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Buddha Seated in Meditation, Copper alloy with gilding, Sri Lanka. western regions — Buddha Seated in Meditation
Sri Lanka. western regions
16th century

Buddha Expounding the Dharma, Copper alloy, Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura) — Buddha Expounding the Dharma
Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura)
late 8th century

Buddha, Copper alloy with gilding, Sri Lanka, Kandy district — Buddha
Sri Lanka, Kandy district
18th century

Jewel casket, Ivory with silver gilt mounts, gilded metal lining, finial with garnet in gold setting, Sri Lanka, Kandy — Jewel casket
Sri Lanka, Kandy
mid-17th century

Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Bronze, Sri Lanka — Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Sri Lanka
ca. late 7th–first half of the 8th century

Head of a Deity, Terracotta, Sri Lanka — Head of a Deity
Sri Lanka
ca. 5th–6th century

Avalokiteshvara, The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Bronze, Sri Lanka — Avalokiteshvara, The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Sri Lanka
ca. 9th century

Buddha Offering Protection, Copper alloy with gilding, Sri Lanka, central plateau — Buddha Offering Protection
Sri Lanka, central plateau
10th century

Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara, Bronze with high tin content, Sri Lanka — Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara
Sri Lanka
ca. 8th century

Architect's Plummet, Copper alloy, iron armature, Sri Lanka, Pollonnaruva — Architect's Plummet
Sri Lanka, Pollonnaruva
ca. 12th century

Jambhala, God of Riches, Copper alloy, Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura — Jambhala, God of Riches
Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura
9th–10th century

Buddha Offering Protection, Copper alloy with gilding, Sri Lanka. western regions — Buddha Offering Protection
Sri Lanka. western regions
mid-15th–16th century

Portrait of the Sinhalese King Sri Vikrama Raja Sinha (r. 1798–1815), Ivory with engraved and painted design, Sri Lanka, Kandy district — Portrait of the Sinhalese King Sri Vikrama Raja Sinha (r. 1798–1815)
Sri Lanka, Kandy district
early 19th century

Temple Dancer, Ivory, Sri Lanka, Kandy region — Temple Dancer
Sri Lanka, Kandy region
18th century

Beaker with birds and animals, Silver — Beaker with birds and animals
ca. 4th century BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century

Standing male worshiper, Gypsum alabaster, shell, black limestone, bitumen, Sumerian — Standing male worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2600 BCE

Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh, Silver, mercury gilding, Sasanian — Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh
Sasanian
ca. 5th century CE

Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Ivory, Assyrian — Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion
Assyrian
ca. 9th–8th century BCE

Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples — Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century

Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars, Clay, Sumerian — Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars
Sumerian
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

The Goddess Durga Slaying Mahisha, Copper alloy, Nepal — The Goddess Durga Slaying Mahisha
Nepal
14th century

Vishnu Riding on Garuda, Gilt copper repoussé, Nepal — Vishnu Riding on Garuda
Nepal
dated 1004

Bhairava, Gilded copper, rock crystal, paint, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley — Bhairava
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
16th century

Antefix with Kneeling Guardian, Reddish sandstone, Cambodia — Antefix with Kneeling Guardian
Cambodia
third quarter of the 10th century

Architectural woodwork and paneling, George A. Schastey & Co. American, Satinwood, purpleheart, mother-of-pearl, silver-plated brass, mirrored glass, marble, and reproduction upholstery, American — Architectural woodwork and paneling
George A. Schastey & Co.
George A. Schastey
1881–82

Box for Betel Leaves, Bronze, Indonesia (Sulawesi) — Box for Betel Leaves
Indonesia (Sulawesi)
ca. 500 BCE–300 CE

Shiva, Sandstone, Vietnam or Southern Cambodia — Shiva
Vietnam or Southern Cambodia
mid- 7th century

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Sandstone, Southern Thailand — Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Southern Thailand
second half of the 7th century

Brahma, Sandstone, Cambodia — Brahma
Cambodia
first quarter of the 10th century

Head of a Buddha, Andesite, Indonesia (Java) — Head of a Buddha
Indonesia (Java)
9th century

Guardian Deity (Rakshasa), Stone, Cambodia — Guardian Deity (Rakshasa)
Cambodia
ca. 921–945

Durga as Slayer of the Buffalo Demon Mahishasura, Gilt copper alloy, inlaid with semiprecious stones, Nepal — Durga as Slayer of the Buffalo Demon Mahishasura
Nepal
14th–15th century

Standing Buddha, Bronze with traces of gilt, Thailand (Nakhon Pathom Province) — Standing Buddha
Thailand (Nakhon Pathom Province)
8th–9th century

Standing Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Bronze inlaid with obsidian(?), Northeast Thailand — Standing Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Northeast Thailand
8th–early 9th century

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

Standing Ganesha, Stone, Cambodia — Standing Ganesha
Cambodia
second half 7th century

Buddha, Sandstone, Cambodia or Vietnam — Buddha
Cambodia or Vietnam
mid-7th century

Harihara, Sandstone, Cambodia or Vietnam — Harihara
Cambodia or Vietnam
late 7th–early 8th century