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Water Pipe Top
19th century

Stupa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Tara
India, Bihar
12th century

Enthroned Preaching Buddha
India (Bihar)
late 9th century

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

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnapramita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India, Bihar or West Bengal
12th century

Spittoon
early 19th century

Fragment of a lion capital
India, Masarh, Shahabad district, Bihar
4th–3rd century BCE

Head of a Bodhisattva
India (Bihar, Nalanda)
7th–8th century

Vishnu Flanked by His Personified Attributes
India (Bihar)
early 9th century

Chalice
India (Bihar)
9th–10th century

White Tara, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Seated Buddha Reaching Enlightenment, Flanked by Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya
India, Bihar, Nalanda monastery
late 10th–11th century

Mold depicting a charioteer and archer
India, Pataliputra, Bihar
ca. 200 BCE

Standing Vishnu with His Consorts, Lakshmi and Sarasvati
India (Bihar)
ca. second half of the 11th century

Crowned Buddha
India (Bihar)
10th–11th century

Bodhisattva Manjushri, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Female figurine
India, Patna, Bihar
3rd–2nd century BCE

Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess
India (probably Bihar),
10th century

Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha
Eastern India, Bihar, probably Gaya district
second half of the 9th century

Railing pillar with lotus medallions and Jataka scenes
India, Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar
late 1st century BCE

Banya (drum)
Indian (north)
late 19th century

Bodhisattva Manjushri, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnapramita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Head of a Bodhisattva
India (Bihar, Nalanda)
7th–8th century

Chakrasamvara in Sexual Union with His Consort, Vajravarahi, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Dharmachakra
India, Chausa, Shahabad district, Bihar
ca. 200 CE

Votive Stupa with Four Buddhas
India, Bihar
10th–11th century

Bodhisattva Padmapani, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Meditating Buddha with Alms Bowl Enthroned in a Foliated Niche
India (Bihar)
ca. late 10th–early 11th century

Manjuvajra, an Esoteric Manifestation of Manjushri
Eastern India, Bihar
11th–12th century; base sealed later in Tibet

Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Marichi, the Goddess of Dawn, with Seven Pigs
India (Bihar)
11th–12th century

Eight Great Events in the Life of the Buddha: Folios and Covers from a Pancaraksha Manuscript
Bihar, eastern India
dated 1156–1157

Buddha Offering Protection (Abhaya Mudra), Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Female figurine
India, Patna, Bihar
3rd–2nd century BCE

Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

The Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura Mardini)
India (Bihar)
ca. 11th century