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Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom
China
17th–18th century
Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
Japan
ca. 1665
Buddhist Temple Streamer (one of a pair)
China
Scenes from the Thiri Rama, the Burmese adaptation of the Ramayana
Myanmar (Burma), Yangon or Mandalay
ca. 1870–85
Temple Pendant, One of a Pair
late 19th–early 20th century
Robe for a Temple Figure
China
19th century
Temple Coat
China
1870
Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
Niiro Chōnosuke
early 20th-century copy of 8th-century original
Buddhist Temple Streamer (one of a pair)
China
Brick with inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II recording his work on Ezida, the temple of the god Nabu at Borsippa
Babylonian
ca. 604–562 BCE
Temple Pendant with Two Sirens Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Confronted Birds (back)
Kyivan Rus’
11th–12th century
Temple Pendant with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Geometric and Vegetal Motifs (back)
Kyivan Rus’
11th–12th century
Eleven-headed bodhisattva Guanyin
China
1778
Cuneiform cylinder with inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the rebuilding of the temple of the mother-goddess Ninmah/Belet-ili at Babylon
Babylonian
ca. 604–562 BC
One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Confronted Birds (front) and Human Heads (back)
Kyivan Rus’
11th–12th century
Temple Hanging (?) one of a pair
China
19th century
Temple banner with Brahmanical deities and ascetics
Nepal
early 15th century
Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
Japan
ca. 1725
Temple cloth celebrating Krishna (Picchavai) (border section)
India, Rajasthan
Late 18th century
Temple Model
Mexica (Aztec)
1400–1521
Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
Niiro Chōnosuke
early 20th-century copy of 8th-century original
Temple Pendant with Filigree Border
Kyivan Rus’
11th–12th century
Lamaist Temple Hanging
China
17th century or earlier
Cuneiform cylinder: Ehulhul inscription of Nabonidus describing his work on three temples
Babylonian
ca. 555–539 BCE
Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”
Neo-Sumerian
ca. 2090 BCE
Model of the Mahabodhi Temple
India, Bihar
12th century
Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
Japan
ca. 1725
One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)
Kyivan Rus’
11th–12th century
Cuneiform tablet: account regarding temple sheep, Ebabbar archive
Achaemenid
ca. 519 BCE
Temple Banner
China
19th century
Temple Model
Mexica (Aztec)
15th–early 16th century
Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
Japan
ca. 1725
Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
Japan
ca. 1725
Temple Pendant with Filigree Border
Kyivan Rus’
11th–12th century
Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
Japan
ca. 1725
Temple Banner
China
19th century
Temple Hanging (?) one of a pair
China
19th century
Temple Model
Mexica (Aztec)
1400–1521
Ritual bell with archaistic design, note guxi
China
1761
Temple Bracket with a Devata Standing on a Hermit Sage
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
13th century or later