G. Forgione, Buddhist clay sculpture: tangible and intangible aspects of the Afghan productions (4th cent. – 8th cent. CE). International Research Colloquium: Buddhist clay sculptures in Central Asia, 14-15 November 2024, Tokyo Campus, University of Tsukuba. Read more »
G. Forgione, “Cultural meanings and perception of the materials used in the Buddhist clay-based sculpture”. 26th International Conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art, Universität Leipzig, 16–20 September 2024. Read more »
G. Forgione, “Jewels, pigments and cosmetics: an enquiry into the Buddhist clay sculpture in Afghanistan (4th/5th–8th centuries)”. 30th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, Sapienza University of Rome, 28–31 August 2024. Read more »
G. Forgione, “Buddhist clay sculpture: general features and recent insights on the basis of archaeological evidence (4th cent.–8th cent.)”. Summer School “Language, history, culture, and archaeology of Afghanistan”, co-organised by “L’Orientale” University of Naples, ISMEO and INALCO (University and Foundation). Sessa Aurunca, Castello Ducale, 8–12 July 2024. Read more »
G. Forgione, “Pigments and painting techniques of the Buddhist clay sculpture in Afghanistan: some preliminary observations”. Gandhāran Artists and Artisans. Representations of an Era of Religious Images, International Colloquium University of Strasbourg, 22–23 May 2024. Read more »
A. Filigenzi, “Shared visual grammars of late antique Buddhism: Some evidence from Afghanistan and neighbouring regions”. International Conference Pratibimba – Discourses on Indian Art and Archaeology in Memory of Maurizio Taddei (1936–2000), Accademia Vivarium novum – Villa Falconieri, Frascati, “L’Orientale University of Naples”, 26–28 February 2026. Read more »
A. Filigenzi, “Il posto del passato nell’Afghanistan di oggi: il patrimonio culturale tra etica, economia e contraddizioni irrisolte / The place of the past in today’s Afghanistan: Cultural heritage between ethics, economics and unresolved contradictions”. La Vita a intermittenza. Giornata di studi sulla’Afghanistan, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 21 October 2025. Read more »
A. Filigenzi, “I corollari del bello: alcune riflessioni sul mostruoso e il grottesco nella plastica buddhista dell’Afghanistan/The corollaries of beauty: some reflections on the monstrous and grotesque in the Buddhist sculpture of Afghanistan”. eartHeritage International Conference Materia e forma. L’argilla e lo stucco nell’arte dell’Iran, del Gandhāra e dell’Asia Centrale/Matter and form. Clay and stucco in the art of Iran, Gandhāra and Central Asia, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of “Italian Institute of Oriental Studies – ISO”, 18 February 2025. Read more »
A. Filigenzi, “From models to models: Himalayan tsha tsha and their rhyzomic connections with Uḍḍiyāna”. International Workshop Votive stamped clay objects throughout the Buddhist world:materials, texts and rituals. Société européenne pour l’Étude des Civilisations de l’Himalaya et de l’Asie Centrale (SEECHAC), Maison de l’Asie, Paris, 19 November 2024. Read more »
A. Filigenzi, “Fragmentary evidence, fragmented history: Attempts at restoring and resocialising the ontology of the cultural heritage of pre-Islamic Afghanistan”. Summer School “Language, history, culture, and archaeology of Afghanistan”, co-organised by “L’Orientale” University of Naples, ISMEO and INALCO (University and Foundation). Sessa Aurunca, Castello Ducale, 8–12 July 2024. Read more »
