Tepe Shotor Tableau. Hadda, Nangarhar Province.

1981
A most beautiful tableau in yet another chapel centered around a seated Buddha again attended on his right by his bodyguard, Vajrapani. Here, however, he appears, in the style of Hercules, except that he carries his attribute a thunderbolt, in place of the club that had been associate with Hercules since early Hellenistic times.
Photo: Louis Dupree

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Image Size: 4132x5963 / 5.3MB; 1981 Afghanistan Nangarhar Hadda Tepe Shotor Camel's Mound Tableau Chapel Seated Buddha Sculptures Bodyguard Vajrapani Hercules Hellenistic Louis Dupree Slide LD 1981 02073
Contained in galleries: NATIONAL MUSEUM II: CE (Common Era)

1981<br />
A most beautiful tableau in yet another chapel centered around a seated Buddha again attended on his right by his bodyguard, Vajrapani. Here, however, he appears, in the style of Hercules, except that he carries his attribute a thunderbolt, in place of the club that had been associate with Hercules since early Hellenistic times. <br />
Photo: Louis Dupree