The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 39 (2004)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 39

"A Buddhist Incense Burner from Gandhara"

Stone, Elizabeth Rosen

2004

31 pages

This title is out of print.

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Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Dutuit Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Dutuit Painter
ca. 490 BCE

Dish with Marine Creature and Couple, Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Dish with Marine Creature and Couple
1st century BCE

Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster, Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster
1st century BCE

Dish with Eros on a Swan, Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Dish with Eros on a Swan
ca. 1st century BCE

Reliquary in the Form of a Miniature Stupa, Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Reliquary in the Form of a Miniature Stupa
2nd–3rd century

2nd–3rd century

Two Rondels with Heads, Bronze, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Two Rondels with Heads
ca. 1st century

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa, Bronze, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa
ca. 4th–5th century

One of a pair of medallions with portrait busts, Copper-nickel alloy, India, probably Maharashtra — One of a pair of medallions with portrait busts
ca. 1st century CE

Buddha Maitreya (Mile) Altarpiece, Gilt bronze, China — Buddha Maitreya (Mile) Altarpiece
dated 524 (5th year of Zhengguang reign)

Incense burner, Earthenware with relief decoration and remnants of pigments, China — Incense burner