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Mahakala
India (Bihar)
11th–12th century

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

Bodhisattva Manjushri, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Votive Plaque: Seated Buddha in a Temple
India, Bihar, possibly Bodhgaya or Nalanda
ca. 9th–10th century

Dancing Female Goddess, Firing an Arrow from Her Bow and Holding an Elephant Goad ", Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Spittoon
early 19th century

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

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

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

Enthroned Preaching Buddha
India (Bihar)
late 9th century

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

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

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

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

Railing pillar with lotus medallions and Jataka scenes
India, Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar
late 1st century BCE

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

Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Bodhisattva Manjushri, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnapramita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

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

Plaque with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Stupa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Water Pipe Top
19th century

Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

Chakrasamvara in Sexual Union with His Consort, Vajravarahi, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

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

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

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

Buddha Offering Protection (Abhaya Mudra), Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century

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

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

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

The Wrathful Protector Mahakala: Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India, Bihar or West Bengal
12th century

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

Mahapratisara, the Buddhist Protectress
India, Bihar
10th century

The Wrathful Protector Mahakala in a Six-Armed Form: Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India, Bihar or West Bengal
12th century

Bident Spearhead
Indian, Bihar
18th–19th century

Model of the Mahabodhi Temple
India, Bihar
12th century

Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
12th century