Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Art
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Swat
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 7th - 8th Century CE
Description: A rock reveals standing figure of Brahmanical god Siva having prominent prabhamandala behind his head, he wears a loose garment clinging down to the knee and shows four hands, two on each side. The hand postures are as follows, 1. Lower right arm: hangs down, hand open showing the palm in front. 2. Upper right arm: raised, hold trisula. Lower left arm: hangs down, holds a handled pot. Upper left arm: holds an indistinct flat object. The upper portion of the body is mostly chipped off, while the lower part of his pedestal is recently broken.
Latitude: 34.806000000
Longitude: 72.440000000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Geo Archaeology of the Swat Valley (NWFP, Pakistan) in the Charbagh-Barikot Stretch Preliminary Note
Published In: East and West, Vol. 43, No. 1-4
Year of Publication: 1993
Bibliography/Reference: C. Faccenna, et.al.
