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Foliate Pedestal for a Buddhist Image, Partially gilded brass, copper base, India (probably Bengal) — Foliate Pedestal for a Buddhist Image
India (probably Bengal)
late 12th century

Mahapratisara, the Buddhist Protectress, Black stone, India, Bihar — Mahapratisara, the Buddhist Protectress
India, Bihar
10th century

Panel of a Portable Buddhist Shrine with Dancer and Musician Celebrants, Ivory with traces of color, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) — Panel of a Portable Buddhist Shrine with Dancer and Musician Celebrants
India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
8th century

The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, Sandstone, Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda — The Bodhisattva Vajrapani
Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda
7th–early 8th century

Crowned Buddha, Brass, India, Ancient kingdom of Kashmir — Crowned Buddha
India, Ancient kingdom of Kashmir
9th century

Standing Buddha Offering Protection, Red sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura) — Standing Buddha Offering Protection
India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura)
late 5th century

Pair of Book Covers for a Buddhist Text, Wood with traces of paint; decorative mounts of silver with gilt semiprecious stones, and gilt-copper alloy, North India and Tibet — Pair of Book Covers for a Buddhist Text
North India and Tibet
12th century

Seated Multi-Armed Tara (The Buddhist Savioress), Bronze, India (Bihar) — Seated Multi-Armed Tara (The Buddhist Savioress)
India (Bihar)
9th century

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh — Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
ca. 1090

Panel from a Portable Shrine: The Descent of the Buddha from Trayastrimsha Heaven

, Ivory with traces of color, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) — Panel from a Portable Shrine: The Descent of the Buddha from Trayastrimsha Heaven
India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir),
7th–8th century

Shrine Relief Fragment Depicting Ashtamahabhaya Tara, the Buddhist Savioress
, Wood, India (Himachal Pradesh) — Shrine Relief Fragment Depicting Ashtamahabhaya Tara, the Buddhist Savioress
India (Himachal Pradesh)
10th–11th century

Tile with Impressed Figures of Emaciated Ascetics and Couples Behind Balconies, Terracotta, India (ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan) — Tile with Impressed Figures of Emaciated Ascetics and Couples Behind Balconies
India (ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan)
5th–6th century

The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript, Mahavihara Master, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India, West Bengal or Bangladesh — The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript
Mahavihara Master
early 12th century

Naga attendant holding a fly whisk, Limestone, India, probably Goli, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh — Naga attendant holding a fly whisk
India, probably Goli, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
ca. 3rd century CE

Dharma-wheel pilaster (dharmacakrastambha), Limestone, Andhra Pradesh, possibly Ghantasala, Krishna district — Dharma-wheel pilaster (dharmacakrastambha)
Andhra Pradesh, possibly Ghantasala, Krishna district
ca. early 3rd century CE

Buddha Preaching the First Sermon at Sarnath, Black stone, India (Bihar, probably Nalanda) — Buddha Preaching the First Sermon at Sarnath
India (Bihar, probably Nalanda)
11th century

Female Worshipper in Front of a Column Support, Bronze, India — Female Worshipper in Front of a Column Support
India
1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Crowned Bodhisattva, Sandstone, North India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura) — Crowned Bodhisattva
North India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura)
3rd–early 4th century

The Bodhisattva Vajrasattva, Brass with silver inlay, India, Kashmir — The Bodhisattva Vajrasattva
India, Kashmir
8th century

Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom, Brass, India (Himachal Pradesh) — Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom
India (Himachal Pradesh)
10th century

The Conversion and Ordination of Nanda, Limestone, India (Andhra Pradesh, Goli) — The Conversion and Ordination of Nanda
India (Andhra Pradesh, Goli)
3rd century

Eight Great Events Stele, Stone, Eastern India (Bihar) — Eight Great Events Stele
Eastern India (Bihar)
11th–12th century

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