Central Museum Lahore - Annual Report (1935-1936) [Archaeological Survey of India]

Annual Report (1935-1936) [ASI]

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Coordinates: 31°34′5.62″N 74°18′29.42″E

Antiquities

Nineteen Terra-Cotta Heads (See Figure - 1) from an antique 2nd or 3rd Century A.D and they correspond to the Gandhara type very closely. A stone torso of Varaha Avatara is a welcome addition to the Brahmanic Gallery.

Figure - 1: Terra-Cotta Heads probably from Jammu

Paintings and Manuscripts

Of the six paintings acquired from the 1935-1936 year, as prominent may be mentioned one representing Ganapati on a processional ride (See Figure - 2) and another depicting the coronation of Sri Rama Chandra. Two paintings represent Krishna's activities (See Figure - 3) and one modern painting is supposed to preserve the beautiful features of Nur Jahan. A Jaina and a Persian manuscript were also acquired. The former visualizes amongst various other things, the conditions of life in Hell (See Figure - 4), and the latter is probably a fragment of the Shah Nama (See Figure - 5).

Figure - 2: Ganapati Riding on his father's Nandi

Figure - 3: Krishna Killing Mahamaya

Figure - 4: Sinners punished in Hell

Figure - 5: An episode from the Shah Nama

References

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