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Halo (Kōhai) for a Buddhist Sculpture
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Department of Asian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Paul J. Sachs
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Standing Buddha Shakyamuni in Varada-mudra
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni in Varada-mudra
This sculpture depicts a Buddha gracefully standing on a shallow lotus pedestal, the Buddha likely the Buddha Sakyamuni (the Historical Buddha) though possibly the Buddha Dipankara...
Head of Buddha, probably the Buddha Sakyamuni
Head of Buddha, probably the Buddha Sakyamuni
Carved in gray limestone in Thailand in the seventh or early eighth century, this stone sculpture depicts the head of a Buddha, probably the Buddha Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha...
Seated Chijang Posal (Chinese, Dizang Pusa; Sanskrit, Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha) Flanked by the Ten Kings of Hell, Monk Tomyŏng (Chinese, Daoming), and Three Officials
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Rectangular pendant, two back-to-back bevelled edge rock crystal panels each backed with engraved gold leaf depicting St. Catherine of Alexandria and St. Christopher, mounted in a silver frame, probably Upper Rhenish, about 1470-1480. Rectangular pendant
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The Worship of Parvati and Shiva as Mahadeva by Brahma and Vishnu
The Worship of Parvati and Shiva as Mahadeva by Brahma and Vishnu
Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and one of the members of the Hindu trinity (trimurti), is seated with his wife, Parvati, on a hexagonal-based throne. Shiva has a halo that enc...
Vignettes of Devotees Worshipping Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva
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The page features three vignettes of worshippers venerating a member of the Hindu Trinity (Trimurti): Brahma, the god of creation; Vishnu, the god of preservation; and Shiva, the g...
View from the left of the great horseshoe window over the
entrance of Buddhist chaitya hall, Cave IX, Ajanta
View from the left of the great horseshoe window over the
entrance of Buddhist chaitya hall, Cave IX, Ajanta
Stereoscopic photograph of the façade of the
Buddhist Cave 9 at Ajanta taken by Robert Gill in 1868. The
Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were excavated into a horse-shoe
shaped cl...