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Ashokan Pillar. Maurya period, c. 246 BCE.

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Page 1: Ashokan Pillar. Maurya period, c. 246 BCE.. Seal Impressions (a., d. horned animal; b. buffalo; c. sacrificial rite to a goddess (?); e. yogi; f. three-headed

Ashokan Pillar. Maurya period, c. 246 BCE.

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Seal Impressions (a., d. horned animal; b. buffalo; c. sacrificial rite to a goddess (?); e. yogi; f. three-headed animal.).

c. 2500–1500 BCE. Each seal approx. 1 ¼” × 1 ¼”.

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South and Southeast Asia.

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Large Water Tank, Mohenjo-Daro. c. 2600–1900 BCE.

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Torso of a “Priest-King”. c. 2600–1900 BCE. Height 6 7/8”.

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Torso. c. 2600–1900 BCE. Height 3 3/4”.

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Female Figure Holding a Fly-Whisk. Probably Maurya period, c. 250 BCE. Height 5’ 4 1/4”.

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Lion Capital. Maurya period, c. 250 BCE. Height 7’.

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Great Stupa, Sanchi. Founded 3rd century BCE, enlarged c. 150–50 BCE.

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Relief from East Gateway of the Great Stupa, Sanchi. Early Andhra period, mid 1st century BCE.

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Yakshi Bracket Figure. Height approx. 60”.

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Stupa; Southern-Style Temple; Northern-Style Temple (Line Drawings).

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Chaitya Hall, Karle. 1st century BCE–1st century CE.

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Standing Buddha. Kushan period, c. 2nd–3rd century CE. Height 7’ 6”.

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Mudras.

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Buddha and Attendants. Kushan period, c. late 1st–early 2nd century CE. Height 27 1/4”.

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Siddhartha in the Palace. Later Andhra period, c. 3rd century CE.

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Standing Buddha. Gupta period, 474 CE. Height 6’ 4”.

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Standing Buddha. c. 5th century CE.

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Bodhisattva. Vakataka Dynasty, c. 475 CE.

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Vishnu Temple, Deogarh. Gupta Dynasty, c. 530 CE.

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Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters. c. 530 CE. Height approx. 5'.

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Cave-Temple of Shiva, Elephanta. Post-Gupta period, mid 6th century CE.

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Eternal Shiva. Mid 6th century CE. Height approx. 11’.

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Dharmaraja Ratha, Mamallapuram. Pallava period, c. mid 7th century CE.

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Descent of the Ganges Relief. Pallava period, c. mid 7th century CE. Height approx. 209”.

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Shiva Nataraja. Chola Dynasty, 12th century CE. Height 32”.

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Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho. Chandella Dynasty, c. 1000 CE.

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Erotic Couples on Wall of Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho. Height of sculptures approx. 3’ 3”.

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Rajarajeshvara Temple of Shiva, Thanjavur . Chola Dynasty, 1003–1010 CE.

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Rajaraja I and His Teacher. Chola Dynasty, c. 1010 CE.

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Buddha Maitreya. 8th century CE. 38”.

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Buddha Shakyamuni. Mon Dvaravati period, 9th century CE.

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Plan of Borobudur.

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Borobudur. c. 800 CE.

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Maya Riding to Lumbini.

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Angkor Vat. 12th century CE.

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Vishnu Churning the Ocean of Milk.

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Parinirvana of the Buddha. 11th–12th century CE.