Short answers, pulled from the story.
Tapa Shotor, also known as Tape Shotor or Tapa-e-shotor meaning Camel Hill, stands near Hadda in Afghanistan. This location served as a large Sarvastivadin monastery before becoming an archaeological site today.
The first phase corresponds to Indo-Scythian king Azes II who reigned from 35 BCE to 12 BCE. Nine distinct periods span from 35 BCE to the 9th century CE under various rulers.
An all-Afghan archaeological team excavated the monastery yielding numerous sculptures within intact environments. A stupa was uncovered in the main courtyard while Kushan coinage suggested a primary 4th century CE date for the site.
Clay sculptures dated to the 2nd century CE represent what archaeologist Zemaryalai Tarzi called the missing link between Hellenistic art and later stucco works. Evidence found at Ai-Khanoum supports this connection between northern Greek traditions and southern Buddhist practices.
Three-dimensional representations like Herakles-Vajrapani holding thunderbolts were lost during Taliban destruction in 1992. Niche V2 once displayed a Tyche-like woman clutching cornucopia beside seated Buddha figures now gone forever.