Hephthalite silver bowl

Hephthalite silver bowl
The Hepthalite silver bowl in the British Museum.
MaterialSilver
Created460-479 CE
DiscoveredSwat region, Pakistan
35°07′N 72°17′E / 35.12°N 72.29°E / 35.12; 72.29
Present locationBritish Museum, London
Registration1963, 1210.1
Hephthalite silver bowl is located in South Asia
Hephthalite silver bowl
Hephthalite silver bowl is located in West and Central Asia
Hephthalite silver bowl
Hephthalite silver bowl is located in Pakistan
Hephthalite silver bowl
Hephthalite silver bowl is located in Gandhara
Hephthalite silver bowl

The Hephthalite silver bowl is a bowl discovered in the Swat region of Gandhara, Pakistan, and now in the British Museum.[1][2] It dates from 460 to 479 CE, and the images represent two different Huna tribes, suggesting a period of peaceful coexistence between the Kidarites and the Alchons.

  1. ^ British Museum notice
  2. ^ Harper, Prudence Oliver; N.Y.), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York; Meyers, Pieter. Silver Vessels of the Sasanian Period: Royal imagery. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 129–131. ISBN 978-0-87099-248-3.