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Dish with Apollo and Daphne
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 1st century BCE

Seated Buddha Reaching Enlightenment, Flanked by Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya
India, Bihar, Nalanda monastery
late 10th–11th century

Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with a Rosette
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Torso of a Bodhisattva
Sahri-Bahlol Workshop
ca. 5th century

Kneeling Bodhisattva
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
1st–3rd century

Inkstone with Bamboo Design
China
late 18th century

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

Reliquary with Ancient Repairs
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 1st century

Reliquary Box With a Lid

Pakistan

1st century

Head of a Bearded Male Figure
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 3rd century

Dish with Drunken Herakles Embracing Two Women
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
1st century

Panel of a Portable Shrine with Karttikeya, the God of War
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
6th century

Statuette of a Late Middle Kingdom Queen
ca. 1825–1750 B.C.

Reliquary with Contents
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 1st–3rd century

Bust of a Bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya
Pakistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province
2nd–3rd century

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

Dish with Nereid Riding a Sea Monster

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

ca. 1st century BCE

Fragment of a sculptured statue base depicting an Asiatic prisoner
ca. 1300–1250 B.C.

Schist spindle whorl
Cypriot
ca. 1200–1050 BCE

Standing figure of Amenhotep III
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Micaceous shist whetstone or polisher
Cypriot
ca. 1600–1050 BCE or earlier

Reliquary
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 1st–3rd century

Tiny Container Without a Lid

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

1st century(?)

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

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

Two Seated Figures Beside a Recumbant Deer

India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)

6th century

Section of a Diptych in Linga Form, Interior Depicting the Face of Shiva
India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
6th–7th century

Panel of a Portable Shrine
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
5th–6th century

Cowroid
ca. 1492–1473 B.C.

Head of a Bodhisattva
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
3rd–4th century

Standing Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 3rd–4th century

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

Head of a Statue of Sekhemkare Amenemhat V Seated
ca. 1795-1792 B.C.

Mirror Handle
India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
6th–8th century(?)

Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
2nd–3rd century

Bust of an Administrator of the Domain of Neith
ca. 600 BC

Shist whetstone or polisher
Cypriot
ca. 1600–1050 BCE or earlier

Shist whetstone or polisher
Cypriot
ca. 1600–1050 BCE or earlier

Bald-headed Man Wearing Gold Collars
ca. 1295–1186 B.C.

Plaque with Goddess

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

ca. 3rd century