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Figurine of 'dancing girl', Mohenjodaro, c. 2600-1900 BC. Bronze; h. 10 cm, 4 in. National Museum, New Delhi. |
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Bust of the 'priest-king', Mohenjodaro, c. 2600-1900 BC. White steatite; h. 19 cm, 7 1/2 in. National Museum, Karachi. |
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Seals from the Indus civilization , c. 2600-1900 BC. Steatite; h.c. 2.3-3.8 cm cm, c.1-1 1/2 in. Humped bull. Islamabad Museum. |
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Seals from the Indus civilization , c. 2600-1900 BC. Steatite; h.c. 2.3-3.8 cm cm, c.1-1 1/2 in.
'Unicorn'. National Museum, Karachi. |
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Seals from the Indus civilization , c. 2600-1900 BC. Steatite; h.c. 2.3-3.8 cm cm, c.1-1 1/2 in.
Elephant. Mohenjodaro Museum. |
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Seals from the Indus civilization , c. 2600-1900 BC. Steatite; h.c. 2.3-3.8 cm cm, c.1-1 1/2 in. Rhino. National Museum. Karachi. |
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Seals from the Indus civilization , c. 2600-1900 BC. Steatite; h.c. 2.3-3.8 cm cm, c.1-1 1/2 in. 'Yogi' seal. National Museum., New Delhi. |
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Mohenjodaro, c. 2600-1900 BC. Aerial photograph taken from a hot-air balloon at a height of 80m (262ft). The Great Bath can be seen right of centre. |
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Great Bath, Mohenjodaro, c. 2600-1900 BC. 11.3x6.7x2m, 37x22x6 1/2 ft. |
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Ashokan pillar, Lauriya Nandangarth, 246 BC. |
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Lion capital. c. 250 BC. Sandstone. h. 84 in. |
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The Four Great Miracles, Gandhara, 2nd century. Schist; 67×290 cm. 26 1/2 × 114 1/2 in. (Part 1) |
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The Four Great Miracles. Gandhara. 2nd century. Schist. 26 1/2 ×114 in. (Part 2) |
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The Four Great Miracles. Gandhara. 2nd century. Schist. 26 1/2 ×114 in. (Part 3) |
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The Four Great Miracles. Gandhara. 2nd century. Schist. 26 1/2 ×114 in. (Part 4) |
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Facade of the Lomasa Rishi cave. Barabar Hills, c. 260 BC. |
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Great Stupa, Sanchi. Original brick stupa c. 250 BC; enlarged and renovated c. 50-25 BC. |
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The Great Departure, east gate way, Great Stupa, c. 50-25 BC. (Part 1). |
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The Great Departure, east gate way, Great Stupa, c. 50-25 BC. (Part 2). |
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North gateway carvings, Great Stupa, Sanchi, c. 50-25 BC. |
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Heavenly celebration of the Buddha's turban with a donative inscription from a guild of ivory carvers, south gateway pillar, Great Stupa, Sanchi, c. 50-25 BC. |
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The Enlightenment, west gateway, Great Stupa, Sanchi, c. 50-25 BC. |
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The Miracle of Walking on the Waters, east gate way pillar, Great Stupa, Sanchi, c. 50-25 BC. |
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Great Monkey jataka, west gateway pillar, Great Stupa, Sanchi, c. 50-25 BC. |
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Bracket of woman and a mango tree, east gateway, Great Stupa, Sanchi, c. 50-35 BC. |
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Kushan coin. Gold; 3/4 in. Depicting the Buddha, 1st-2nd century AD. |
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Prince Siddhhartha as bodhisattva. Gandhara. 1st-2nd century. Schist. |
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Buddha on Lion throne, Mathura. Kushan 130 CE (2nd century in book). 2' 3" red sandstone. |
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Buddha Preaching the First Sermon. Sarnath. Gupta. 5th c. CE. 5' tan sandstone. |
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Ajanta Caves Exterior. Veranda of the chaitya hall, Karle, c. 50-75 AD. |
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Plans of early viharas. |
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Veranda of the chaitya hall, Karle, c. 50-75 AD. Ajanta Caves. |
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A scene from one of the Buddha's previous lives, as told in the Hamsa Jataka, Cave 17, Ajanta, c. 462-500. |
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Rock cut chaitya halls and viharas around the gorge at Ajanta, c. 462-500. |
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The Buddha shrine with decorated walls and ceilings, Cave 2, Ajanta, c. 462-500. |
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Interior of Cave 19, Ajanta, c. 462-500. |
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Bodhisattva flanking the vestibule to the shrine, Cave 1, Ajanta, c. 462-500. AvalokitesvaraBodhisattva |
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Bodhisattva flanking the vestibule to the shrine, Cave 1, Ajanta, c. 462-500.
Vajra paniBodhisattva |
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A scene from the Simhala Avadana Cave 17, Ajanta, c. 462-500. |
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Lustration scene from at unidentified jataka, Cave 1, Ajanta, c. 462-500. |
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Entrance to Cave 17, Ajanta, c. 462-500. the differing styles of the two artists who painted the lintel are evident in the floral bands beneath the figures, and in the sizes and colours of the figures themeselves. |
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Vishnu temple, Deogarh, c. 500 AD. |
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Vishnu reclining on his serpent. Sculpted panel from the south facade of the Vishnu temple, Deogarh, c. 500 AD. |
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Puja being performed at a small temple in Madya Pradesh. |
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Sculpted cliff, Mamallapram, c. 630-68 |
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Durga fighting the buffalo-demon, Mahisha-mardini cave, Mamallapuram, c. 670-700. |
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Monkey family, Mamalllapuram, 7th century. |
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Detail of relief at Mamallapuram, c.630-69. |
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Incomplete sculpted cliff at Mamallapuram, c.630-68 |
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View of Kailasa temple, Ellora, c. 757-83. |
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Kailasa temple, Ellora, c.757-83. |
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Plan of Cave 1, Elephanta, c. 550-75. |
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Shore Temple, Mamallapuram, c. 700-28. |
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Shore Temple, Mamallapuram, c. 700-28. |
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Dancing Shiva or Nataraja, South India, c. 970. Bronze, h. 26 in. |
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Kandariya temple, Khajuraho, c. 1004-35. General view of tower. |
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Kandariya temple, Khajuraho, c. 1004-35. Plain |
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Exterior walls of the Kandariya temple, Khajuraho, c. 1004-35. |
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Detail of bands of sculpture on the exterior of the Kandariya temple, Khajuraho c. 1004-35. |
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Kandariya temple, Khajuraho, c. 1004-35. Ceiling |
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Fragment of a loving couple, 10th-11th century. |
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Imagery on the 'joining wall', Kandariya, Khajuraho, c. 1004-35. |
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Imagery on the 'joining wall', Kandariya, Khajuraho, c. 1004-35.
Detail of wall |
