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Princess Damayanti and the Swan Messenger
Y. G. Srimati
ca. 1948–50

Ardanarishvara; woman holding a flywhisk.
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Standing Vishnu
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. third quarter of the 10th century

Marriage of Minakshi and Sundareshvara; equestrian warrior with spear
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Armlet, One of a Pair
19th century

Ardanarishvara; equestrian warrior with raised sword
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Horned Lion (Vyala)
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. 8th century

Veenu
Indian
mid-20th century

Nāgasvaram
Indian
20th century

Temple Hanging with a Hindu Devotee
India (Tamil Nadu), for the Sri Lankan market
late 17th - first quarter of the 18th century

Karttikeya
India (Mathura?)
9th–10th century

Kali
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Armlet
19th century

Shiva as Tripsurasamhara; woman holding a flywhisk; yali

Unidentified

ca. 1800

Child Saint Sambandar
India, Tamil Nadu
late 11th century

Woman with Lotus
Y. G. Srimati
dated August 27, 1951

Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana being Honored by Sages, Hanuman, and his Army
India (Tamil Nadu)
17th–18th century

Fragment of Border
18th–19th century

Jasmine Bud Necklace (Malligai Arumbu Malai)
India (Tamil Nadu and Kerala)
19th century

Pair of Copper-Plate Inscriptions with Engraved Designs
India (Tamil Nadu)
19th century

Mithuna Couple, after Ajanta
Y. G. Srimati
ca. 1950–52

Marriage of Minakshi and Sundarehsvara, attended by Vishnu
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Buddha Offering Protection
India (Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam)
11th–12th century

Seated Four-Armed Ganesha
India (Tamil Nadu)
late 12th–13th century

Textile Fragment
18th–19th century

Shaivite Saint, Sambandar Dancing

India (Tamil Nadu)

14th century

The Bullock Cart
Y. G. Srimati
ca. 1950

Ring
18th–19th century

Indian

ca. 1972

Krishna
India (South India, Madras?)
18th–19th century

Saraswati, Goddess of Learning and Music
Y. G. Srimati
1947–48

Armlet, One of a Pair
19th century

Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. late 13th century

Ornament
17th–19th century

India (Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu)

ca. 1955

Dholika
Indian
late 19th–early 20th century

Indian

late 19th century

Sundareshvara teaching a bird a mantra
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Panel from a Ritual Chariot: A Warrior on Horseback
India (Tamil Nadu)
17th–18th century

Vishnu Standing between His Consorts, Lakshmi and Sarasvati
India (Tamil Nadu)
17th–18th century