Religious Art and Architecture Review

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering key religious and secular art, architecture, and artifacts across India, Pakistan, South East Asia, and Japan.

Male Figure from Mohenjo-Daro

An artifact associated with Hinduism, dated to $2600–1900$ BC, located in Pakistan.

Seal (Indus Valley)

A religious artifact from Pakistan associated with Hinduism, dated to $2600–1900$ BC.

Public Bath / Water Storage Well at Mohenjo Daro

A Hindu-associated spiritual and civic structure in Pakistan, dated to $2600–1900$ BC.

Stupa of Sanchi

A Buddhist monument in India constructed approximately in $150$ BC.

Torana

The elaborate gateways of the Sanchi Stupa in India, associated with Buddhism from c. $150$ BC.

Yakshi

The Goddess of Fertility represented at the Sanchi Stupa in India, Buddhist, dated c. $150$ BC.

Chaitya Hall, Karli

A Buddhist prayer hall in India dated to approximately $80$ BC.

Chaitya Hall, Ajanta

A Buddhist complex in India dated to approximately $450$ AD.

Seated Buddha of Sarnath

A Buddhist sculpture from India created around $550$ AD.

Gandhara Buddha

A Buddhist sculpture from the $1\text{st}–3\text{rd}$ Century AD, located in the Gandhara region (modern-day Pakistan/Afghanistan).

Mathura Buddha

A Buddhist sculpture from India dating to the $2\text{nd}$ Century AD.

Boar Avatar of Vishnu Rescuing Earth (Udayagiri)

A Hindu religious sculpture at Udayagiri, India, from the $5\text{th}$ Century AD.

Elura Temple (Monolithic)

A monolithic Hindu temple in India built in $580$ AD.

Mahabalipuram Temple

A Hindu temple structure in India dated to $670$ AD.

Vishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho

A Hindu temple in India dating to $1000$ AD.

Sri Yantra / Vishnu Mandala

A traditional Hindu sand mandala from India.

Gopura Temple, Madurai

A Hindu temple structure in India from the $17\text{th}$ Century AD.

Hindu Temple, Marabastad

A Hindu temple in Pretoria, South Africa, built in $1930$.

Harihara Sculpture

A Hindu religious sculpture from Cambodia dating to the early $7\text{th}$ Century.

Death of Buddha, Gal Vihara

A Buddhist monument located in Sri Lanka, dated to the $11\text{th}–12\text{th}$ Century AD.

Borobudur Monument

A large Buddhist monument in Indonesia dated to c. $800$ AD.

Qutb Minar

An Islamic monument in India completed in $1311$ AD.

Taj Mahal

An Islamic mausoleum in India built between $1632–1647$ AD.

Parliamentary Building, New Delhi

A secular building in India dating to $1930$.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa

A secular art piece by Hokusai from $1833$, Japan.