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Carved water tortoise from Allahabad, India, 17th century. The turtle is a "Kachuga dongaka, a species native to the river Jumna, which meets the Ganges at Allahabad. It was found at the bottom of a water cistern, and might have been made as a rare ornament for the garden pool at the princes's palace. OA 1830.6-12.1
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Carved water tortoise from Allahabad, India, 17th century. The turtle is a "Ka...

Pillar capital, Kushan dynasty, 1st CE. Covered with Prakrit inscriptions in the Kharoshthi script, the form of writing of acient north-western India. Between the two lions is a square crowning relief bearing auspicious symbols like the triratna,which stands for the veneration of the Buddha, his monastic order and dharma, the code of religious conduct that the Buddha professed. OA 1889.3-14.1
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Pillar capital, Kushan dynasty, 1st CE. Covered with Prakrit inscriptions in the...

Limestone relief panel depicting the departure of Prince Siddharta; from the dome of the Great Stupa, 2nd CE. He starts on a spiritual quest that leads him to Buddhahood. His presence is symbolically referred to by the parasol held over his horse, Kanthaka. OA 1880.7-9.51
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Limestone relief panel depicting the departure of Prince Siddharta; from the dom...

Relief showing a scene from a sutra. From Borobudur, Java, 750-850 CE.
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Relief showing a scene from a sutra. From Borobudur, Java, 750-850 CE.

Marble relief figure of Sarasvati, from Malwa, central India, early 11th. Although better known as a Hindu goddess, her cult is equally popular among the Jains. Sarasvati is a benign goddess associated with knowledge, music and learning. OA 18803349
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Marble relief figure of Sarasvati, from Malwa, central India, early 11th. Althou...

A pair of fragments of silk, 3rd - 5th CE. These two fragments might once have formed part of a banner headpiece. When discovered by Sir Aurel Stein (1862-1943), they were stitched together to form a larger triangle backed with plain silk and bordered with red tape. The distinctive motif of paired dragons and winged birds is unlike any other textile found there. OA MAS 926a,b.
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A pair of fragments of silk, 3rd - 5th CE. These two fragments might once have f...

Pottery jar with dragon handles, chinese, 4th-3rd BCE. This funerary jar of the late Zhou or early Han dynasty is made of grey earthenware. It was clearly intended to imitate a bronze vessel, more expensive and carrying greater status. Pottery placed in burials that imitated bronze and laquer came into use during the Easter Zhou period (771-221 BCE). The handles of the jar are in the shape of dragons. OA 1933.10-25.1
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Pottery jar with dragon handles, chinese, 4th-3rd BCE. This funerary jar of the...

Avalokiteshvara found in Dunhuang Caves, China; 910 CE. The central figure of Avalokiteshvara has his usual attribute of Buddha Amitabha on his head-dress. He stands upon a floating lotus, holds a willow spray in his left hand and a flask in his right. An inscription on the back of the painting identifies the shaven-headed figure as the Very Reverend nun Yanhui, the young man on the right is the probationary chamberlain Zhang Youcheng. OA 1919.1-1.014
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Avalokiteshvara found in Dunhuang Caves, China; 910 CE. The central figure of A...

Painted wooden panel showing riders with bowls into which birds dive, from Dandan-oilik, Khotan oasis, Xinjiang province, China, 6th CE.Before the advent of Islam in the 8th century, Khotan was a thriving kingdom along the Southern Silk Route. Dandan-oilik was a Buddhist sanctuary there and became Sir Aurel Stein's first excavation site in the Desert of Taklamakan. The panels are the best surviving evidence of the legendary Khotanese school of painting. OA 1907.11-11.70
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Painted wooden panel showing riders with bowls into which birds dive, from Danda...

Archaistic jade ring in the form of a dragon and a boy, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) had re-established Chinese rule, taking over from the Mongols (Yuan dynasty,1279-1368). Chinese traditions and styles were revived in all things. Many ceramics and jades were modelled on ancient forms. OA 1885.12-27.93
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Archaistic jade ring in the form of a dragon and a boy, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th...

A procession of Chinese dignitaries, 1808. The procession, including a palanquin, is making its way inland from the sea. Winding its way through the colourful village it passes a group of kneeling spectators. From the transformations of "Sakya Tathagata" by Kang Yu-Feng.
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A procession of Chinese dignitaries, 1808. The procession, including a palanquin...

Bahram hunting. From the "Five poems of Nizam",1539-1543 ID: Or 2265 fol f 202 verso
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Bahram hunting. From the "Five poems of Nizam",1539-1543 ID: Or 2265 fol f 202...