Enthroned Buddha Finial

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...

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...

This painting is composed of three vignettes from the Buddha’s life. The primary scene begins in the top right corner of the painting. It shows the Buddha ascended to the Trayas...

The central figure in this Tibetan Buddhist painting, or thangka, is Bhaisajyaguru—the buddha of healing and medicine known more commonly as the Medicine Buddha. Seated on an elabo...

This bulbous finial support is decorated with four faces. The faces have two variations, and each face shares elements with the neighboring faces. Each face is composed of two larg...

This “master of animals” finial depicts a stylized man with an (attacking?) animal on each side. The man has a bulb-shaped cap, open at the center for insertion of a pin, which is ...

This bronze "Master of Animals" finial is mounted on a bottle-shaped support and held in place by a metal rod attached to the top of the support. A poppy-headed dress pin was inser...