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Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
Afghanistan
9th century

Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
Afghanistan (Hadda)
ca. 4th–5th century

Head of Buddha
Afghanistan (probably Hadda)
5th–6th century

Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
Afghanistan (found near Kabul)
7th–8th century

Ritual Basin
Afghanistan or Central Asia
6th–8th century

Monumental Head of Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or Afghanistan
4th–5th century

Fragment of an Ivory Comb
Afghanistan, possibly of West Indian manufacture
1st–3rd century

Gaming Die
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or Afghanistan
1st–3rd century

Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
Afghanistan
6th century or earlier

Standing Bodhisattva
Afghanistan
ca. 5th century

Female Head
Afghanistan
ca. 5th century

Head of a Male Figure
Afghanistan
2nd–4th century

Bodhisattva
Afghanistan
4th–5th century

Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
Afghanistan
ca. 6th–7th century

Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion
Afghanistan
5th–6th century

Seated Figure
Afghanistan
10th century

Seated Male Figure
Afghanistan
10th century

Upper Half of a Deity or King
Afghanistan
5th century

Head of a Male Figure
Afghanistan (Hadda)
ca. 4th–5th century

Head of a Male Figure
Afghanistan (possibly Hadda)
5th century

Narasimha, the man-lion avatar of Vishnu
Afghanistan or northern Pakistan
7th–8th century

Head of a Female Figure
Pakistan or Afghanistan
4th–5th century

Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
Afghanistan (Hadda)
4th–5th century

Standing Vishnu

Afghanistan

8th–10th century

Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
Afghanistan, possibly of West Indian manufacture
1st–3rd century

Head of a Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or Afghanistan
3rd–4th century

Standing Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or Afghanistan
late 6th century

Textile with Boar's Head Roundels
Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)
7th century

Textile with Processions of Rams
Iran, Afghanistan or China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region)
5th–8th century