Comparative and Analytical Study of Decorative Motifs of Gandharan Sculptures

Abstract

Hund is located in Peshawar Valley. It is important from archaeological perspective. Different dynasties had invaded and rule over the same region. Accordingly, their cultural remnants have been recovered by archaeologists. The present research deals with the case study of Hund Museum at Hund, District Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Hund acted as a winter capital of Turk Shahis. Hund Museum accommodates a large number of artifacts varying from Gandhara art, manuscripts and ethnographic materials. But this research reveals an iconographic analysis as well as a comparison of decorative motifs on Gandharan sculptures placed there. It also elaborates the dominantly found decorative motifs in Hund museum