At the Origin of Gandharan Art. The Contribution of the Isiao Italian Archaeological Mission in the Swat Valley Pakistan

AT THE ORIGIN OF GANDHARAN ART. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE IsIAO ITALIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION IN THE SWAT VALLEY PAKISTAN ¤ The Butkara I Complex: Origins and Development DOMENICO FACCENNA As you pass the town of Mingora, a busy trading centre in the district of Swat, the Jambil valley opens before you, traversed by the river of the same name. At the mouth of the valley, between the hills forming its south side and the left bank of the river, lies the site of Butkara I, which takes its name from the surrounding area and was brought to light between 1956