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"The Arts of South and Southeast Asia": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 51, no. 4 (Spring, 1994)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 51 | NUMBER 4

"The Arts of South and Southeast Asia"

Kossak, Steven, and Martin Lerner

1994

88 pages

8.5 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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About the authors

Steven Kossak

Martin Lerner

Met Art in Publication

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

Seated Buddha, Bronze, Thailand — Seated Buddha
Thailand
late 15th–16th century

Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi, Molded terracotta, India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal — Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi
India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal
1st century BCE

Patravahaka yaksha, Sandstone, India, Madhya Pradesh — Patravahaka yaksha
India, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 50 BCE

One from a Pair of Ear Ornaments (Prakaravapra Kundala), Gold, sheet, wire and granulation, India, Andhra Pradesh — One from a Pair of Ear Ornaments (Prakaravapra Kundala)
India, Andhra Pradesh
ca. 1st century BCE–1st century CE

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future), Gray schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 3rd century

The Gift of Anathapindada, Schist with traces of gold foil, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — The Gift of Anathapindada
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
2nd–3rd century

Garuda Vanquishing the Naga Clan, Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Garuda Vanquishing the Naga Clan
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 2nd–3rd century

The Ramaka Casket; Inscribed Reliquary, Donated by Ramaka, Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, Bajaur) — The Ramaka Casket; Inscribed Reliquary, Donated by Ramaka
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, Bajaur)
1st century CE

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

Standing Indra, Sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura or Ahicchatra) — Standing Indra
India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura or Ahicchatra)
ca. 2nd century

Seated Ascetic, Deified King, Agni (The God of Fire), Bronze, India (Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh) — Seated Ascetic, Deified King, Agni (The God of Fire)
India (Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh)
ca. 3rd century

Drum panel depicting a stupa with the Buddha’s descent from Trayastrimsa Heaven, Limestone, India, Nagarjunakonda Stupa Site 6, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh — Drum panel depicting a stupa with the Buddha’s descent from Trayastrimsa Heaven
India, Nagarjunakonda Stupa Site 6, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
late 3rd century CE

The Conversion and Ordination of Nanda, Limestone, India (Andhra Pradesh, Goli) — The Conversion and Ordination of Nanda
India (Andhra Pradesh, Goli)
3rd century

Standing Buddha Offering Protection, Red sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura) — Standing Buddha Offering Protection
India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura)
late 5th century

Nagaraja (Serpent King), Stone, India (Madhya Pradesh) — Nagaraja (Serpent King)
India (Madhya Pradesh)
ca. second quarter of the 5th century

Nagini (Serpent Queen or Consort of Nagaraja), Stone, India (Madhya Pradesh) — Nagini (Serpent Queen or Consort of Nagaraja)
India (Madhya Pradesh)
second quarter of the 5th century

Krishna Killing the Horse Demon Keshi, Terracotta, India (Uttar Pradesh) — Krishna Killing the Horse Demon Keshi
India (Uttar Pradesh)
5th century

Buddha Offering Protection, Copper alloy, India (probably Bihar) — Buddha Offering Protection
India (probably Bihar)
late 6th–early 7th century

Seated Buddha, Bronze with silver and copper inlay, India — Seated Buddha
India
late 6th–first half of the 7th century

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