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Banner with Bodhisattva, possibly Mahamayuri, Ink and pigment on silk, China (Dunhuang area, Gansu Province)
Banner with Bodhisattva, possibly Mahamayuri
China (Dunhuang area, Gansu Province)
9th–10th century
Bird Head, Greenstone, ocher, Morobe province
Bird Head
Morobe province
Date unknown
Stele with the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) and Mahasthamaprapta (Dashizi), Limestone with traces of pigment, China (Henan province)
Stele with the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) and Mahasthamaprapta (Dashizi)
China (Henan province)
mid- to late 7th century
Avalokiteshvara in a Multiarmed Tantric Form, Gilt arsenical bronze, China, Yunnan Province
Avalokiteshvara in a Multiarmed Tantric Form
China, Yunnan Province
11th–12th century
Standing Buddha, Bronze with traces of gilt, Thailand (Nakhon Pathom Province)
Standing Buddha
Thailand (Nakhon Pathom Province)
8th–9th century
Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>), Bamen Tomotsugu Japanese, Iron, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, silk, horse hair, ivory, Japanese, Toyohara, Echizen province
Armor (Gusoku)
Bamen Tomotsugu
18th century
Goddess, Terracotta, Pakistan (Quetta area)
Goddess
Pakistan (Quetta area)
ca. 3500–3000 BCE
Goddess, Terracotta, Pakistan (Quetta area)
Goddess
Pakistan (Quetta area)
ca. 3500–3000 BCE
Buddha Seated Under the Bodhi Tree, Terracotta, Thailand (Buriram province[?])
Buddha Seated Under the Bodhi Tree
Thailand (Buriram province[?])
8th–9th century
Head of a Bodhisattva, Stone, Thailand (Phetchabun Province)
Head of a Bodhisattva
Thailand (Phetchabun Province)
ca. first half of the 8th century
Bottle, Stoneware, Thailand (Buriram Province)
Bottle
Thailand (Buriram Province)
early 12th century
Covered Cylinderical Jar, Stoneware, Thailand (Buriram Province)
Covered Cylinderical Jar
Thailand (Buriram Province)
11th century
Lime Pot in the Form of an Elephant, Stoneware, Thailand (Buriram Province)
Lime Pot in the Form of an Elephant
Thailand (Buriram Province)
late 11th–12th century
Head of Buddha, Stucco, Thailand (Ratchaburi Province)
Head of Buddha
Thailand (Ratchaburi Province)
9th century
Head of Krishna (?), Stone, Thailand (Phetchabun Province)
Head of Krishna (?)
Thailand (Phetchabun Province)
7th century
Standing Four-Armed Vishnu, Stone, Vietnam (Mekong Delta area)
Standing Four-Armed Vishnu
Vietnam (Mekong Delta area)
second half of the 7th century
Wine pouring vessel (Gong) , Bronze, China (Henan Province, possibly Anyang)
Wine pouring vessel (Gong)
China (Henan Province, possibly Anyang)
13th–11th century BCE
Head of Shiva (lingakosha), Gold and silver repoussé, Vietnam (Champa, probably Quang Nam Province)
Head of Shiva (lingakosha)
Vietnam (Champa, probably Quang Nam Province)
late 9th–10th century
The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Folio from "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana, Master of the "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana, Opaque watercolor and ink on paper, North India (Delhi -Agra area)
The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Folio from "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana
Master of the "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana
ca. 1560–65
Cast of Bird Figure, Plaster cast, Morobe Province
Cast of Bird Figure
Morobe Province
mid to late 20th century
Cast of Human Figure, Plaster cast, Morobe Province
Cast of Human Figure
Morobe Province
mid to late 20th century
Adze, Wood, stone, fiber, Papua Province
Adze
Papua Province
mid-20th century
Adze, Wood, stone, fiber, Papua Province
Adze
Papua Province
mid-20th century
Adze handle, Wood, fiber, Papua Province
Adze handle
Papua Province
mid-20th century
Adze, Wood, stone, fiber, Papua Province
Adze
Papua Province
mid-20th century
Adze, Wood, stone, fiber, Papua Province
Adze
Papua Province
mid-20th century
Axe, Wood, stone, Papua Province
Axe
Papua Province
mid-20th century
Axe, Wood, stone, Papua Province
Axe
Papua Province
mid-20th century
Cast of a Pestle, Plaster, paint, Morobe province
Cast of a Pestle
Morobe province
mid-20th century
Vessel in the Shape of a Female , Terracotta, Pakistan (Northwest Frontier Province)

Vessel in the Shape of a Female

Pakistan (Northwest Frontier Province)
ca. 1000–500 BCE
Head of a Deity, Stucco, Thailand (probably Ratchaburi province)
Head of a Deity
Thailand (probably Ratchaburi province)
8th century
Bust of a Bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya, Schist, Pakistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province
Bust of a Bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya
Pakistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province
2nd–3rd century
Earring, Gold with turquoise, Tibet, Lhasa area
Earring
Tibet, Lhasa area
17th–19th century
Woman's Earring, Gold and turquoise, Tibet, Lhasa area
Woman's Earring
Tibet, Lhasa area
19th–early 20th century
Section of an Archway, Wood, India (Agra area)
Section of an Archway
India (Agra area)
second half of the 17th century
Fragment from an apron (opreg cu ciucuri), Background: twill weave (warp: Turcana wool, Z spun, 24 per cm; weft: metal-wrapped thread; wool, Z spun, 14 per cm; cotton, 2Z spun, S plied); decorative panel: tapestry weave (warp: cotton, 2Z spun, S pliz, 16 per cm; weft: linen, Z spun, 38 per cm; silk, 2Z spun, S plied; metal-wrapped thread, 64 per cm); embroidery: metal-wrapped thread, metal coil, Romanian, Banat area
Fragment from an apron (opreg cu ciucuri)
Romanian, Banat area
late 19th century
Earring, Gold with turquoise, Tibet, Lhasa area
Earring
Tibet, Lhasa area
17th–19th century
Woman's Earring, Gold and turquoise, Tibet, Lhasa area
Woman's Earring
Tibet, Lhasa area
19th–early 20th century
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu
Unidentified artist
mid-12th century
Arhat (Luohan), Stoneware with three-color glaze, China
Arhat (Luohan)
China
ca. 1000
Buddha Maitreya (Mile), Gilt bronze with traces of pigment; piece-mold cast, China
Buddha Maitreya (Mile)
China
dated 486 (10th year of Taihe reign)
Jar with dragon , Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China

Jar with dragon

China
early 15th century