as this sensitive portrayal of a young boy offering grapes to a baby lying in a hammock tied to a tree. Most were about 12 and 15 centimeters in diameter. <br />
Photo: Louis Dupree