↗India · 1878
View from the Top of the Rock, looking over the native Town, Trichinopoly, India
Nicholas & Co.
EXPLORE / TRADITIONS
South Asian arts
A collection pathway for comparing materials, dates and places. The objects here are a small sample of a much wider and internally varied history.
DATES IN THIS SAMPLE
-2800–1905
Object dates, not the boundaries of a tradition.
LOOKING PROMPT
Compare the objects below. Which materials and visual choices recur? Which differences resist a single label?
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↗India, Mathura, Kushan period · 100s CE
Corner Railing Pillar with Drinking Scenes, Yakshis, and Musicians
Creator not recorded
↗Northern India, Pahari kingdoms · 1870s
Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers
Bourne & Shepherd
↗India, Madhya Pradesh, Bharhut, Shunga period · c. 150 BCE
Double-Faced Crossbar from a Railing
Creator not recorded
↗Northern India, Uttar Pradesh · 591
Standing Buddha
Creator not recorded
↗India, Madhya Pradesh, Bharhut, Shunga period · c. 150 BCE
Section of a Coping Rail
Creator not recorded
↗India · 1855–62
Caves of Karlie: No. 1, The Approach
William Johnson
↗Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1590
Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India, folio from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)
Creator not recorded
↗Nepal · c. 1500
Royal Female Donor
Creator not recorded
↗Nepal · 1400s
Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Manjushri)
Creator not recorded
↗Nepal · 1000s-1100s
Seven Leaves from a Manuscript of the Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)
Creator not recorded
↗Nepal, Kathmandu Valley · 1600s or 1700s
Pair of Deity Earrings with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster mask) (back)
Creator not recorded
↗Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period · 150–200 CE
Standing Buddha
Creator not recorded
↗Pakistan, Gandhara · 100s–200s CE
Siddhartha at the Bodhi Tree
Creator not recorded
↗Pakistan, probably Quetta, Indus Valley Civilization · c. 2800–2500 BCE
Jar with Four Ibex
Creator not recorded
↗Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization · c. 2000 BCE
Seal with Unicorn and Inscription
Creator not recorded
↗Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1575; border added probably 1700s
A Mughal courtier
Creator not recorded
↗Mughal India · c. 1627
Nur Jahan holding a portrait of Emperor Jahangir
Creator not recorded
↗Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar · c. 1695
Shri Raga, from a Ragamala
Creator not recorded
↗Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber or Southwestern India, Deccan · 1650–80
Maru Ragini, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)
Creator not recorded
↗Eastern India, Bengal, Kalighat · c. 1890
Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot, trying to prevent the abduction of Sita (recto), from a Kalighat album
Creator not recorded
↗Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat · c. 1890
English Babu (Native Indian Clerk) Holding a Hookah
Creator not recorded