The art and architecture of India - Buddhist, Hindu, Jain (Art Ebook)

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89. Gold amulet boxes from Taxila.
Taxtla, Archaeological Museum
ornaments worn by the Gandhara Bodhisattvas
[89]; for example, a string of amulet boxes that
is an inevitable feature of these princely figures
[70]. These little containers of charms against
evil forces represent the persistence of an ageold
Indian magic. A gold repousse plaque representing
Cupid and Psyche is possibly an actual
example of the type of turban pins often decorating
the head-dresses of the Bodhisattva
figures [90]. The Classical theme has been
translated into the rather heavy semi-Indian
forms of Gandhara sculpture.
Belonging to the end of the Saka-Parthian
Period at Taxila are a number of gold earrings
of the 'leech-and-pendant' type, a pattern also
known in Greco-Roman jewellery. The clasp in
90. Gold plaque with Cupid and Psyche
from Taxila.
Taxila, Archaeological Museum