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Drum panel with scenes of the Great Departure and Temptation of the Buddha, Limestone, India, Nagarjunakonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh — Drum panel with scenes of the Great Departure and Temptation of the Buddha
India, Nagarjunakonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
first half 3rd century CE

Tree Spirit Deity (Yakshi), Red sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura region) — Tree Spirit Deity (Yakshi)
India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura region)
1st–2nd century

Diadem with Kinnaris (Half-Bird, Half-Female Creatures), Gold inset with garnet, India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) — Diadem with Kinnaris (Half-Bird, Half-Female Creatures)
India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
9th–10th century

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

Saber with Scabbard, Steel, gold, silver, jade (nephrite), diamonds, emeralds, pearls, grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian — Saber with Scabbard
grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/1688 CE; decoration on blade, 19th century

Child Saint Sambandar, Copper alloy, India, Tamil Nadu — Child Saint Sambandar
India, Tamil Nadu
late 11th century

Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows, Painted and printed gold and silver leaf and opaque watercolor on indigo-dyed cotton, India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?) — Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows
India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?)
late 18th century

Vishnu, Sandstone, India (Punjab) — Vishnu
India (Punjab)
10th–11th century

Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil, Sandstone, India — Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil
India
10th–11th century

Patravahaka yaksha, Sandstone, India, Madhya Pradesh — Patravahaka yaksha
India, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 50 BCE

Jain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation, Marble, India (Gujarat or Rajasthan) — Jain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation
India (Gujarat or Rajasthan)
first half of the 11th century

Hanuman Conversing, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Hanuman Conversing
India (Tamil Nadu)
11th century

Buddha Offering Protection, Copper alloy, India (probably Bihar) — Buddha Offering Protection
India (probably Bihar)
late 6th–early 7th century

Crowned Buddha, Bronze inlaid with silver, lapis lazuli, and rock crystal, India (Bihar) — Crowned Buddha
India (Bihar)
10th–11th century

Standing Parvati, Copper alloy, Indian (Tamil Nadu) — Standing Parvati
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. first quarter of the 10th century

Standing Vishnu, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Standing Vishnu
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. third quarter of the 10th century

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), Copper alloy, Indian (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. 11th century

Yashoda with the Infant Krishna
, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts) — Yashoda with the Infant Krishna
India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts)
early 12th century

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

Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. late 13th century

Dagger with Scabbard, Steel, iron, gold, rubies, emeralds, glass, wood, textile, Indian, Mughal — Dagger with Scabbard
Indian, Mughal
1605–27

Enthroned Vishnu, Granulite, India — Enthroned Vishnu
India
second half of the 8th–early 9th century

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

Buddha, Limestone, India, Andhra Pradesh — Buddha
India, Andhra Pradesh
3rd century CE

Vaikuntha Vishnu, Stone, India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) — Vaikuntha Vishnu
India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
last quarter of the 8th century

Standing Vishnu as Keshava, Dasoja of Balligrama, Stone, India (Karnataka, probably Belur) — Standing Vishnu as Keshava
Dasoja of Balligrama
first quarter of the 12th century

Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi, Molded terracotta, India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal — Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi
India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal
1st century BCE

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

Taūs (mayuri), Wood, parchment, metal, feathers, Indian — Taūs (mayuri)
Indian
19th century

Sarangi, Wood, ivory, parchment, metal, Indian — Sarangi
Indian
ca. 1900

Śankh, Shell (Turbinella pyrum), brass, wax, Indian — Śankh
Indian
19th century

Sitar, Murari Adhikari Indian, Teak, ebony, metal, bone, various materials, Indian — Sitar
Murari Adhikari
1997

"A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Amir Khusrau Dihlavi Indian, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold on paper<br/>Margins: Gold on dyed paper — "A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Miskin
1597–98

"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Amir Khusrau Dihlavi Indian, Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Margins: gold on dyed paper — "Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Miskin
1597–98

Dagger with Hilt in the Form of a Blue Bull (Nilgai), Hilt: Nephrite<br/>Blade: Watered steel — Dagger with Hilt in the Form of a Blue Bull (Nilgai)
ca. 1640

Black Stork in a Landscape, Opaque watercolor on European paper — Black Stork in a Landscape
ca. 1780

Footed Bowl and Plate, Glass, opalescent white; blown, bowl with applied stem and blown applied foot, fired silver and gold decoration — Footed Bowl and Plate
first half 18th century

Goa Stone and Gold Case, Container: gold; pierced, repoussé, with cast legs and finials<br/>Goa stone: compound of organic and inorganic materials — Goa Stone and Gold Case
late 17th–early 18th century

"Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, Chitarman Indian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Chitarman
recto: dated 1627–28; verso: ca. 1530–50

Flower-Style Box with Drawers, Wood (poplar); overlaid with ebony inlaid with wood and incised, stained ivory — Flower-Style Box with Drawers
17th century