Asian Art: India

Figurine of a Mother Goddess, 2600- 1900 BCE. Terra-cotta. Jewelry shows some type of royalty.

Figurine of a Dancing Girl, 2500 BCE., Bronze.

Torso of a Priest King 2600 - 1900 BCE., White low fired steatite

Male Figure, 2600-1900 BCE., Red sandstone.

Lion Capital from an Ashokan Column, 250 BCE, sandstone.

Meditating Buddha, from Gandhara, Pakistan, 2nd century CE. Gray schist stone.

Buddha Seated on Lion Throne, from Mathura, India, 2nd century CE. Red sandstone.

Bracket of a Woman and a Mango Tree, 50-25 BCE, East gateway, stupa 1 Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh

Royal Woman or Goddess, 200 BCE, Molded tera-cotta plaque

Standing Figure of Buddha, 2nd-3rd Century CE. Schist.

Jina. 2nd-3rd century CE. Sandstone.

Jina with attendants. 500 CE. Sandstone.

Bodhisattva maitreya, Kushan period, 3rd century CE, Schist.

Shiva Relief, 535-550 CE, South wall of the great cave Elephanta, Maharashtra.

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Gupta Period, first half of the 5th century, sandstone

Shiva as the lord of dance, Chola period, 11th century, copper alloy

Vishnu, Gupta Period, late 4th early 5th century, Sandstone.

Krishna killing the demon horse keshi. Gupta Period, 5th century. Terra-cotta.

Vishnu Reclining on the serpent ananta, 530, Sandstone.

Durga Killing the buffalo demon mahisha, 8th century, Sandstone.

Dancing Ganesh, 10th century, Mottled red sandstone

Jahangir Preferring a Sulfi Shakyh to Kings, mughal Dynasty 1615 - 1618, opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

Rustam Kills the White Div, 1425-1450, folio

Shiva as Mahadeva (Great God), cave 1, Elephanta Cave India, 550-575.

Standing Buddha. Gupta period, 319-500, Mottled Red Sandstone.

Buddha, Gupta period, first half of the 5th century, Sandstone.

Tara, 8th century, cast and gilded bronze.

Taj Mahal, 1631-1645, white marble

Assad Ibn Kariba Launches a night attack on the camp of Malik Iraj, 1564-1569, Ink, opaque water color, and gold on cloth on mounted paper  

Krishna holds up mount govardhan to shelter the villagers of braj, 1590-1595, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper  

Muhammad Shah in a Palanquin, Mughal dynasty 1730-1740, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper 

Europeans bring gifts to shah Jahan, 1657, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper  

Qutb Mosque, 1192

Panch Mahal, Mid 16th century

Carpet with Pattern of Scrolling vines and animals, 1625, wool pile on cotton warp and cotton weft

Wine cu of shah jahan, 1657, White nephrite jade

Writing box, 1587, lacquered teak and mother of pearl