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Painting, Watercolour, Plastic Arts, Woodcuts, Etching, Drawing.



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Altars

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BOOK ILLUMINATION

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Enamel

ENAMEL

Engravings

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Fresco and Wallpainting

FRESCO AND WALLPAINTING

Goldsmith Works

GOLDSMITH WORKS

Handicraft

HANDICRAFT

Jewelry

JEWELRY

Mosaics

MOSAICS

Painting

PAINTING

Plastic Arts

PLASTIC ARTS

Posters

POSTERS

Prints

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Relief

RELIEF

Sculpture

SCULPTURE

Silverwork

SILVERWORK

Textile Works

TEXTILE WORKS

Watercolour

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Female Buddhist believer,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan,Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4th CE Stucco,15,5 x 11,5 x 6 cm TK 67
#03070133

Female Buddhist believer,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan,Hadda,Afghani...

Ascetic,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan, Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4th CE Stucco,7 x 5,2 x 6 cm TK 68
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Ascetic,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan, Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4...

Warrior,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan, Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4th CE Stucco,13 x 14 x 7 cm TK 54
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Warrior,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan, Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4...

Buddha in a mandorla,from the region of Kaboul-Kapissa, Afghanistan. 3rd - 4th CE Schist,52,5 x 48 x 15 cm (In front of a detail of the gouache of the solar god Suria).
#03070136

Buddha in a mandorla,from the region of Kaboul-Kapissa, Afghanistan. 3rd - 4th C...

Hand of a monumental Buddah from Bamiyan (?), Afghanistan,4th-5th CE Dried clay,gilded, 25 x 18 x 13 cm
#03070137

Hand of a monumental Buddah from Bamiyan (?), Afghanistan,4th-5th CE...

Male face,from Tepe Xazana,Afghanistan,7th Clay,8 x 5,5 x 5,6 cm
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Male face,from Tepe Xazana,Afghanistan,7th Clay,8 x 5,5 x 5,6 cm

Schist relief panel depicting the division of the Buddha's relics, from Gandhara, 2nd century. A table with thick, elaborately turned legs dominates the panel. A densely worked textile covers it, on which sit eight reliquaries. The brahmin Drona stands behind the table, in the middle of the scene, flanked by the princes. Guards holding spears flank the table legs. In the next frame stands a bare torsoed female figure with one hand on her hip, and the other holding on to the branch of a tree. According to the ancient Sanskrit text, the Mahaparinirvana-sutra, the Buddha himself gave detailed instructions for the cremation of his body and the preservation of his relics. He apparently died in the kingdom of the Mallas of Kushinagara and they performed the final rites and ceremonies as he had sanctioned. When word spread of the Buddha's death, seven of the clans from surrounding territories sent emissaries, each proclaiming his clan's right to a share of the relics. However the Mallas of Kushinagara responded by announcing their intention to keep all the relics for themselves, on the ground that the Buddha died in their territory. A brahmin named Drona intervened to ensure that all eight claimants received an equal share. OA, 1966.10-17.1
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Schist relief panel depicting the division of the Buddha's relics, from Gandhara...

Gold amulet containing relics, 2nd century. This amulet would have been valued for exuding divine energy and was probably worn as a protective talisman by a pious Buddhist. One of the gold coins discovered in the amulet is well known for its depiction of a standing Buddha captioned 'BODDO' in Bactrian (using Greek script). This coin, now also in the British Museum, is useful for art historians to date when and where images of the Buddha were first made. Found at the Ahin Posh Stupa, Jalalabad, ancient Gandhara, India. OA, 1880-29
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Gold amulet containing relics, 2nd century. This amulet would have been valued f...

Terracotta head
#03070160

Terracotta head

Shalabhanjika Yakshi, from stupa 1 at Sanchi. The sandstone beams across the gateways of the stupa were held up by bracket figures like this. In ancient, pre-Buddhist indian fertility rite, girls were said to usher in spring by kicking a tree trunk while breaking off a branch. The type of tree spirit shown here echoes this tradition. OA 1842.12-10.1
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Shalabhanjika Yakshi, from stupa 1 at Sanchi. The sandstone beams across the gat...

Chinese medical chart. Illustration showing the relationship in Chinese medicine between spine, head and mouth. ID: 15253, fol.B21 p.6
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Chinese medical chart. Illustration showing the relationship in Chinese medicine...

Chinese medical chart. Diagram illustrating points on the head, stomach and legs. ID: 15253, fol.B21 p.8
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Chinese medical chart. Diagram illustrating points on the head, stomach and legs...