Ajinatepe - Ajinatepe

...At Karatepe and Fayaztepe on the north bank of the Oxos River (Amu Darya), Gandharan-style Buddha statues were made from limestone and clay during the 2nd to 4th centuries under the rule of the Kushan dynasty. The 7th to 8th century clay sculptures excavated at Ajnatepe and Quba have much in common with those from late Afghanistan. In East Turkestan, ruins are scattered along both the north and south routes of the Tianshan South Route, and stone caves were excavated on the northern route, but on the southern route, where there are no rocky mountains, temples were built of brick and wood.

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…オクソス川(アム･ダリヤ)北岸のカラテペやファヤズテペではクシャーナ朝治下の2～4世紀に石灰岩や塑土を用いてガンダーラ風の仏像が製作された。7～8世紀のアジナテペやクバ出土の塑造彫刻はアフガニスタンの末期のそれと共通するところが多い。　東トルキスタンでは天山南路の南北両道沿いに遺跡が点在し，北道では石窟が開かれたが，岩山のない南道では寺院は煉瓦や木で造られた。…

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