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| Interior of the Chaitya hall, Karle, India, ca. 50 ce. |
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| Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan, ca. 2600-1900 BCE. |
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| Robed male figure, from Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan, ca. 2000-1900 BCE. Steatite, 6 7/8'' high. National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi |
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| Nude male torso, from Harappa, Pakistan, ca. 2000-1900 BCE Red Sandstone, 3 3/4'' high. National Museum, New Delhi |
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| Seal with seated figure in yogic posture, from Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan, ca. 2300-1750 BCE. Steatite coated with alkali and baked, 1 3/8'' x 1 3/8''. National Museum, New Delhi |
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| Lion capital of the column erected by Ashoka at Sarnath, India, ca. 250 BCE. Polished sandstone, 7' high. Archaeological Museum, Sarnath |
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| view from the south of the Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, third century BCE to first century CE |
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| Yakshi, detail of the east torna, Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, mid-first century BCE to early first century CE. Sandstone, 5' high |
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| Meditating Buddha, from Gandhara, Pakistan, second century CE. Gray schist, 3' 7 1/2'' high. National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh |
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| The life and death of the Buddha, frieze from Gandhara, Pakistan, second century CE. Schist, 2' 2 3/8'' x 9' 6 1/8''. Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (a) birth at Lumbini, (b) enlightenment at Bodh Gaya, (c) first sermon at Sarnath, (d) death at Kushinagara |
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| Buddha seated on lion throne, from Mathura, India, second century CE. Red sandstone, 2' 3 1/2'' high. Archaeological Museum, Muttra |
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| Seated Buddha preaching first sermon, from Sarnath, India, second half of fifth century. Tan sandstone, 5' 3'' high. Archaeological Museum, Sarnath |
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| Interior of cave 19, Ajanta, India, second half of fifth century. |
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| Bodhisattva Padmapani, detail of a wall painting in cave 1, Ajanta, India, second half of fifth century |
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Boar avatar of Vishnu rescuing the earth, Cave 5
Udayagiri, India
early fifth century
relief approx. 22' x 13'; Vishnu 12' 8" high |
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Dancing Shiva
rock-cut relief in cave temple
Badami, India
late sixth century |
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Shiva as Mahadeva, Cave 1
Elephanta, India
ca. 550-575
Basalt, Shiva 17' 10" high
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Vishnu Temple
Deogarh, India
early sixth century
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Vishnu asleep on the serpent Ananta, detail of facade of the Vishnu Temple
Deogarh, India
early sixth century
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Rock-cut temples
Mamallapuram, India
second half of seventh century
From left to right
Dharmaraja, Bhina, Arjuna, and Draupadi rathas
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Rajarajeshwara Temple
Thanjavur, India
ca. 1010 |
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Vishvanatha Temple
Khajuraho, India
ca. 1000
(view looking northwest and plan) |
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Sculptures on temple wall, Vishvanatha Temple
Khajuraho, India
ca. 1000 |
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Shiva as Nataraja
bronze in the Naltunai Ishvaram Temple
Punjai, India
ca. 1000 |
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Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana), Gal Vihara
Near Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
11th to 12th century
Granulite, Buddha approx. 46' long |
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Borobudur
Java, Indonesia
ca. 800 |
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Harihara
from Prasat Andet, Cambodia
early seventh century
Stone, 6' 3" high |
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Vishnu lying on the cosmic ocean
from Mebon temple on island in Western Baray, Angkor, Cambodia
11th century
Bronze, approx. 8' long |
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Angkor Wat
Angkor, Cambodia
first half of 12th century |
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King Suryavarman II holding court, lowest gallery, south side
Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia
first half of 12th century
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Bayon
Angkor Thom, Cambodia
ca. 1200 |
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