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Flavian Amphitheater (Colosseum)
Rome, 70-80 CE. ROMAN. |
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| Pantheon. Rome, c. 118-128 CE. ROMAN. |
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The Tetrarchs
c. 300 CE
Porphyry, height of figures 5’1”
Brought from Constantinople in 1204, installed at the corner of the façade of the Cathedral of Saint Mark, Venice
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The Great Stupa at Sanchi, 150-50 BCE
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Standing Buddha
Gandhara, Pakistan
Kushan Period
c. 2nd03rd Century CE
Height 7’6”
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Standing Buddha
India, Gupta Period
5th century
Red sandstone
H: 33”
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Shiva Nataraja (Shiva as Lord of the Dance)
Chola dynasty
c. 11th century
Copper alloy
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Shakyamuni and Prabhutaratna Northern Wei dynasty 518
H: 26”
Gilt bronze
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| The Western Paradise of Amitabha Buddha, detail of a wall painting in Cave 217, Dunhuang, Gansu, Tang Dynasty, c. 750 CE BUDDHIST ART IN CHINA |
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Seated Guanyin Bodhisattva,
Liao dynasty, 10th-12th century CE
Wood with paint and gold
95” height
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Great Wild Goose Pagoda at Ci’en Temple, Chang’an, Shanxi, Tang Dynasty, 645 CE
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Seated Luohan
c. 1000
Earthenware with three-color glaze
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| Ise Shrine. Last rebuilt in 1993. JAPAN |
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Hungry Tigress Jataka
Panel of the Tamamushi Shrine, Horyu-ji
Asuka period, c. 650 CE
Lacquer on wood, height 7’7”
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Womb World Mandala
To-ji, Kyoto. Heian period, late 9th century CE. Hanging scroll, colors on silk.
6’ x 5’1”
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Scene from The Tale of Genji
Heian Period, 12th century CE. Handscroll, ink and colors on paper
8 x 18”
JAPAN |
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Kunz Axe
1200-400 BCE
Jadeite
OLMEC
Were-jaguar |
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Colossal Head, La Venta
1000-600 BCE.
Basalt, height approx. 7’
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Altar 4
La Venta
1000-600 BCE, OLMEC |
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Large sunken ball court, Tonina. 699 CE. MAYA
Laid out in the shape of an H with wide “end zones” |
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Figurine of a Ballplayer
Jaina, Mexico
600-900 CE
Ceramic, height 13.5”
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Maize god
Copan, Honduras
680-750
Volcanic tuff
Height 35”
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Necklace and Bracelet
600-800
Jadeite
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Cylinder Vase with Underworld Scene (Princeton Vase)
MAYA |
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| Human Effigy Mirror-Holder |
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600-800
Wood figure and hematite mirror
13” mirror diamete
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Vessel with court scene
600-800
Ceramic, height 9”
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Figurine of Chak Chel
Jaina, Mexico
600-800 Ceramic
10” height
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Lintel 24
Yaxchilan, Mexico
c. 725
Limestone
Height 43”
Lady Xok
Shield Jaguar
MAYA |
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Lintel 25
Yaxchilan, Mexico
c. 725
Limestone
Height 43”
Lady Xok
Shield Jaguar
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