A Note on the Discovery of a Prehistoric Maskoid on the Barikot Top-Hill (Bir-kot-ghwandai, Swat)

Authors

  • Luca M. Olivieri Professor, Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
  • Michele Minardi Department of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies, University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy
  • Massimo Vidale Professor, Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Padova, Italy

Keywords:

Maskoids, Central Asian rock art, Swat valley, Barikot (Bir-kot-ghwandai)

Abstract

This note discusses the recent discovery in Barikot (Swat) of a stone slab, reused in later
constructions of its hilltop, with an engraved design consistent with a late Bronze age dating. The engraving features a highly stylized human face, a mask or maskoid, that shows potential comparisons with similar maskoids found in the Upper Indus and Ladakh, as well as those from Southern Siberia and Inner Mongolia.

 

 

Author Biographies

Luca M. Olivieri, Professor, Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.

 

 

Michele Minardi, Department of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies, University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy

 

 

Massimo Vidale, Professor, Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Padova, Italy

 

 

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Published

2023-03-27

How to Cite

Olivieri, L. M., Minardi, M., & Vidale, M. (2023). A Note on the Discovery of a Prehistoric Maskoid on the Barikot Top-Hill (Bir-kot-ghwandai, Swat). Ancient Pakistan, 33, 65-75. Retrieved from http://ojs.uop.edu.pk/ancientpakistan/article/view/857

Issue

Vol. 33 (2022): Ancient Pakistan

Section

Articles

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