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Winnowing Scoop
664–525 B.C.

Relief from the Tomb of Nespekashuty
656–650 BC

Jug
300 BC–100 AD

Bowl
1–100

Jug with pinched trefoil rim
1–200

Cup
1st–2nd century

Buddha Shakyamuni granting boons
India, Nelakondapalli, Khammam District, Telangana
late 5th–6th century CE

Crowned Buddha
India, Ancient kingdom of Kashmir
9th century

Dome panel depicting a royal worshipper
India, Amaravati Great Stupa, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
second half 1st century CE

Pillar abacus: elephants venerating the Rāmagrāma stupa
India, Amaravati Great Stupa, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
late 1st century CE

Vajrapani Attends the Buddha at His First Sermon
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 2nd century

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

Torana architrave with lion makara
India, Phanigiri, Suryapet District, Telangana
3rd–4th century CE

Torana architrave with elephant makara
India, Phanigiri, Suryapet District, Telangana
3rd–4th century CE

Standing Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 3rd–4th century

Inscribed Stele
3rd–12th century

Leather Shoe with Gilded Medallions
2nd–9th century

Leather Shoe with Gilded Medallions
2nd–9th century

The Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 3rd century

Standing Monk
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
3rd century

Veneration of the flaming pillar
India, Nagarjunakonda, possibly Stupa Site 6, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
late 3rd century CE

Head of a man, probably a yaksha
India, Phanigiri, Suryapet district, Telangana
late 3rd–4th century CE

Leather Shoe with Gilded Decoration
4th–7th century

Leather Shoe with Gilded Decoration
4th–7th century

Door Guardian (Dvarapala)
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 4th century

Torso of a Bodhisattva
Sahri-Bahlol Workshop
ca. 5th century

Stele of Apa Shenoute
5th–6th century

Relief of a Stylite Saint
5th–6th century

Painting of Holy Men
Byzantine (Egypt)
5th–6th century

Portable Shrine with the Buddha Shakyamuni Preaching his First Sermon
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
5th–6th century

Torso of Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara
Southern India
ca. 6th century

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

Fragment of Archivolt
6th–7th century

6th–7th century

Fragment of Molding
6th–7th century

Capital
6th–7th century

Fragmentary Stele with Orant Monk
6th–7th century

Woven Mat
Coptic
500–600

Monk Holding a Lotus
China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region)
ca. 6th–7th century

Buddha Granting Boons
Northern India (Uttar Pradesh, Sarnath)
first half of the 6th century