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Uma-Maheshvara (the god Shiva and his wife Parvati)

Uma-Maheshvara (the god Shiva and his wife Parvati)

Indian

late 10th to early 11th century

38.23

Mihrab tile

Mihrab tile

Iranian

19th century

38.24

Architectural detail; Brahma

Architectural detail; Brahma

Indian

ca. 1000

58.48

Relief - Flying celestial swordsmen (gandharvas)

Relief - Flying celestial swordsmen (gandharvas)

Indian

ca. 1000

58.49

Stupa base

Stupa base

Pakistani

ca. 2nd-3rd century

93.26

Relief fragment

Relief fragment

Persian

ca. 600

58.76

Female Offering Bearer with Text of the Major of Thebes, Mentuemhat

Female Offering Bearer with Text of the Major of Thebes, Mentuemhat

Egyptian

53.76

Relief of Montuemhet and his wife Shepenmut

Relief of Montuemhet and his wife Shepenmut

Egyptian, Luxor, tomb 34

ca. 665 B.C.

53.80

Imperial tile

Imperial tile

Chinese

18th-19th century

58.97

Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess

Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess

Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)

ca. 1907

82.168.1

Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess

Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess

Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)

ca. 1907

82.168.2

Transfer print tile

Transfer print tile

English

18th century

33.1871

Dlam (interior housepost)

Dlam (interior housepost)

Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)

ca. 1907

82.169.1

Dlam (interior housepost)

Dlam (interior housepost)

Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)

ca. 1907

82.169.2

Housepost fragment

Housepost fragment

Melanesian

81.17.1446

The avatars Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, and Narasimha

The avatars Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, and Narasimha

Indian

10th century

39.32

Ganesh, Remover of Obstacles and Lord of Auspicious Beginnings

Ganesh, Remover of Obstacles and Lord of Auspicious Beginnings

Indian

ca. late 10th to early 11th century

39.33

Prince Siddhartha Shakyamuni in the Palace Before His Renunciation

Prince Siddhartha Shakyamuni in the Palace Before His Renunciation

Pakistani

2nd -3rd century

39.34

Buddha Shakyamuni Triumphing Over Mara and Calling the Earth to Witness His Awakening

Buddha Shakyamuni Triumphing Over Mara and Calling the Earth to Witness His Awakening

Indian

ca. mid-9th century

39.35

Niche jamb - Amorous Figures

Niche jamb - Amorous Figures

Indian

ca. 8th-9th Century

64.23

Glass tile

Glass tile

Byzantine

9th-12th century

69.27

Relief with Two Fighting Horsemen, Star Medallion

Relief with Two Fighting Horsemen, Star Medallion

Persian

12th - 13th century

54.29

Birth of the Buddha

Birth of the Buddha

Pakistani

2nd-3rd century

44.46

Horse Adoration at Buddha's Renunciation (fragment)

Horse Adoration at Buddha's Renunciation (fragment)

Indian

2nd-3rd century

44.48

Drum panel from a small Buddhist stupa

Drum panel from a small Buddhist stupa

Pakistani

ca. 2nd-3rd century

44.49

Buddha and two bodhisattvas framed by arches and stupas

Buddha and two bodhisattvas framed by arches and stupas

Pakistani

ca. 2nd-3rd century

44.58

Base for a small stupa

Base for a small stupa

Indian

9th-10th century

44.59

Elephant, Lion, Embroidered Robe

Elephant, Lion, Embroidered Robe

Indian

9th-10th century

44.61

Yakshi (female fertility spirit)

Yakshi (female fertility spirit)

Indian

ca. 2nd century

44.62

Kamadeva (God of Desire)

Kamadeva (God of Desire)

Indian

ca. 12th century

74.17

Relief Plaque: Two Ibexes Flanking Tree of Life

Relief Plaque: Two Ibexes Flanking Tree of Life

Persian

ca. 600

39.39

Tile with twelve-pointed star

Tile with twelve-pointed star

Persian

15th century

39.61

Yéil X'eenh (Raven Screen)

Yéil X'eenh (Raven Screen)

Native American, Kadyisdu.axch', Tlingit, Kiks.adi clan

ca. 1810

79.98

Acroterium From Left Corner on Temple Pediment

Acroterium From Left Corner on Temple Pediment

Roman

3rd-2nd century

69.95

Corbel with Winged Figure

Corbel with Winged Figure

Hellenistic

1st century

59.90

Pedimental Relief: Bear and Dogs

Pedimental Relief: Bear and Dogs

Roman

3rd century?

44.87

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