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Mughal overdoor
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Mughal overdoor

Date17th-18th century
Maker Indian
Object number57.19
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John C. Atwood, Jr.
DimensionsOverall height: 35 1/2 in., overall width: 63 3/4 in. Center diameter: 26 1/8 in.
MediumBronze
Image Not Available for Gilt-bronze finial; openwork animal design
Gilt-bronze finial; openwork animal design
Chinese
5th-mid 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 48.74
Image Not Available for Bronze finial with inlaid silver decoration
Bronze finial with inlaid silver decoration
Chinese
early 4th-mid 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 48.79
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
Object number: 38.23
Architectural detail; Brahma
Architectural detail; Brahma
Indian
ca. 1000
Object number: 58.48
Relief - Flying celestial swordsmen (gandharvas)
Relief - Flying celestial swordsmen (gandharvas)
Indian
ca. 1000
Object number: 58.49
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Kamadeva (God of Desire)
Indian
ca. 12th century
Object number: 74.17
Niche jamb - Amorous Figures
Niche jamb - Amorous Figures
Indian
ca. 8th-9th Century
Object number: 64.23
Image Not Available for Tile, painted; elephant and mahout
Tile, painted; elephant and mahout
Indian
ca. 17th century
Object number: 59.44
The avatars Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, and Narasimha
The avatars Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, and Narasimha
Indian
10th century
Object number: 39.32
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Ganesh, Remover of Obstacles and Lord of Auspicious Beginnings
Indian
ca. late 10th to early 11th century
Object number: 39.33
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
Object number: 39.35
Horse Adoration at Buddha's Renunciation (fragment)
Horse Adoration at Buddha's Renunciation (fragment)
Indian
2nd-3rd century
Object number: 44.48