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Art of Asia
photos of architecture and art of Asia from the 4th- 12th centuries CE
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Angkor Wat

Patron: Suryavarman II

Cambodia, 12th c. CE

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Angkor Wat

Patron: Suryavarman II

Cambodia, 12th c. CE

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Colossal Buddha

Stone, 175'

Bamiyan, Afghanistan

4th-5th c. CE

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Colossal Buddha close up

Stone, 175'

Bamiyan, Afghanistan

4th-5th c. CE

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"Big Temple" or Brihadeshvara Temple

Patron: Raja Raja the Great

Thanjavur, India

1010 CE

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Borobudur Temple

Java

ca. 9th c. CE

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Borobudur Temple second view

Java

ca. 9th c. CE

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Buddhist Memorial Stela

Limestone, 7'

Six Dynasties Period

554 CE

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Cremation of the Buddha

Fresco

Xinjiang, China

ca. 6th c. CE

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Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion

Thailand (but Cambodian style)

ca. 8th c. CE

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Goa Gadjah (Elephant's Cave)

Javanese, Bali

11th c. CE

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Horyu-ji pagoda 

Asuka Period, Japan

7th c. CE


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Horyu-ji Temple

Asuka Period, Japan

7th c. CE

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Interior of Chaitya Hall

Chunar Sandstone

Gupta Period: Ajanta, India

late 5th c. CE

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Krishna Dancing on the Serpent Kaliya

Bronze, 34.5" high

Tamil Nadu, India

11th c. CE

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Krishna Govardhana

Gray Limestone, 8' High

Cambodia

ca. 500-600 CE

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Mahakala with Companions

Thangka

ink, color and gold on cotton

Tibet

ca. 1450 CE

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Nagaraja with his queen

Exterior niche, cave 19

late 5th c. CE

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Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance)

Copper

Chola Period, India

11th c. CE

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The Descent of the Ganges

granite, 96' long by 43' high

Mahamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India

7th- 8th c. CE

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The First Sermon

chunar sandstone

Gupta Period, India

ca. 475 CE

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The Pandava (Five) Rathas

Mahamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India

early 7th c. CE

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The Pandava (Five) Rathas

second view

Mahamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India

early 7th c. CE

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Altar

Painted and gilded clay sculptures, dry fresco

Dunhuang, China

Tang Dynasty 

8th c. CE (colorplate 12)

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Pattini Devi

Gilded Copper, h. 57"

Eastern Sri Lanka

7th- 10th c. CE

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