Works of Art (77)
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Figure (Hampatong), 19th–early 20th century,
Ngadju or Ot Danum people, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia,
Wood (1988.124.3) |
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Finial from a Ritual Staff (Tungkot Malehat), 19th–early 20th century,
Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia,
Copper alloy, resin (1988.143.141) |
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Knife Sheath, late 19th–early 20th century,
Paiwan people, Taiwan,
Wood, paint, metal, fiber (1990.307) |
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Man's Grave Marker (Sunduk), early to mid-20th century,
Bajau people, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines,
Wood (1990.338a,b) |
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Mask, 19th–early 20th century,
Probably Timor-Leste (East Timor),
Wood, fiber, traces of paint, lime, and hair (2000.444) |
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Puppet Head (Si Gale-gale), late 19th–early 20th century,
Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia,
Wood, brass, lead alloy, water buffalo horn, pigment (1987.453.6)
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Ritual Seat for a Noble (Osa'osa), 19th century,
Ono Niha people, Gomo and Tae River area, Central region, Nias Island, Indonesia,
Stone (1988.125.1) |
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Ardhanarishvara (Composite of Shiva and Parvati), Pre-Angkor period, 7th–8th century,
Cambodia,
Bronze (1993.387.4) |
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Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion Seated in Royal Ease, Angkor period, Khmer style of Banteay Srei, fourth quarter of 10th–first quarter of 11th century, Cambodia or Thailand, Bronze with silver inlay (1992.336) |
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Buddha sheltered by a naga, Angkor period, 12th century, Cambodia, Bronze (1987.424.19ab) |
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Buddha, Gupta period, second half of 6th century, India (probably Bihar), Bronze (69.222) |
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Buddhist Guardian Mahabala, Eastern Javanese period, 11th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze (1995.570.4) |
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Bust of Hevajra, Angkor period, Khmer style of the Bayon, late 12th–early 13th century, Cambodia, Stone (36.96.4) |
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Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil, 10th–11th century, India, Madhya Pradesh, Sandstone (1989.121) |
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Deified king (?), Angkor period, second half of 11th century; Khmer style of the Baphuon, Cambodia, Gilt bronze with silver inlay (1988.355) |
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Fasting Siddhartha, Kushan period, ca. 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist (1987.218.5) |
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Fierce Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom, 10th century, Nepal, Gilt copper alloy with color and gold paint (1982.220.13) |
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Four deities from a Vajradhatu (Diamond World) Mandala, Eastern Javanese period, fourth quarter of 10th–first half of 11th century, Indonesia (Java, Nganjuk), Bronze (1987.142.5, 7-9) |
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Four-armed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, ca. second quarter of 8th century, Prakhon Chai, Buriram Province, Thailand, Bronze with silver and black glass or obsidian inlay in eyes (67.234) |
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Goddess Durga as Slayer of the Buffalo-Demon Mahisha (Mahishasuramardini), 14th–15th century, Nepal, Gilt copper alloy, inlaid with semiprecious stones (1986.498) |
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Great Teacher Marpa, early 12th century, Tibet, Bronze with copper and silver inlays and gold plugs (1995.176) |
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Head of a Buddha, second half of 6th century,
Angkor Borei, Cambodia,
Stone (2005.512) |
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Head of Krishna(?), Si Thep style, 7th century,
Thailand (Phetchabun Province),
Stone (1993.201) |
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Kneeling female, Angkor period, second half of 11th century; Khmer style of the Baphuon, Cambodia, Bronze with silver inlay and traces of gold (1972.147) |
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Krishna on Garuda, Central Javanese period, second half of 9th century, Java, Indonesia, Bronze (1992.135) |
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Linga with One Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Mon-Dvaravati period, 7th–early 8th century,
Thailand (Phetchabun Province, Si Thep),
Stone (1994.510) |
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Loving couple (mithuna), Eastern Ganga dynasty, 13th century, Orissa, India, Ferruginous stone (1970.44) |
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Mater Dolorosa (Mourning Virgin), 18th century, Sino-Spanish, Wood with pigments, gilding, ivory, and silver (2002.133a,b) |
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Model of a stupa (Buddhist shrine), ca. 4th century, Pakistan, ancient region of Gandhara, Bronze (1985.387ab) |
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Panjara Mahakala, late 14th–early 15th century, Tibet, Steatite with color and gilding (L.1994.6.5) |
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Seated arhat (Buddhist saint), 14th century, Tibet, Stone with color (1994.93) |
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Seated Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Anuradhapura period, ca. late 7th–first half of 8th century, Sri Lanka, Bronze (1987.142.65) |
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Seated Buddha Akshobhya (?), the Imperturbable Buddha of the East, 9th–10th century, Tibet, Gilt copper (1995.106) |
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Seated Buddha Amoghasiddhi, the Transcendent Buddha of the North, late 10th–early 11th century, India (Himachal Pradesh, ancient kingdoms of Tibet), Silver and bronze with copper inlay and traces of gold foil (1984.211) |
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Seated Buddha, 15th century; Sukhothai style, Thailand, Bronze (2002.131) |
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Seated Buddha, 8th–early 9th century,
Burma; Pyu kingdom,
Bronze (2006.53) |
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Seated Crowned and jeweled Buddha, Pala period, late 10th century; Kurkihar style, Bihar, India, Bronze with silver, lapis lazuli, and rock-crystal inlays (1993.311 ab) |
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Seated female ascetic, Eastern Javanese period, 15th–16th century, Indonesia (Java), Majapahit kingdom, Bronze (1997.435) |
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Seated four-armed Vishnu, Pandya dynasty, second half of 8th–early 9th century, Tamil Nadu, India, Granite (1984.296) |
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Seated Ganesha, ca. 15th century; Sukhothai or Lan Na style, Thailand, Bronze (1983.512) |
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Seated Jain Tirthankara, Solanki period, ca. first half 11th century, India, Gujarat or Rajasthan, White marble (1992.131) |
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Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, Central Javanese period, ca. late 9th century, Indonesia, Java, Bronze (1987.142.23) |
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Seated warrior with bow, ca. 4th century, Pakistan or Afghanistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Stucco (1991.132) |
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Shaiva saint, Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Chola period, ca. late 13th century, Tamil Nadu, India, Copper alloy (1982.220.11) |
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Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), Chola period, ca. 11th century, Tamil Nadu, India, Copper alloy (1987.80.1) |
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Shiva as Sadashiva or Mahesha, Chola period, 10th century, Tamil Nadu, India, Granite (27.79) |
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Shiva seated with Uma (Uma-Maheshvaramurti), 11th century, Nepal, Copper alloy (1987.218.1) |
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Standing Amoghapasa Lokeshvara, 14th–15th century, Nepal, Wood with traces of gesso and color (1982.247) |
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Standing boar, Eastern Javanese period, ca. 14th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze (1987.142.259) |
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Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 9th–10th century, Nepal, Copper alloy with gilding and color (1982.220.12) |
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Standing Bodhisattva Padmapani, 11th–12th century, Nepal, Gilt copper alloy, inlaid with semiprecious stones (1982.220.2) |
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Standing bodhisattva, 8th–9th century, Nepal, Gilt copper alloy (1981.59) |
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Standing Brahma, Angkor period, ca. first quarter of 10th century; Khmer style of the Bakheng, Cambodia, Stone (36.96.3) |
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Standing Buddha, 8th–9th century; Mon style, Thailand, Bronze with high tin content, or silver alloy (1993.387.6) |
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Standing Buddha, ca. 6th century, Pakistan, ancient region of Gandhara, Bronze (1981.188ab) |
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Standing Buddha, Gupta period, 5th century, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Mottled red sandstone (1979.6) |
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Standing Buddha, Pagan period, 12th–13th century, Burma, Bronze with silver inlay (1993.235.1) |
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Standing Buddha, Polonnaruva period, 11th–12th century, Sri Lanka, Gilt bronze (1993.387.8) |
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Standing Buddha, probably Shakyamuni, 5th–6th century, Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, India, Bronze (1998.414) |
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Standing female deity, probably Durga, Pre-Angkor period, Prasat Andet style, ca. last quarter of 7th–beginning of 8th century, Cambodia, Stone (2000.531) |
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Standing four-armed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, ca. 9th century; Peninsular or Shrivijaya style, Thailand, Bronze (1982.64) |
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Standing Four-armed goddess Durga, late 9th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Stone (1984.488) |
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Standing four-armed Vishnu, Pre-Angkor period, ca. second half of 7th century, Vietnam (Mekong Delta area), Stone (1992.53) |
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Standing Ganesha, Pre-Angkor period, Prasat Andet style, second half of 7th century,
Cambodia,
Stone (1982.220.7) |
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Standing Hanuman, Chola period, 11th century, Tamil Nadu, India, Copper Alloy (1982.220.9) |
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Standing Hari-Hara, Pre-Angkor period, Prasat Andet style, late 7th–early 8th century,
Cambodia or Vietnam,
Stone (1977.241) |
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Standing Jain tirthankara, Chalukya period, 9th century, Karnataka or Tamil Nadu, India, Copper alloy (1995.423) |
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Standing Parvati, Chola period, ca. first quarter of 10th century, Tamil Nadu, India, Copper alloy (57.51.3) |
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Standing Shiva or temple guardian (dvarapala), ca. first half of 10th century; Cham style of Khoung My or Mi Son, Vietnam (Champa), Stone (1987.478) |
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Standing Tara, 14th century, Nepal, Gilt copper alloy with color, inlaid with semiprecious stones (66.179) |
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Standing Vajrapani, Licchavi period, 6th–7th century, Nepal, Copper alloy (L.1993.51.5) |
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Standing Vishnu, 10th century Nepal Gilt copper alloy (1986.501.8) |
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Top of a bell in the form of a demon king or guardian, Eastern Javanese period, ca. second half of 12th–early 13th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze (1987.142.17) |
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Torso of a standing bodhisattva, Kushan period, ca. late 1st–2nd century, Pakistan, ancient region of Gandhara, Schist (1995.419) |
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Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, 18th century, Hispano-Philippine, Ivory, partly polychromed and gilded, with glass eyes and silver halo (64.164.243) |
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Vishnu as Para Vasudeva–Narayana, last quarter of 8th century, ndia (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Stone (1991.301) |
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Yashoda and Krishna, Vijayanagar period, ca. early 14th century, India (perhaps Karnataka), Copper alloy (1982.220.8) |
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Thematic Essays (10)
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