East and West, Band 21

17th cent 3rd millennium B.C. Afghanistan Agrawala al-Khatt ancient appear Archaeological base bowl Brahman Bronze Age Buddha Buddhist Buraimi Buyid cairns century chiian Chinese Ching-tu san-mei ching coast culture decorated Diam Dibba early East eastern evidence excavations fact figure Ganesa Ghurid glaze graves Gustav Glaesser handmade red ware Harappa Ibid images incised India inscription Iran Iranian Islamic Jabal Jamdat Nasr Julfar Khawr Fakkan Kufic Kuml Kusana later literature Map reference Mashad Mathura Matrkas Mohenjo-daro monuments motifs Museum Namazga northern noted Oriental original painted Pakistan period Persian Gulf pottery present probably Protoliterate Ras al-Khaimah region religious ring-kernos Russian Sacciddnanda Sah-i Mashad Salihiyah scholars sculptures Seistan sherds side similar Skanda Sri Aurobindo stone Supermind survey Tamil Tangut Temple Tepe Tibetan tion tradition Tungus Turkmenistan valley vases vessels wadi walls