Art, Symbol & Imagination
Mara’s Army in a Gandhara Relief
Fierce faces and overlapping bodies crowd a narrow carved relief. Varied headgear and exaggerated expressions distinguish the individual figures. The source identifies Mara’s army in a Gandhara sculpture at the Lahore Museum, reproduced through Grünwedel’s publication.
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Illustrator not identified. "Mara’s Army in a Gandhara Relief" [editorial title]. In The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil, Paul Carus. 1900 illustrated edition, 1900, The Open Court Publishing Company. Source scan leaf 130. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0252-0125
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Illustrator not identified. Mara’s Army in a Gandhara Relief. The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil. Scan leaf 130. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0252-0125