South Asia

  • Essays (61)
  • Works of Art (273)
  • Chronology (25)
  • Folio from a Bhagavata Purana series
    2019.64
  • Mandala of the Sun God Surya Surrounded by Eight Planetary Deities
    2012.462
  • Vishnu
    2015.678
  • Chakrasamvara and consort Vajravarahi
    2017.371
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
    2012.247
  • Shiva and Parvati with their Sons Karttikeya and Ganesha and the Calf Bull
    1989.362
  • Section of a Diptych in Linga Form, Interior Depicting Shiva and Parvati
    1987.142.66
  • Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
    2015.500.4.8
  • Gaja Lakshmi, Goddess of Fortune
    1993.194
  • Seated Kubera
    1987.142.320
  • Votive Stupa
    20.70
  • Pair of Manuscript Covers with Buddhist Deities
    1983.555.2,.3
  • Mahapratisara, the Buddhist Protectress
    1991.108
  • Crowned and Jeweled Buddha
    1970.297
  • Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript
    1987.246
  • Avalokiteshvara
    2016.752
  • Forehead Ornament for a Deity
    15.95.161
  • Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Pure Land (Sukhavati)
    2004.139
  • Akshobhya, the Buddha of the Eastern Pure Land
    62.207
  • Twenty-One Emanations of the Goddess Tara
    2015.500.4.19
  • Vasudhara, Goddess of Wealth
    1983.547
  • Hevajra Mandala
    2015.551
  • Radha and Krishna Walk in a Flowering Grove (recto); Krishna Fluting (verso)
    2003.178a
  • Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize Stallion
    2004.403
  • Raja Balwant Singh Revering Krishna and Radha
    1994.377
  • Maharana Ari Singh with His Courtiers Being Entertained at the Jagniwas Water Palace
    1994.116
  • Vasant Ragini, Page from a Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)
    1999.148
  • Mahadevi, the Great Goddess
    1996.100.2
  • Krishna Revels with the Gopis: Page from a Dispersed Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherds)
    2003.165
  • Krishna in the Form of Shri Nathji
    2005.342
  • The Monkey King Vali's Funeral Pyre
    2004.367
  • Kali Presenting the Heads of Chanda and Munda to Durga: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya (Glory of the Goddess)
    1995.132.2
  • 55.121.10.39
  • Standing Buddha
    2014.188
  • Buddha Sakyamuni
    2012.458
  • Painted Cloth (Pichwai) Depicting the Celebration of the Festival of Cows
    2003.177
  • Yaksha
    1988.354
  • Kama Aims His Bow at Radha: Page From a Dispersed Gita Govinda (Loves of Krishna)
    1975.409.3
  • Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons
    2011.19
  • Dagger with Zoomorphic Hilt
    2011.236
  • The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva
    2011.409
  • Women Bathing by Moonlight: Folio from the Davis Album
    30.95.174.23
  • Coin of Kanishka
    99.35.3024
  • Head of Buddha
    13.96.4
  • Standing Bodisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
    13.96.17
  • Stair Riser with Marine Deities or Boatmen
    13.96.21
  • Head of Buddha
    30.32.5
  • Roundel with the Buddhist Goddess Hariti
    1981.460.2
  • Inscribed Reliquary, Donated by King Indravarman
    1987.142.70a,b
  • Garland Holder with a Winged Celestial
    1987.142.213
  • Dish with Apollo and Daphne
    1987.142.307
  • Seated Buddha
    2003.593.1
  • Jain Siddha Bahubali, Entwined with Forest Vines
    1987.142.339
  • Enthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha
    2008.279
  • Vase with Incised and Impressed Designs
    1984.496.33b
  • Lustration of the Infant Jina Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript
    2005.35
  • Svetambara Enthroned Jina, with Attendant Yaksha and Yakshi
    1992.124.1
  • Rama and Lakshmana Visit the Hermitage of an Ascetic
    2008.359.23
  • Shirt of mail and plate
    2008.245
  • Pair of flower style doors
    2009.376a,b
  • Seated Buddha Expounding the Dharma
    2009.60
  • Frontal Plate from a Shaffron
    2008.291
  • Standing Parvati
    57.51.3
  • Saber
    36.25.1293
  • Sankh
    1986.12
  • recto:
    55.121.10.32
  • 55.121.10.12
  • 55.121.10.29
  • 55.121.10.2
  • Unwan: Leaf from the Shah Jahan Album
    55.121.10.38
  • 55.121.10.4
  • Dagger with hilt in the form of a blue bull (nilgai)
    1985.58a,b
  • Sarangi
    1982.143.2
  • Sitar
    1999.399
  • Sitar
    89.4.1586
  • Pandharpuri tambura
    1994.498
  • Ghanti (bell)
    89.4.154
  • Tambura
    1986.470.1
  • Tanjore tambura (male)
    2008.141.2a,b
  • Sarangi
    89.4.200
  • Dholaka
    89.4.165
  • Sursanga
    46.34.79
  • Sarangi
    46.34.43
  • Mrdangam
    1986.467.18
  • The Emperor Aurangzeb Carried on a Palanquin
    2003.430
  • Great Indian Fruit Bat
    2008.312
  • Roundel with Karma Lineage
    2003.495
  • Escapade at Night: A Nobleman Climbs a Rope to Visit His Lover
    2006.451
  • Armored Cavalryman
    36.25.25,.28,.351
  • Lamellar Armor (Byang Bu'i Khrab) and Helmet
    36.25.53a,b
  • Sword (ral gri)
    36.25.1464
  • Matchlock musket
    36.25.2174
  • Shield (phub)
    2001.55
  • Spear (Mdung)
    2001.179a,b
  • Spearhead (Mdung Rtse)
    2001.180
  • Saddle (gser sga)
    2002.225
  • Spear (Mdung)
    2004.340a,b
  • Bridle and Matching Crupper Straps
    2005.73a
  • Talismanic Shirt
    1998.199
  • Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape
    1999.403
  • Lacquered Pen Box
    2002.416a,b
  • 2002.503
  • Goa Stone and Gold Case
    2004.244a-c
  • Writing Box
    2004.439
  • Panel of a Tent Lining
    2005.251
  • Preparations for a Hunt
    2005.235a
  • Maharana Sarup Singh Inspects a Prize Stallion
    2001.344
  • Marriage Necklace (Thali)
    1991.32.3
  • Chess Players, Banaras Floods
    1991.1282
  • Worshipper and Smallpox Goddess
    1991.1283
  • Bazaar through Glass Door, Bombay
    1991.1285
  • Elephant Group
    1985.1168.59
  • A Common Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus)
    2004.175
  • Bengal River Fish
    2004.176
  • Punjab, India
    1987.1100.168
  • Dagger and Sheath
    1984.332
  • [Victoria Terminus Building, Mumbai]
    1985.1168.11
  • A Prince Hunting Boars with His Retinue
    1996.100.4
  • Head of Krishna: cartoon for a mural of the Raslila
    18.85.2
  • Fortified City of Ranthambhor
    1996.100.6
  • Maharaja Sardar Singh of Bikaner
    1996.100.7
  • Black Stork in a Landscape
    2000.266
  • Eight Men in Indian and Burmese Costume
    09.227.1
  • A Syce Holding Two Carriage Horses
    1994.280
  • View of a Mosque and Gateway at Motijhil
    2002.461
  • Interior of the Hammam at the Red Fort, Delhi, Furnished According to English Taste
    1994.71
  • Child's coat
    1983.494.10
  • Pavement School, Jaipur
    1987.1100.174
  • Taxi Driver and Pedestrian Argue, Chitpur Road, Calcutta
    1991.1280
  • Taūs (mayuri)
    89.4.163
  • 15 Etchings
    1999.305a-r
  • Cuirass (char-aina)
    48.92.1
  • Brooch Decorated in the Thewa Technique
    53.167
  • Box
    15.95.12
  • Hanging
    1986.53
  • Seascape with Three Boats
    Inst.1980.3.2
  • Saber with Scabbard
    23.232.2
  • Inlaid box for the Portuguese market
    2000.301
  • 55.121.10.21
  • Inkpot of Emperor Jahangir
    29.145.2
  • Footed bowl and plate
    2000.490a,b
  • Page of Calligraphy
    1986.109.2
  • Carpet with scrolling vines and blossoms
    14.40.725
  • Carpet
    17.190.857
  • Prince and Ladies in a Garden
    2001.302
  • Man's robe (<em>jama</em>)
    29.135
  • Carpet with Irises, Tulips, and Other Flowering Plants
    1970.321
  • Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at the Hermitage of Bharadvaja: Folio from a Ramayana Series
    1976.15
  • A Lady Playing the Tanpura
    1996.100.1
  • The Death of the Demoness Putana: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series
    2002.176
  • Maharaja Bijay Singh in His Harem
    2002.38
  • Shiva and Parvati Playing Chaupar: Folio from a Rasamanjari Series
    57.185.2
  • Floral tent panel
    1981.321
  • Panel
    50.73
  • Kalamkari Rumal
    28.159.1
  • Panel from a Shawl
    1998.217
  • Bed Cover (Palampore)
    1982.66
  • Pashmina Carpet with Gateway-and-Millefleur Pattern
    1970.302.7
  • Akbar With Lion and Calf
    55.121.10.22
  • 55.121.10.24
  • <em>Kalamkari</em> hanging with figures in an architectural setting
    20.79
  • 55.121.30
  • 55.121.10.13
  • 55.121.10.36
  • Calligraphic dish
    1983.227
  • Garden Fountain
    1997.150
  • Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) with Irises
    1984.221
  • Emaciated Horse and Rider
    44.154
  • The House of Bijapur
    1982.213
  • Mahakala Panjaranatha (Protector of the Tent)
    2015.500.4.18
  • The Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)
    2015.500.4.1
  • Cabinet for Ritual Utensils
    2015.500.4.21
  • Buddha Offering Protection
    1993.387.8
  • Seated Ganesha
    64.102
  • Tara, the Buddhist Savior
    66.179
  • Yamantaka, Destroyer of the God of Death
    69.71
  • Dragon-handled jug with inscription
    91.1.607
  • The Great Departure and the Temptation of the Buddha
    28.105
  • 28.63.1
  • 23.264.1
  • Textile Panel with Scenes from the Ramayana
    1995.331
  • Bidri Box for Holding Pan
    1996.3ab
  • 20.120.247
  • Portrait of an abbot
    1991.304
  • Devananda's Fourteen Auspicious Dreams Foretelling the Birth of Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript
    1992.359
  • Four-Armed Ganesha Dancing
    1992.384
  • Portrait of the Indian Monk Atisha
    1993.479
  • Acala, The Buddhist Protector
    1994.452
  • Mango-Shaped Flask
    1993.18
  • Pierced Window Screen
    1993.67.2
  • Krishna Battles the Armies of the Demon Naraka: Page from a Bhagavata Purana Manuscript
    1985.34
  • Sadaksari-Lokeshvara Surrounded by Manifestations and Monks
    1985.390.3
  • Vajra Flaying Knife
    1985.397
  • Manuscript cover with Vishnu flanked by Lakshmi and Sarasvati
    1986.494.2
  • Durga as Slayer of the Buffalo Demon Mahishasura
    1986.498
  • Vishnu
    1986.501.8
  • Illuminated pages from a dispersed Dharani manuscript
    1986.509.1a,b
  • Mandala of Jnanadakini
    1987.16
  • Shiva Seated with Parvati
    1987.218.1
  • Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni
    1987.218.5
  • Ritual Censer
    1987.416.2
  • Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni
    1987.417.1
  • Portrait of a Lama, Possibly Dromton
    1991.152
  • Book Cover from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
    1979.511
  • Buddha's First Sermon at Sarnath
    1980.527.4
  • Plaque with scenes from the life of the Buddha
    1982.233
  • Bodhisattva, Probably Amoghapasa Lokeshvara
    1982.247
  • Offerings to the Goddess Palden Lhamo
    1983.510.1
  • Dedicatory inscription from a mosque
    1981.320
  • Buffaloes in Combat
    1983.258
  • The Dream of Queen Maya (the Buddha's Conception)
    1976.402
  • Yong Zin Khon Shogpel: Seventh Abbot of Ngor Monastary
    1971.189
  • The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Folio from
    1972.260
  • Ten Elements for East Window of an Architectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall
    16.133.2a-j
  • Carpet with palm trees, ibexes, and birds
    17.190.858
  • Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in His Mountain Cave: Folio from the <em>Khamsa</em> (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
    13.228.30
  • Ring Stone
    2000.284.10
  • The Gift of Anathapindada
    1987.142.1
  • Bowl with painted decoration
    57.99.2
  • Recumbent mouflon
    1978.58
  • Stamp seal and modern impression: unicorn and incense burner (?)
    49.40.1
  • Goddess and Attendants
    1990.281
  • Krishna Killing the Horse Demon Keshi
    1991.300
  • Drum Slab Showing the Buddha Standing in the Gateway of a Stupa
    28.31
  • Head of a Buddha or Bodhisattva
    1986.2
  • Door Guardian (Dvarapala)
    1991.132
  • Standing Buddha Offering Protection
    1979.6
  • Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa
    1985.387ab
  • Torso of a Bodhisattva
    1995.419
  • A pair of royal earrings
    1981.398.3,4
  • Bodhisattva, Probably Padmapani Lokeshvara
    1981.59
  • Ritual basin
    1987.218.6
  • Calligraphic roundel inscribed Ya'aziz (Oh Mighty!)
    1985.240.1
  • recto:
    55.121.10.7
  • Fragments of a carpet with lattice and blossom pattern
    14.40.723
  • Standing Buddha with Radiate Combined Halo
    1981.188ab
  • Buddha
    69.222
  • Diadem with Kinnaris (Half-Bird, Half-Female Creatures)
    1988.395
  • Reliquary (?) with scenes from the life of the Buddha
    1985.392.1
  • Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil
    1989.121
  • Vishnu
    68.46
  • Manjuvajra Mandala
    57.51.6
  • Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the Conquerer of Death
    1991.421
  • Seated Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
    1987.142.65
  • Jain Digambara Tirthanhara Standing in Kayotsarga Meditation Posture
    1995.423
  • Shiva as Mahesha
    27.79
  • Hanuman Conversing
    1982.220.9
  • Standing Vishnu as Keshava
    18.41
  • Yakshas Relief
    1986.259
  • Buddha Shakyamuni or Akshobhya, the Buddha of the East
    1995.106
  • Amoghasiddhi, the Transcendent Buddha of the North
    1984.211
  • The Bodhisattva Padmapani Lokeshvara
    1982.220.2
  • Portrait of The Great Teacher Marpa
    1995.176
  • Pair of Manuscript Covers with Buddhist Scenes
    1984.479.1a,b
  • Temple Bracket with a Devata Standing on a Hermit Sage
    1988.148.2
  • The Buddha Amitayus attended by bodhisattvas
    1989.284
  • Panel from a Buddhist Ritual Crown Depicting Vairocana
    1997.152
  • An Arhat, a Buddhist Saint
    1994.93
  • Vishnu as Para Vasudeva-Narayana
    1991.301
  • Crowned Buddha
    1993.311ab
  • Four-Armed Goddess, possibly Sarada
    1984.488
  • Standing Buddha, probably Shakyamuni
    1998.414
  • Enthroned Vishnu
    1984.296
  • Jain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation
    1992.131
  • Amoghasiddhi, the Buddha of the Northern Pure Land
    1991.74
  • Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint
    1982.220.11
  • Portrait of Jnanatapa surrounded by lamas and mahasiddhas
    1987.144
  • The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura Mardini)
    1993.7
  • Loving couple (mithuna)
    1970.44
  • Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja)
    1987.80.1
  • Yashoda with the Infant Krishna
    1982.220.8
  • Chakrasamvara Mandala
    1995.233
  • The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future
    1982.220.12
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