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South Asian Art
One of America’s premier collections of South Asian and Himalayan art, featuring spectacular examples of sculpture, paintings, architecture, textiles and decorative arts.
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Shiva as King of Dancers (Nataraja)Indian, Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur (Tanjore) District (12th century)mid 12th century -
Ritual CrownNepalese, Nepal (12th-13th century)12th - 13th century -
Jina, probably ShreyamsanathaIndian, Rajasthan, probably vicinity of Mount Abu (12th century)1160 -
Vajrabhairava YamantakaSino-Tibetan (15th century or later)15th century or later -
HowdahIndian, Chhattisgarh, Former Princely State of Surguja (19th-20th century)ca. 1870 - 1920 -
Talismanic ShirtIndian, North India or Deccan (15th-16th century)ca. 1400 - 1550 -
Illuminated Manuscript of the JnaneshvariIndian, Deccan, Maharashtra, Nagpur (18th century)1763 -
Statuette of DionysusMawjee, Oomersee (19th Century)Mawjee, Oomersee (19th Century) -
Vishnu as the Boar Avatar (Varaha)Indian, North Bengal (present-day Bangladesh)10th century -
Green Tara and AttendantsTibetan, Central Tibet (14th century )14th century -
End Panel from a Casket: The Invisible Demon Indrajit Fires Arrows at Rama, Lakshmana, and their Monkey AlliesSri Lankan (16th Century)16th Century -
Seated BuddhaIndian, Gandhara, Peshawar District, Near Mardan (present-day Pakistan)2nd - 3rd century