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Source Image: PR85_4_01_12 of Saidu Sharif Museum: Relief Sculpture

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Description

Back of a carved panel from the Swat Valley.

Monument
Saidu Sharif Museum: Relief Sculpture 
Monument Type
Relief 
Material(s)
Schist (Visual identification)  
Date
post ad 200 - pre ad 1000 
Keywords
Clamp  
Collections
Saidu Sharif, Museum  

Location

Original Location
Swat Valley 
Current Location
Saidu Sharif Museum 

Evidence for working practices

1. Toolmarks

Process
Squaring
Tool
Flat Chisel
Method
Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Hard
Description
The back of this panel has been worked very quickly and roughly with either a wide flat chisel or a flat axe of some sort.

2. Clamp socket

Process
Securing
Description
The clamp hole visible on the right shows that this panel was originally joined to another or built into a larger structure.

Notes

On the front the figures are worked roughly with a narrower flat chisel.

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