Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Art
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Swat
Period: Pre Historic
Relative Chronology: 2 million years BP. - 18,000 BCE
Description: This specimen of rock art was discovered in 1955 by Prof. G. Tucci, has more than one hundred carvings on a rocky cliff at the foot of the hill, the rock face presents some 118 figures incised or executed as graffiti on the cliff surface, some 71 animal figures have been identified. On another rock there are four seated human figures including a defaced Maitreya in lalitasana on the extreme right. He holds a water pot. Then there is a defaced Avalokitesvara in lalitasana in pensive mood. The figures are not in good state of preservation.
Latitude: 34.742199528
Longitude: 72.292690750
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Buddhist Rock Carvings In Tributary Valleys
Published In: Buddhist Rock Carvings In the Swat Valley
Year of Publication: 2005
Bibliography/Reference: Sardar, Badshah
