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Personalities, Aristocracy, Politics and Portraits, Rulers, Emperors and Kings, Crowds and Demonstrations.



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625 photos
Ravanna's golden palace. Ravanna is the ten-headed demon king and Rama's adversary. All around the demon king are scenes of fighting between his supporters and his enemies. Rama's monkey troops storm the walls of Ravanna's palace. In the bottom right corner Ravanna's elephants try to push back the enemies. ID: Add 15297, fil. f 27 recto.
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Ravanna's golden palace. Ravanna is the ten-headed demon king and Rama's adversa...

Hanuman, the monkey-king, is brought before Ravanna, the many headed and -armed king of the demons, 1653. From the Sanskrit epic "Ramyana" by Valmiki. ID: IO 3621
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Hanuman, the monkey-king, is brought before Ravanna, the many headed and -armed...

The marriage ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki, the parents of Krishna, 1760. The Hindu god Vasudeva and his veiled bride Devaki sit vefore a group of holy men, one of whom holds a spoon over a flame. Women stand behind the couple, while others watch from windows above. From a collection of illustrations to the "Bhagavata urana". ID: Add Or 1811
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The marriage ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki, the parents of Krishna, 1760. The...

A Moghul prince, surrounded by servants and musicians, lies smoking on a couch. A female attendant behind him holds a fly-whisk. ID: J 66 9
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A Moghul prince, surrounded by servants and musicians, lies smoking on a couch....

Timur enthroned at Balkh, 1550. Timur (Tamerlane) is enthroned at Balkh,Afghanistan. Timur sits on a raised dais; people are visible through an arch, those inside sit cross-legged. The interior is decorated in the Islamic style, with floral patterns and tiling. From the "Timurnameh" by Abdullah Hatifi.
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Timur enthroned at Balkh, 1550. Timur (Tamerlane) is enthroned at Balkh,Afghanis...

Iskandar watching the wall being built against Juj and Majuj, (Gog and Magog), 1719. Iskander (Alexander the Great) is the red crowned figure riding a horse on the left. From the "Shah-nameh", or Book of Kings, by the Persian poet Ferdowsi. ID: Add 18804,fol. 126 recto.
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Iskandar watching the wall being built against Juj and Majuj, (Gog and Magog), 1...

The king of the Rajput state of Mewar is shown in worship before Krishna. The blue-skinned god plays is trademark flute while two women scatter flower petals over him. The king is barefoot before the god, with his hands in the gesture of devotion and adoration. Peacocks and a cow and her calf look up at Krishna. OA 1956.7-14.017
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The king of the Rajput state of Mewar is shown in worship before Krishna. The bl...

Sitting Buddha with aureole,teaching gesture. From the region of Dargal near the pass of Marakant between Peshawar and Swat,Gandhara, 3rd-4th CE Bronze
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Sitting Buddha with aureole,teaching gesture. From the region of Darga...

Sitting Buddha with aureole,teaching gesture. From the region of Dargal near the pass of Marakant between Peshawar and Swat,Gandhara, 3rd-4th CE Bronze
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Sitting Buddha with aureole,teaching gesture. From the region of Darga...

Prince Siddharta (?), the Buddha, Gandhara,from Peshawar, Pakistan, 2nd CE Marble,H:58 cm, 48 cm (2:5) without top-knot.
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Prince Siddharta (?), the Buddha, Gandhara,from Peshawar, Pakistan, 2nd CE Mar...

Prince Siddharta (?),the Buddha, Gandhara,from Peshawar, Pakistan, 2nd CE Marble,H:58 cm, 48 cm (2:5) without top-knot.
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Prince Siddharta (?),the Buddha, Gandhara,from Peshawar, Pakistan, 2nd CE Marb...

Sitting Buddha from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan, Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4th CE Stucco,48,5 x 33,5 x 10,5 cm
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Sitting Buddha from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan, Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4...