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Bust of Vishnu
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
5th–6th century

Box Lid with a Phoenix
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 5th century

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

Head of Buddha
Afghanistan (probably Hadda)
5th–6th century

Buddha Offering Protection
India (probably Bihar)
late 6th–early 7th century

Gold Coin Showing King Kumaragupta as an Archer
India
415–455

Gold Coin Showing King Chandragupta II as an Archer
India
ca. 376–414

Head of a Male Figure
India
6th century

Lion Standing on a Pillar Capital
India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura)
5th–6th century

Head Fragment from a Plaque
India
5th century

Rondel with a Racing Male Deity Cradling His Consort (Probably Shiva and Parvati)
India
5th century

Monumental Head of Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or Afghanistan
4th–5th century

Fragment of a Lid (?) with a Hunting Scene
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
5th–6th century

Lakshmi, Goddess of Prosperity
India (Himachal Pradesh)
7th century

Standing Nagaraja (Serpent King)
India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh)
ca. mid- 5th century

Standing Balarama or Nagaraja (Serpent King)
India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh)
ca. mid-5th century

Buddha with radiate halo and mandorla
China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Turfan area)
5th–6th century

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

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

Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitryeya (Buddha of the Future)
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 3rd century

Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
5th–6th century

Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
Afghanistan (Hadda)
ca. 4th–5th century

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

Tile with Impressed Figures of Emaciated Ascetics and Couples Behind Balconies
India (ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan)
5th–6th century

Head of Dionysos (The God of Wine and Divine Intoxication)
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
4th–5th century

Head of a Female Figure
Pakistan or Afghanistan
4th–5th century

Head of Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 4th century

Tile showing a woman carrying a pot
India (ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan)
5th–6th century

Tile with Impressed Figures of Emaciated Ascetics and Couples behind Balconies and Ganders
India (ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan)
5th–6th century

Ritual Incense Burner
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 6th century

Incense Burner in Three Parts
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or north India
ca. 6th century

Ritual Basin
Afghanistan or Central Asia
6th–8th century

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

Box and Lid with Flower
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 5th century

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

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
India (Madhya Pradesh)
first half of the 5th century

Box Lid with a Flower Bud
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
5th century

Lotus-Headed Fertility Goddess Lajja Gauri
India (Madhya Pradesh)
ca. 6th century

Box Lid with a Winged Lion and Remnant of an Iron Hinge
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 5th century

Seated Buddha
India
late 6th–first half of the 7th century