Buddhist & Indian Art

Bronze with strong, malachite-colored patina Cambodia, Khmer Kingdom, 12th century Conical body with slightly flared mouth Ornamental handle with r

Stucco Thailand, 18th century Meditative face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes and full lips A simple hairline frames the delicate face Traces of col

Stucco Kingdom of Gandhara, ancient region around present-day Peshawar, 3rd/4th century Head carved in the round with semi-sculptural body Fine, ele

Bronze Sri Lanka, Kandyan, 18th/19th century Meditative figure Sheltered by a naga canopy Fine curls and a high ketumala In a robe, ornate with a gro

Bronze Sri Lanka, Kandyan, 18th/19th century Figure with flaming ketumala Meditative expression with half-closed eyes and heavy lids In a robe, orna

Ivory India, 19th/20th century Finely carved work, partly with gold and color Eight-armed presentation as a bellied man The two main hands form the

Brass India, Dekkan, 18th/19th century Jug in shape of a bird on a high round base Sculptural designed body with finely engraved decoration in imita

Brass India, Orissa, 18th/19th century Oil lamp, partly decorated with laid threads Spirally twisted shank in the form of the ‘holy duck’ Hintha (Ham

Brass India, 18th/19th century Depiction of Bhudevi on a lotus base Dressed in a highly detailed robe around the waist Covered with precious jewelry

Bronze with brown patina India, 19th century Depiction of Vishnu with his consorts Lakshmi and Devi Each figure dressed in a richly detailed garmen

Bronze with brown patina, traces of silver plating India, 17th/18th century Depiction of Krishna as a child Standing on a lotus flower The right le

Bronze with brown patina India, 18th/19th century Depiction of Garuda is shape of a human In samabhanga on a double lotus base Hands raised to the an

Bronze with silver and copper inlays India, 15th/16th century Seated deity in the center under a canopy Hands folded in dhyana mudra Round sculptural

Waterbased pigments on cotton India, 18th century Central India or Rajasthan Representation of Parshvanath – the 23rd Jain Tirthankara – in a cosmolog

Opaque waterbased pigments with gold decoration on wasli (handmade layered paper) India, Rajasthan, mid/late 18th century A lively crowd of women play

Opaque water-based pigments with raised gold leaf and glass stones on canvas South India/presumably Tanjore, 19th century Illustration of Krishna the

Opaque water-based pigments with raised gold leaf and glass stones on canvas South India/presumably Tanjore, 19th century The Coronation of Rama as ki

Opaque water-based pigments with raised gold leaf on canvas South India/presumably Tanjore, circa 1900 An iconic image of Shiva and Parvati astride N