The main Gandharan collection of the Peshawar Museum recovered from the excavations of the Archaeological Survey of India, Frontier Circle during 1902 to 1941 and donations from the public as well as purchases. These sculptures mainly come from the sites of Sahri Bahlol (1906-26), TakhttBahi (1907-13), Jamal Garhi (1921-24) in District Mardan, Shah-ji-ki-Dheri (1908-10) in District Peshawar and Palatu Dheri (1902-03), Ghaz Dheri (1902-03), Mamane Dheri, Akhun Dheri, Ibrahimzai, Utmanzai, Hamid Garhi Turangzai, Bala Hisar and Sheikhan Dheri (1941) in District Charsadda.