Soldiers, from the mausoleum of Emperor Shihuangdi, Qin Dynasty, c. 210 BCE, earthenware (terra-cotta)  

Bowl, from Bampo. Neolithic period. Yangshao culture, 5000-4000 BCE. Painted pottery, 7” height.

Cong. Neolithic period. Liangzhu culture, 3200 – 2200 BCE. Jade.    

Guang  (Covered Ritual Vessel with Tiger and Owl). Shang Dynasty, 13^th century BCE. Cast bronze.

Set of Bells. From tomb of Marquis Yi, Zeng. Zhou dynasty, 433 BCE. Bronze with bronze and timber frame, frame. 

Painted Banner from the tomb of the Marquess of Dai. Han dynasty, c. 160 BCE. Colors on silk. 

Incense Burner from the tomb of Prince Liu Sheng. Han Dynasty, 113 BCE. Bronze with gold inlay. 

Tomb Model of a House, Eastern Han Dynasty., 1^st – mid 2^nd century CE, Painted earthenware. 

Detail from a rubbing of a stone relief in the Wu family shrine.  Han dynasty. 151 CE. 

Detail of Admonitions of the Imperial Instructress to Court Ladies (Lady Feng and the Bear).  Six Dynasties period. Handscroll, ink and colors on silk. 

Wang Xizhi. Portion of a Letter from the Feng Ju Album. Six Dynasties Period, mid-4^th century CE. Ink on paper. 

Seated Buddha, Cave 20, Yungang.  Northern Wei Dynasty, c. 460 CE. Stone, height 45’.

The Western Paradise of Amitabha Buddha. Detail of a wall painting in Cave 217., Dunhuang. Tang Dynasty, c. 750 CE.

Nanchan Temple, Wutaishan. Tang Dynasty, 782 CE.

Great Wild Goose Pagoda at Ci’en Temple, Chang’an.  Tang Dynasty, first erected 645 CE, rebuilt mid 8^th century CE. 

Two Equestrian Figures. Tang Dynasty, first half 8^th century CE. Molded reddish-buff earthenware with painted pigments over white ground. 

Fan Kuan. Travelers Among Mountains and Streams. Northern Song Dynasty, early 11^th century CE. Hanging scroll. Ink and colors on silk. 

Xu Daoning. Section of Fishing in a Mountain Stream. Northern Song Dynasty, mid 11^th century CE. Handscroll, ink on silk. 

Zhang Zeduan. Section of Spring Festival on the River. Northern Song Dynasty, late 11^th century – early 12^th century CE. Handscroll, ink and colors on silk. 

Ashokan Pillar c. 246 BCE

Seal Impressions, Indus Valley civilization, c. 2500-1500 BCE, Steatite

Torso of a Priest King, Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley civilization, c.2600 – 1900 BCE. Steatite

Lion capital, From Ashokan Pillar,Sarnath, India. Maurya Period, c. 250 BCE. Polished sandstone

Great Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India. Founded 3^rd century BCE. Enlarged 150-50 BCE

Yakshi Bracket Figure, east Torana of the Great Stupa at Sanchi. Stone

Chaitya Hall at Karle, India, 1^st century BCE – 1^st century CE. Live Rock.

Standing Buddha, from Gandhara, Pakistan. Kushan Period, c. 2^nd-3^rd century. Schist.

Buddha and Attendants, Mathura, India, Kushan period, c. late 1^st – early 2^nd century CE. Red sandstone

Standing Buddha. Gupta period. India, 474 CE. Chunar sandstone

Standing Buddha. Bamiyan, Afganistan. c. 5^th century CE. Cliff face. 

Bodhisattva. Detail of a wall painting in Cave 1, Ajanta, India. c. 475 CE.

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

Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters. From Vishnu Temple, Deogarh. Stone. C. 530 CE.

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

 Eternal Shiva. Rock-cut relief in Elephanta Cave. mid 6^th century.

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

Descent of the Ganges relief. Mamallapuram. India, Pallava period. c. mid 7^th century, Granite. 

Shiva Nataraja. From Thanjavur. Chola dynasty. 12 century CE> Bronze.

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho. India. c. 1000 CE

Erotic couples. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho.

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

Borobudur. Central Java. Indonesia. C. 1800 CE. , and 9-31 detail from relief

Angkor Vat, Angkor. Cambodia, 12 century CE with relief detail. 

Angkor Vat, Angkor. Cambodia, 12 century CE with relief detail.