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Location: 242A Ancient India (64)
Location: 242A Ancient India (64)
Corner Railing Pillar with Drinking Scenes, Yakshis, and Musicians
India, Mathura, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1977.34CCCC0
Standing Buddha
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period
1972.43CCCC0
Bodhisattva
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period (c. 80-375)
1965.476CCCC0
Siddhartha at the Bodhi Tree
Pakistan, Gandhara
1997.151CCCC0
Gateway Bracket
India, Mathura, Kushan period (AD 1-320)
1971.15CCCC0
Foreigners and Non-Buddhists Drink, Dance, and Play Music, from a...
Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan period (AD 1–320)
1930.328CCCC0
Section of Monolithic Railing with Bather and Lotus Medallions
India, Mathura, Kushan period (c. 80-375)
1943.71CCCC0
Double-Faced Crossbar from a Railing
India, Madhya Pradesh, Bharhut, Shunga Period
1982.44CCCC0
Bracket with Two Musicians
Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Butkara in Swat, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1980.15CCCC0
Scenes from the Life of Buddha
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1958.474CCCC0
Reliquary Box
Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Swat, late Kushan period (AD 1-320)
1976.71CCCC0
Railing Pillar with a Yakshi (Female Nature Divinity)
Northern India, Mathura, Kushan period (c. 80-275)
1965.250CCCC0
Seated Shakyamuni Buddha
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan Period
1970.63CCCC0
Seal with Two-Horned Bull and Inscription
Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization
1973.160CCCC0
Miniature Stone Reliquary or Toilette Casket
Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Sirkap, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320)
1977.64CCCC0
Nature Divinity (Yakshi)
India, Mathura, Kshatrapa period (c. 20 BC-AD 114)
1968.104CCCC0
Libation Cup
India, Maurya-Sunga period
2001.2CCCC0
Seal with Unicorn and Inscription
Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization
1964.104CCCC0
Seated Yaksha
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, probably Kaushambi
1977.175CCCC0
Head of a Bodhisattva
India, Mathura, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1984.220CCCC0
Seal with Unicorn and Inscription
Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization
1973.161CCCC0
Jar with Four Ibex
Pakistan, probably Quetta, Indus Valley Civilization
2001.1CCCC0
Worshippers Giving Offerings to the Bodhi Tree
Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Satavahana Period (c. 100 BC - c. AD 200)
1970.43CCCC0
Amorous Couple (Mithuna)
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Ahichchatra, Gupta period (c. 320-550)
1971.133CCCC0
Anthropomorph
India, Bronze Age
2004.31CCCC0
Ringstone
India, Maurya period
1977.36CCCC0
Winged Atlas-Hercules
Pakistan, Gandhara, Gandhara period, 3rd century
2011.136CCCC0
Fertility Goddess
Pakistan, Gandhara, reportedly Charsada, early Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1977.58CCCC0
Female Figure, Probably a Nature Divinity (Yakshi)
India, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.24CCCC0
Pendant with Shri
Pakistan, Gandhara, Sirkap, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1953.14CCCC0
Attendant Bearing a Fly Whisk (Chauri)
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan period (c. 80-320)
1965.472CCCC0
Seated Buddha
Afghanistan, Gandhara, Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1967.39CCCC0
Plate with a Scene of Revelry
Northwestern India, possibly Tanesara Mahadeva, Gupta period (320-647)
1972.71CCCC0
Lion
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan period (c. 80-320)
1952.514CCCC0
Plaque with a Male Head
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1989.346CCCC0
Naga (Serpent Divinity)
India, Mathura, Kushan period (c. 80-375)
1943.661CCCC0
Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1985.31CCCC0
Male Figure
India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh area, Shunga period (c. 187–78 BC)
1992.116CCCC0
Adoring Attendant from a Buddhist Shrine
Afghanistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1943.395CCCC0
Maitreya
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1969.61CCCC0
Necklace Bead and Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol
India, Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.66CCCC0
Buddha's Previous Life as a Woodpecker:  Javasakunda Jataka
Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, possibly Amaravati, Satavahana period (100s BC-AD 200s)
1970.350CCCC0
Plaque with Vishnu
Thailand, Sri Deb Style, Mon-Dvaravati period, c. 7th-8th Century
1973.75CCCC0
Necklace Beads in the Form of Fish
India, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.39CCCC0
Pendant in the Shape of a Fish-Tailed Elephant
India, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.63CCCC0
Roundel
India, Satavahana period
2012.298CCCC0
Coin
India, Mathura, Kushan Period (1st Century-320)
1999.227CCCC0
Roundel with Mermaids and Lotus
India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh area, Shunga period (c. 187–78 BC)
2010.295CCCC0
Roundel
India, Satavahana period
2012.299CCCC0
Coin of Kushan King Vasudeva I
India, Mathura, Kushan Period (1st Century-320)
1999.226CCCC0
Coin of Chandragupta II
India, Chandragupta II, Gupta Period, late 4th-early 5th century
1977.62CCCC0
Coin of Kushan King Vima Kadphises
India, Mathura, Kushan period (AD 1-320)
1999.225CCCC0
Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol
India, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.61CCCC0
Bacchanalian Relief
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period (AD 1–320)
2011.140CCCC0
Seed Pods
Sopheap Pich (Cambodian, b. 1971)
2016.37©
Base for a Seated Buddha with Figures of Ascetics
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1976.152CCCC0
Layman Bearing Offerings
Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1967.41CCCC0
Layman Bearing Offerings
Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1967.40CCCC0
Bird with Human Head, possibly Hermes
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1972.365CCCC0
Lid with Combat between a Man and a Lion
Pakistan, Gandhara, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1972.164CCCC0
Pair of Bangles
India, Sunga Period (185-72 BC)
1973.64CCCC0
Coin of Kushan King Vasudeva II
India, Kushan, Vasudeva II, 3rd century
2011.212CCCC0
Miniature Reliquary
Afghanistan, probably Begram, c. 1st-2nd Century
1977.70CCCC0
Set of Pendants Ending in a Bull's Head
India, Sunga Period (185-72 BC)
1973.53CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Corner Railing Pillar with Drinking Scenes, Yakshis, and Musicians
India, Mathura, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1977.34red sandstoneOverall: 80 x 22.9 x 24 cm (31 1/2 x 9 x 9 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Standing Buddha
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period
1972.43schistOverall: 119.7 cm (47 1/8 in.); Head: 1.5 x 3.2 cm (9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett in memory of Flora Morris EverettCCCC0
Bodhisattva
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period (c. 80-375)
1965.476schistOverall: 132.4 cm (52 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Siddhartha at the Bodhi Tree
Pakistan, Gandhara
1997.151schistOverall: 73.7 x 57.2 cm (29 x 22 1/2 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Gateway Bracket
India, Mathura, Kushan period (AD 1-320)
1971.15sandstoneOverall: 73.9 x 57.2 cm (29 1/8 x 22 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Foreigners and Non-Buddhists Drink, Dance, and Play Music, from a...
Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan period (AD 1–320)
1930.328schistOverall: 49.6 x 150.5 cm (19 1/2 x 59 1/4 in.); First Section: 17.1 x 44.5 cm (6 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.); Second Section: 16.5 x 53 cm (6 1/2 x 20 7/8 in.); Third Section: 16 x 53 cm (6 5/16 x 20 7/8 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Section of Monolithic Railing with Bather and Lotus Medallions
India, Mathura, Kushan period (c. 80-375)
1943.71red sandstoneOverall: 53.3 x 45.8 cm (21 x 18 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Double-Faced Crossbar from a Railing
India, Madhya Pradesh, Bharhut, Shunga Period
1982.44plum-colored sandstoneOverall: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.)The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Bracket with Two Musicians
Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Butkara in Swat, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1980.15schistOverall: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Scenes from the Life of Buddha
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1958.474schistOverall: 68 x 41.3 cm (26 3/4 x 16 1/4 in.)Gift of George P. BickfordCCCC0
Reliquary Box
Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Swat, late Kushan period (AD 1-320)
1976.71bronzeDiameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)Edward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Railing Pillar with a Yakshi (Female Nature Divinity)
Northern India, Mathura, Kushan period (c. 80-275)
1965.250red sandstoneOverall: 70.5 x 17.5 cm (27 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Seated Shakyamuni Buddha
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan Period
1970.63red mottled sandstoneOverall: 51.4 cm (20 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Seal with Two-Horned Bull and Inscription
Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization
1973.160steatiteOverall: 3.2 x 3.2 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Miniature Stone Reliquary or Toilette Casket
Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Sirkap, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320)
1977.64gray schistDiameter: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); Overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)Bequest of Elizabeth B. BlossomCCCC0
Nature Divinity (Yakshi)
India, Mathura, Kshatrapa period (c. 20 BC-AD 114)
1968.104mottled red sandstoneOverall: 127.6 x 49 x 25.4 cm (50 1/4 x 19 5/16 x 10 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Libation Cup
India, Maurya-Sunga period
2001.2bronze, lost wax techniqueDiameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); Overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Seal with Unicorn and Inscription
Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization
1964.104possibly kaoliniteOverall: 2.5 x 2.5 cm (1 x 1 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Seated Yaksha
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, probably Kaushambi
1977.175terracottaOverall: 47.3 x 26 cm (18 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Head of a Bodhisattva
India, Mathura, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1984.220red sandstoneOverall: 50.8 x 25.4 cm (20 x 10 in.)Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth in memory of Christian HumannCCCC0
Seal with Unicorn and Inscription
Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization
1973.161steatiteOverall: 3.5 x 3.6 cm (1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Jar with Four Ibex
Pakistan, probably Quetta, Indus Valley Civilization
2001.1ceramic with black slipOverall: 12.2 x 23 cm (4 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Worshippers Giving Offerings to the Bodhi Tree
Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Satavahana Period (c. 100 BC - c. AD 200)
1970.43limestoneOverall: 80 x 57.1 cm (31 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Amorous Couple (Mithuna)
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Ahichchatra, Gupta period (c. 320-550)
1971.133terracottaOverall: 38.5 x 37 cm (15 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Anthropomorph
India, Bronze Age
2004.31copperOverall: 23.5 x 36.5 x 0.5 cm (9 1/4 x 14 3/8 x 3/16 in.)Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial FundCCCC0
Ringstone
India, Maurya period
1977.36steatiteDiameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Winged Atlas-Hercules
Pakistan, Gandhara, Gandhara period, 3rd century
2011.136schistOverall: 38.1 cm (15 in.)Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw CzumaCCCC0
Fertility Goddess
Pakistan, Gandhara, reportedly Charsada, early Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1977.58terracottaheight: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Female Figure, Probably a Nature Divinity (Yakshi)
India, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.24terracottaOverall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)Gift of Eleanor and Morris EverettCCCC0
Pendant with Shri
Pakistan, Gandhara, Sirkap, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1953.14gold repoussé and carnelianDiameter: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Attendant Bearing a Fly Whisk (Chauri)
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan period (c. 80-320)
1965.472red sandstoneOverall: 55.8 cm (21 15/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Seated Buddha
Afghanistan, Gandhara, Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1967.39stuccoOverall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)Edward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Plate with a Scene of Revelry
Northwestern India, possibly Tanesara Mahadeva, Gupta period (320-647)
1972.71silver with alloy of tin and lead with traces of gildingDiameter: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Lion
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan period (c. 80-320)
1952.514sandstoneOverall: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)Edward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Plaque with a Male Head
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1989.346gray schistOverall: 7 x 7 cm (2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. MillikinCCCC0
Naga (Serpent Divinity)
India, Mathura, Kushan period (c. 80-375)
1943.661sandstoneOverall: 67.3 cm (26 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1985.31stucco with traces of paintOverall: 45.7 x 35.5 cm (18 x 14 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Male Figure
India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh area, Shunga period (c. 187–78 BC)
1992.116Molded terracottaOverall: 38.1 x 15.9 cm (15 x 6 1/4 in.)Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund by exchange and Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial FundCCCC0
Adoring Attendant from a Buddhist Shrine
Afghanistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1943.395stuccoOverall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Maitreya
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1969.61gray schistOverall: 66.3 cm (26 1/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Necklace Bead and Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol
India, Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.66goldJohn L. Severance FundCCCC0
Buddha's Previous Life as a Woodpecker:  Javasakunda Jataka
Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, possibly Amaravati, Satavahana period (100s BC-AD 200s)
1970.350limestoneOverall: 30.7 x 54.2 x 9.6 cm (12 1/16 x 21 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)Gift of George P. BickfordCCCC0
Plaque with Vishnu
Thailand, Sri Deb Style, Mon-Dvaravati period, c. 7th-8th Century
1973.75gold repousséOverall: 7.6 x 4.5 cm (3 x 1 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Necklace Beads in the Form of Fish
India, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.39gold repoussé with granulationJohn L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pendant in the Shape of a Fish-Tailed Elephant
India, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.63goldJohn L. Severance FundCCCC0
Roundel
India, Satavahana period
2012.298bronze with repoussé and chased designsOverall: 6.5 x 1.8 cm (2 9/16 x 11/16 in.)Gift of Dr. Norman ZaworskiCCCC0
Coin
India, Mathura, Kushan Period (1st Century-320)
1999.227goldDiameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)Anonymous GiftCCCC0
Roundel with Mermaids and Lotus
India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh area, Shunga period (c. 187–78 BC)
2010.295ivoryDiameter: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)Gift of John Eskenazi in honor of Dr. Stanislaw J. CzumaCCCC0
Roundel
India, Satavahana period
2012.299bronze with repoussé and chased designsDiameter: 1.8 x 6.9 cm (11/16 x 2 11/16 in.)Gift of Dr. Norman ZaworskiCCCC0
Coin of Kushan King Vasudeva I
India, Mathura, Kushan Period (1st Century-320)
1999.226goldOverall: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)Anonymous GiftCCCC0
Coin of Chandragupta II
India, Chandragupta II, Gupta Period, late 4th-early 5th century
1977.62goldDiameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)Cornelia Blakemore Warner FundCCCC0
Coin of Kushan King Vima Kadphises
India, Mathura, Kushan period (AD 1-320)
1999.225goldDiameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)Anonymous GiftCCCC0
Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol
India, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.61goldJohn L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bacchanalian Relief
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period (AD 1–320)
2011.140schistOverall: 24.5 x 61 x 14 cm (9 5/8 x 24 x 5 1/2 in.)Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw CzumaCCCC0
Seed Pods
Sopheap Pich (Cambodian, b. 1971)
2016.37Bamboo, rattan, steel wireNorman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund©
Base for a Seated Buddha with Figures of Ascetics
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1976.152gray schistOverall: 38 x 36.2 x 9 cm (14 15/16 x 14 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.)Gift of Dr. Norman ZaworskiCCCC0
Layman Bearing Offerings
Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1967.41stuccoOverall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)Edward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Layman Bearing Offerings
Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Hadda, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1967.40stuccoOverall: 25.3 cm (9 15/16 in.)Edward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Bird with Human Head, possibly Hermes
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1972.365bronzeOverall: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)Gift of Peter MarksCCCC0
Lid with Combat between a Man and a Lion
Pakistan, Gandhara, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1972.164steatiteOverall: 9.8 x 14.2 cm (3 7/8 x 5 9/16 in.)Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. BlossomCCCC0
Pair of Bangles
India, Sunga Period (185-72 BC)
1973.64gilt bronzeJohn L. Severance FundCCCC0
Coin of Kushan King Vasudeva II
India, Kushan, Vasudeva II, 3rd century
2011.212goldDiameter: 2.4 x 0.1 cm (15/16 x 1/16 in.)Gift of Dr. Norman ZaworskiCCCC0
Miniature Reliquary
Afghanistan, probably Begram, c. 1st-2nd Century
1977.70glassOverall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Morris EverettCCCC0
Set of Pendants Ending in a Bull's Head
India, Sunga Period (185-72 BC)
1973.53gold repoussé with granulationJohn L. Severance FundCCCC0