DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP: THE CASE OF THE YEAR 5 BUDDHA TRIAD, A GANDHARAN MASTERPIECE - TAASA Review March 2023

DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP: THE CASE OF THE YEAR 5 BUDDHA TRIAD, A GANDHARAN MASTERPIECE – TAASA Review March 2023

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This article was originally found in the March 2023 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 22).

The full article is available for free to TAASA Members.

Mark Allon, Ian McCrabb, Michael Skinner O ver the last seven years, our consortium, which consists of a group of local and international scholars, has developed a suite of digital frameworks to support both philological and art historical research and publishing of Gandharan materials.

These frameworks are of general applicability and are now being deployed on a wide range of other Central, South and Southeast Asian collections. Year 5 Buddha Triad, Gandhara, 2nd – 3rd century CE, schist, (H) 61.6cm x (W) 59.1cm.

Currently on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York...