Shaping the sacred along the Silk Roads: the millenary artistic tradition of making “monumental terracruda sculptures”

This paper presents a depth revision of the technological, material, and symbolic knowledge of what we advocate to be identified as “monumental terracruda sculpture” along the Silk Roads. Through a highly interdisciplinary approach, combining a) the latest results of archaeometric analysis carried o...

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Autores: López-Prat, Mónica, Pecci, Alessandra, Lancelotti, Carla, Miriello, Domenico
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
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Palabra clave:Escultura
Arqueometria
Budisme
Argila
Gandhara (Pakistan i Afganistan)
Sculpture
Archaeometry
Buddhism
Clay
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)
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spelling Shaping the sacred along the Silk Roads: the millenary artistic tradition of making “monumental terracruda sculptures”López-Prat, MónicaPecci, AlessandraLancelotti, CarlaMiriello, DomenicoEsculturaArqueometriaBudismeArgilaGandhara (Pakistan i Afganistan)SculptureArchaeometryBuddhismClayGandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)This paper presents a depth revision of the technological, material, and symbolic knowledge of what we advocate to be identified as “monumental terracruda sculpture” along the Silk Roads. Through a highly interdisciplinary approach, combining a) the latest results of archaeometric analysis carried out on Buddhist examples, b) the documentation of traditional knowledge in making terracruda sculptures in Buddhist and Hindu religious practices, and c) the systematic review of the archaeological and anthropological literature on this topic, this work brings new evidence for proposing the existence of a common pattern of elaboration of monumental terracruda sculptures, connecting traditional Buddhist and Hinduist artworks with a millenary artistic tradition that uses raw earth as the preferred material for the representation of the sacred. The recognition of this common pattern in the production of monumental terracruda sculptures led to the questioning of the prevailing archaeological narrative of a Hellenistic origin of the technique as well as the causes of its popularity within Buddhism from the 4th century CE onwards. Based on the qualitative and quantitative evidence discussed in this paper, new interpretations about the origin and spread of this cultural expression are finally proposed. Finally, the need for future research that takes a systemic view of the subject is advocated, proposing a multidisciplinary vision that integrates archaeology, archaeometry, ethnographic research and the study of ancient religious texts.Elsevier2026202620242026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion12 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/228866https://hdl.handle.net/2445/228866reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104454Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2024, vol. 54https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104454cc by (c) López-Prat, Mónica et al., 2024https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:recercat____::edb2ae0de9c082596645a0695c471ada2026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Shaping the sacred along the Silk Roads: the millenary artistic tradition of making “monumental terracruda sculptures”
title Shaping the sacred along the Silk Roads: the millenary artistic tradition of making “monumental terracruda sculptures”
spellingShingle Shaping the sacred along the Silk Roads: the millenary artistic tradition of making “monumental terracruda sculptures”
López-Prat, Mónica
Escultura
Arqueometria
Budisme
Argila
Gandhara (Pakistan i Afganistan)
Sculpture
Archaeometry
Buddhism
Clay
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)
title_short Shaping the sacred along the Silk Roads: the millenary artistic tradition of making “monumental terracruda sculptures”
title_full Shaping the sacred along the Silk Roads: the millenary artistic tradition of making “monumental terracruda sculptures”
title_fullStr Shaping the sacred along the Silk Roads: the millenary artistic tradition of making “monumental terracruda sculptures”
title_full_unstemmed Shaping the sacred along the Silk Roads: the millenary artistic tradition of making “monumental terracruda sculptures”
title_sort Shaping the sacred along the Silk Roads: the millenary artistic tradition of making “monumental terracruda sculptures”
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López-Prat, Mónica
Pecci, Alessandra
Lancelotti, Carla
Miriello, Domenico
author López-Prat, Mónica
author_facet López-Prat, Mónica
Pecci, Alessandra
Lancelotti, Carla
Miriello, Domenico
author_role author
author2 Pecci, Alessandra
Lancelotti, Carla
Miriello, Domenico
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Escultura
Arqueometria
Budisme
Argila
Gandhara (Pakistan i Afganistan)
Sculpture
Archaeometry
Buddhism
Clay
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)
topic Escultura
Arqueometria
Budisme
Argila
Gandhara (Pakistan i Afganistan)
Sculpture
Archaeometry
Buddhism
Clay
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)
description This paper presents a depth revision of the technological, material, and symbolic knowledge of what we advocate to be identified as “monumental terracruda sculpture” along the Silk Roads. Through a highly interdisciplinary approach, combining a) the latest results of archaeometric analysis carried out on Buddhist examples, b) the documentation of traditional knowledge in making terracruda sculptures in Buddhist and Hindu religious practices, and c) the systematic review of the archaeological and anthropological literature on this topic, this work brings new evidence for proposing the existence of a common pattern of elaboration of monumental terracruda sculptures, connecting traditional Buddhist and Hinduist artworks with a millenary artistic tradition that uses raw earth as the preferred material for the representation of the sacred. The recognition of this common pattern in the production of monumental terracruda sculptures led to the questioning of the prevailing archaeological narrative of a Hellenistic origin of the technique as well as the causes of its popularity within Buddhism from the 4th century CE onwards. Based on the qualitative and quantitative evidence discussed in this paper, new interpretations about the origin and spread of this cultural expression are finally proposed. Finally, the need for future research that takes a systemic view of the subject is advocated, proposing a multidisciplinary vision that integrates archaeology, archaeometry, ethnographic research and the study of ancient religious texts.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104454
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