Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Art
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Shigar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 11th - 14th Century CE
Description: The painting covers on a small area. The distance between the surface of the land and the lower edge of the painting is 4 m. The painting is done on a white washed base with two colors i.e. dark red main line drawing and ochre for coloring the dresses. At the time of its discovery, the painting was covered with a thick layer of mud clods. The Chaghrdu paintings site is only the large-sized rock paintings known in Baltistan. The motifs depicted refer to the seven precious possessions of the cakravertin; queen, minister, general, jewel, wheel, horse and elephant. The fresco attests to the significant period of prosperity of Buddhism in the 12th century CE.
Latitude: 35.343257472
Longitude: 75.828516472
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Tourism, Sports, Culture, Archaeology & Museum Department Gilgit-Baltistan
Published In: Miscellaneous
Year of Publication: Miscellaneous
Bibliography/Reference: Anonymous
