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dancing females within arcades Sasanian ca. 6th–7th century CE Standing Parvati Indian
“The first millennium B.C. is a dynamic period in the development of South Asian culture and artistic traditions. In North India, imperial power is centered in the Magadha region, later the core of the Mauryan empire, which in the third century B.C. controls all but the southern tip of India. Two heterodox religions, Buddhism and Jainism, arise in critical response to the Sanskrit-based Brahmanic religious tradition. Great forms of art—rock-cut architecture and stupas—are constructed and dedicated to the Buddha, and often illustrate scenes from his life.”
South Indian megalithic burial sites from the first millennium B.C. feature large
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Agreement with Republic of Yemen on the Care and Display of Two Ancient Sculptures 15 Indian
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Garland of Musical Modes) India (Rajasthan, Sirohi) ca. 1680 Portrait of the Indian
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from the Shah Jahan Album Govardhan verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50 Great Indian
Sculptors did not model their images on living beings: whether the subject was a god or a mortal, the artist strove to convey a stylized ideal.
Akshobhya, the Buddha of the East Tibet 11th–12th century Standing Parvati Indian
Learn more about the artist’s singular blending of media, Puerto Rican and Nuyorican culture, activism, issues of colonialism, and personal history in his remarkable prints.
Yerba bruja (1970), and it speaks to the battles and the struggle of the Taíno Indians
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not limited to) Western prints and drawings, watercolors, medieval manuscripts, Indian
Researchers at The Met used 3-D X-ray technology to explore the inside of a Gupta-style bronze statue of the Buddha. Here’s what they found.
To learn more about the unique technology developed by North Indian metalworkers
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
After the abolition of slavery in France’s West Indian colonies, French imperialists
