This exhibition explores the unmistakable character of classical Deccani art in various media: poetic lyricism in painting, lively creations in metalwork, and a distinguished tradition of textile production.
At its zenith, the Deccan became home to Indian and Persian artists, the abode of
collection , by 1983; Howard Hodgkin , London, until d. 2017; [ Howard Hodgkin Indian
until 2000; sold to MMA] "Company Paintings; the Brief Flowering of a British-Indian
The artistic remains, consisting of sacred image as well as sensuous, often flamboyant figures of women, emphasize the intermingling of the sacred and the secular in the art of India.
probably Andhra Pradesh) ca. 1st century BCE Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja) Indian
Rider on a NagA number of drawings from the Deccani kingdoms that incorporate marbling are known. A whole group of them illustrate nags; among the Sufis, nags are thought metaphorically to embody the body’s gross desires and therefore are properly shown starved and beaten
to such striking images of mortification, which became an established genre in Indian
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Afghanistan 1st–3rd century Fragment of an Ivory Comb Afghanistan, possibly of West Indian
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Saber blade, possibly Iranian; guard and decoration on blade, Turkish; grip, Indian
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Preservation Initiative (MEPPI) August 26, 2022 Photograph Conservation and the Indian
Bannerstones of the North American Indian.
