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Vishnu Flanked by His Personified Attributes
India (Bihar)
early 9th century

Vajrapani, the Thunderbolt-bearing Bodhisattva
Eastern India (Bihar, probably Nalanda)
7th–early 8th century

Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha
Eastern India, Bihar, probably Gaya district
second half of the 9th century

Shiva Seated with Uma (Umamaheshvara)
India (Bihar)
10th century

Crowned Buddha
India (Bihar)
10th–11th century

Buddha Offering Protection
India (probably Bihar)
late 6th–early 7th century

Eight Great Events Stele
Eastern India (Bihar)
11th–12th century

Standing Male Deity (possibly Shiva)
India (Bihar)
6th century

Sealing Depicting the Buddha at the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya
India (Bihar)
9th century

Enthroned Preaching Buddha
India (Bihar)
late 9th century

Crowned and Jeweled Buddha
India (Bihar)
early 11th century

Model of the Mahabodhi Temple
India, Bihar
12th century

Shadakshari Lokeshvara
India (Bihar)
12th century

Tara
India, Bihar
12th century

Meditating Buddha with Alms Bowl Enthroned in a Foliated Niche
India (Bihar)
ca. late 10th–early 11th century

Vishnu with His Consorts, Lakshmi and Sarasvati
India (Bihar or West Bengal) or Bangladesh
11th–12th century

Head of a Bodhisattva
India (Bihar, Nalanda)
7th–8th century

Buddha Preaching the First Sermon at Sarnath
India (Bihar, probably Nalanda)
11th century

Eight Great Events in the Life of the Buddha: Folios and Covers from a Pancaraksha Manuscript
Bihar, eastern India
dated 1156–1157

Stele with Eight Great Events from the Life of the Buddha
India, Bihar, possibly from Nalanda
10th century

Loving Couple (Mithuna)
India (Orissa)
13th century

Royal throne leg with equestrian warrior
Eastern India, Odisha
17th century

Untitled
Anish Kapoor
2007

Manjuvajra, an Esoteric Manifestation of Manjushri
Eastern India, Bihar
11th–12th century; base sealed later in Tibet

The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript
Mahavihara Master
early 12th century

Birth of the Buddha
India (Madhya Pradesh or Bihar)
11th century

Jyeshtha Flanked by Her Children
India (Tamil Nadu)
9th–10th century

Standing Buddha
India (Bihar)
second half of the 8th century

Foliate Pedestal for a Buddhist Image
India (probably Bengal)
late 12th century

Seated Multi-Armed Tara (The Buddhist Savioress)
India (Bihar)
9th century

Molded Plaque with Seated Buddha and Attendant Bodhisattvas
India (Bihar)
11th century

The Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura Mardini)
India (Bihar)
ca. 11th century

Standing Vishnu with His Consorts, Lakshmi and Sarasvati
India (Bihar)
ca. second half of the 11th century

Marichi, the Goddess of Dawn, with Seven Pigs
India (Bihar)
11th–12th century

Votive Stupa with Four Buddhas
India, Bihar
10th–11th century

Mahapratisara, the Buddhist Protectress
India, Bihar
10th century

Mahakala
India (Bihar)
11th–12th century

Female figurine
India, Patna, Bihar
3rd–2nd century BCE

Female figurine
India, Patna, Bihar
3rd–2nd century BCE

Fragment of a lion capital
India, Masarh, Shahabad district, Bihar
4th–3rd century BCE