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| Keywords: Ancient hindu wood carving peshawar.jpg Kashmir Smast in Peshawar District taken by an unknown photographer in the 1880s Peshawar is located in northern Pakistan This plaque was found close to another plaque and together they constitute the only carved wooden pieces that had been found in the Kashmir Smast when this photograph was taken They were discovered by Major H A Deane in a guano filled cave which would have provided preservative conditions They appear to be quite ancient and are carved in a Buddhist style although they clearly depict Brahmanical themes Burgess describes the attitudes of the two figures depicted on this plaque as amusing Both pieces can now be found in the British museum Downloaded from the http //www collectbrittain co uk British Museum web site by <font color B8860B >Fowler fowler</font><font color 708090 >«Talk»</font> 17 18 19 March 2007 UTC own 2007-03-19 Fowler fowler wikipedia en PD-old Original upload log page en wikipedia Ancient_hindu_wood_carving_peshawar jpg 2007-03-19 17 18 Fowler fowler 674×447× 163838 bytes <nowiki>Photograph of an ancient Hindu wood carving from Kashmir Smas in Peshawar District taken by an unknown photographer in the 1880s Peshawar is located in northern Pakistan This plaque was found close to another plaque and together they constitute the only</nowiki> Wood carving in India | ||||
