Sculpture
 13 Oct 2013 Sculpture
Sculpture of Durga as Mahishasuramardini
11th century
India

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 13 Oct 2013 Sculpture
Durga as Mahishasuramardini
12th century

Pala-Sena dynasty

Brass
H: 15.7 W: 10.1 D: 8.2 cm
Bangladesh

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 13 Oct 2013 Sculpture
Durga slaying the Buffalo
9th century

Central Javanese Period

Stone
Java, Indonesia

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 13 Oct 2013 Sculpture
Figure of Durga slaying the Buffalo-demon
Deccan Plateau
Late 9th century - early 10th century AD

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 9 Sep 2013 Sculpture
Ganesha

1865 ca.
Jakarta

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 9 Sep 2013 Sculpture
Standing Ganesha

Pre-Angkor period, Prasat Andet style, second half of 7th century
Cambodia
Stone

The elephant-headed deity Ganesha removes obstacles and is thus the god of success and good fortune; in this sense, he is a god of great importance for everyday existence. In Southeast Asia, ... Read More
 9 Sep 2013 Sculpture
Ganesha - Remover of Obstacles

9th/10th century
Central Java
Indonesia

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 9 Sep 2013 Sculpture
Twenty-Armed Dancing Ganesha - Remover of Obstacles

10th century
Madhya Pradesh
India

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 8 Sep 2013 Sculpture
Image of a Goddess (possibly Uma)

Champa period
9th/10th century
Bronze
Vietnam

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 8 Sep 2013 Sculpture
Uma

Bronze
1400 - 1500 ca.
India

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 8 Sep 2013 Sculpture
Pārvatī

Made of sandstone
Pre-Angkor (period)
8thC(early)
Cambodia

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 11 Aug 2013 Sculpture
Figure of Kālī striding over recumbent Śiva. Her necklace is formed of several skulls, while in her hand she carries a further gory trophy. Her crown is of a specifically Bengali type. Made of painted and gilded clay.

19thC(late)
Bengal

Curator's comments:
Dallapiccola 2004:

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 11 Jul 2013 Sculpture
Royal Insignia of Vijayanagar - The Boar, Sun, Moon and Dagger.

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 10 Jul 2013 Sculpture
A figure in bronze of the goddess Pārvatī.
Vijayanagara
1550 (circa)
Bronze
Height: 58 centimetres

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 10 Jul 2013 Sculpture
One of a pair of balustrades in the shape of a lion looking backwards.
Vijayanagara
16th century

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 1 May 2013 Sculpture
Disk Stone with a Four-Part Design of Palmettes and Lotus Buds

Date: 1st century B.C.
Ancient region of Gandhara, Taxila
Stone
Dimensions: Diam. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Sculpture

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 1 May 2013 Sculpture
Female Head, terracotta, 6th-7th century, Gandharan style, Jammu, India

The site of Pambarvan, near Akhnur, appears to have been a Buddhist stupa site. Sixth century Gupta coins have been found, together with the terracotta remains of sculptural decorations, most notably a series of terracotta... Read More
 30 Apr 2013 Sculpture
Representation of Mañjuśrī

Figure (Manjusri). Holding lotus and flanked by scrolled borders.
Made of sandstone.

Findspot: Nalanda

ca. 8th Century

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 28 Apr 2013 Sculpture
Relief showing the Descent of the Buddha from Trayastrimsa Heaven, grey schist, 3rd century AD, Gandhara.

The Buddha chose to ascend to the heaven of the Thirty-Three Gods (Trayastrimsa, equivalent to Indra's Svarga Heaven) in order to preach to the gods and his mother who also resided to eart... Read More
 27 Apr 2013 Sculpture
Relief plaque, moulded Terracotta, Kausambi.
Circa 1st century BC

The upper part of a terracotta plaque with a moulded relief of a full-frontal female head and upper torso. The plaque has an arched top with a rounded moulding below which at the centre there is a hole. The female has an elabor... Read More
 27 Apr 2013 Sculpture
Seated Buddha figure in pleated robes, torso with missing head and hands, pink mottled sandstone, Mathura.

Early 3rd century.

Seated Buddha, with highly developed physical displaying 'inner breath' (prana) beneath the articulated folds of the monastic robes. The yogic posture is combined wi... Read More