Artifacts History of the Indo-Greek Kingdom

main archaeological artifacts indo-greek strata @ ancient taxila. source: john marshall taxila, archaeological excavations .

several hellenistic artifacts have been found, in particular coins of indo-greek kings, stone palettes representing greek mythological scenes, , small statuettes. of them purely hellenistic, others indicate evolution of greco-bactrian styles found @ ai-khanoum towards more indianized styles. example, accessories such indian ankle bracelets can found on representations of greek mythological figures such artemis.

the excavations of greek levels @ sirkap limited , made in peripheral areas, out of respect more recent archeological strata (those of indo-scythian , indo-parthian levels) , remaining religious buildings, , due difficulty of excavating extensively depth of 6 meters. results, although interesting, partial , cannot considered exhaustive. beyond this, no extensive archaeological excavation of indo-greek city has ever been done.

quantities of hellenistic artifacts , ceramics can found throughout northern india. clay seals depicting greek deities, , depiction of indo-greek king thought demetrius found @ benares.