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Histart 192A

ASIAN: ART IN AFGHANISTAN UNDER THE KUSHANS: GLOBAL AND LOCAL FORMS (4 units) Mondays, 1-4 425 Doe , CCN: 05595 Joanna Williams

We will make use of the exhibition Treasures of Afghanistan (scheduled to open at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, in October 2008).  The over-arching topic of the seminar will be globalization from the 3rd c. BCE till the 3rd c. CE.  How did the Greek diaspora in Bactria, Central Asian overlords in northern South Asia, and Mediterranean trade interact with Indic and Buddhist traditions? Students unfamiliar with Indian art in this period are encouraged to audit HA 136a for 4 weeks.  Oral reports, 20 page paper.

 

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