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Found in a temple near Pondicherry. The figure represents cosmic activity. The significance of the gestures is as follows the drum in the right hand signifies creation; the fire in the upper left hand, destruction; the abaya (fear not) position of the lower right hand, protection; the position of the raised left foot, salvation; the foot placed on the prostrate dwarf, Apasmarapurusa, removal of illusion/ignorance.

Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), c. 1100

India

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figure seated in dhyanasana with hands in lap; cushion below figure carved with foliate sprays and central quatrefoil medallion; crest ornamented with a diamond-shaped srivatsa; back uncarved

Seated Jina, c. 1108

India

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Man with halo carries sword and wears sash

Portrait of Shah Jahan, 1700-1720

India

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husband and wife seated on a lotus in the pose of royal ease and intimacy with bull and tiger underfoot; symmetrical architectural backdrop with large central disc behind heads of main figures

Uma-Maheshvara, 10th-11th century

India

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A yogini bearing a jar. One of 19 known sculptures from a set originating in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

Yogini with a jar, early 10th century

India

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Illustration from the 'Gulshan-i 'Ishq (Rose Garden of Love). A man holds a large bag of clothes seated under a tree, upper center, seven fairies playing in a pool with fountain are gesturing to him, figures surround on four sides by a garden

Raja Bikram Collecting the Clothes of the Bathing Fairies, c. 1710

Mulla Nusrati

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silver claret jug with hinged cover; overall floral motif, highly decorative, large upside down heart at each side, raised cobra forms the handle, hinge and central decorative element on top of the cover

Claret Jug, c. 1890

India

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84.44a and b came to the MIA as one object and were separated. Records still reflect a and b.

Album folio of a pink lotus, Mughal dynasty, 18th century

India

G211

Water Vase (Lota), 17th-18th century

India

G211

two seated figures, male and female, on separate bases that fit into large separate rectangular base; larger male figure has four arms and sits with PL leg drawn in and PR leg extended downwards at an angle; man wears headdress with wheel on back; one hand has a small animal perched on his fingers, another hand has a small axe-like object resting on fingers; female figure seated in mirror image of man's position, with a small bolster under PR knee; woman is bare-breasted and hold PL hand out, palm up; woman wears a tiered conical headdress with a wheel on the back

Somaskanda (Holy Family), 13th-14th century

India

G211

circular fluted front legs; scrolled upper back splat; arms fluted and curl under in front; caned seat panel which removes

Armchair, one of a pair, c. 1810-1830

India

G209

circular fluted front legs; scrolled upper back splat; arms fluted and curl under in front; caned seat panel which removes

Armchair, one of a pair, c. 1810-1830

India

G209

iconography either a snake or a bird

Pambadam Earrings, 19th-20th century

India

G211

light brown patina; standing man holding an infant in the crook of his PL arm, seated on a book; man has hair cut in a tonsure hairstyle

Saint Anthony of Padua, 17th-18th century

Goan Artist

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small writing desk having a circular floral pattern adorning the major surfaces (top, sides and front of door) with handles on either sides, hinges, top guard rail and front heart shaped lock plate of silver; ebony stand for cabinet said to be made in Portugese colony of Goa, India

Writing desk on stand, c. 1725-1750

India

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Krishna and Balarama underneath a Tree, 19th century

India

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Kartikeya on a Peacock, 19th century

India

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from a collection of Twenty Calcutta Paintings, watercolor on handmade paper, heightened with gold metallic paint; termed the post cards of the period.

Heroine with Peacock, 19th century

India

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Represented as a child. The figure is in the tribhanga stance and carries a cymbal in his left hand. The right hand is in a gesturing position. Patina brownish-green. Index finger of right hand missing.

Child Shaiva Saint Sambandar, 15th century

India

G211

carved wood; marriage of Shiva panel; marriage ceremony of Shiva and Parvati in center; various figural images representing manifestations of Shiva.

Door Lintel Depicting the Marriage of Shiva and Parvati, 19th century

India

G211

image of a black and white bird perched on a branch with orange fruit and two insects; brown frame with gold accent

Oriental Magpie Robin with Katydid and Leaf Hopper on Monkey Jack Branch, 1778

Sheikh Zain al-Din

G211

image of a blue bird with long neck and legs facing left

Grey Heron, c. 1780-1782

Ram Das

G211

standing female figure with bare breasts, in contraposto pose; wearing tiered conical headdress with wheel on back, necklaces, bracelets, rings, heavy belt, gauzy form-fitting slacks, anklets; figure stands on a graduated base; PL arm down, PR hand upraised

Devi Uma Parameshvari, Great Goddess Uma, 13th century

India

G211

Illustration from a Bhagavata Purana Series; divided in two horizontal bands depicting groups of gopis walking through the forest, asking the plants and trees for the whereabouts of Krishna

Cowherd women seek the God Krishna in the forest, 1520-1540

India

G211

squatting male figure with knees splayed apart, head turned slightly toward PL; figure has rounded belly, wide mouth and nose (missing) and high eyebrows; figure holds a bowl in his PR hand, resting on his knee; figure wears a large earspool in his PR ear with a floral motif and a round earring with floral motif in his elongated PL earlobe; figure also wears a beaded necklace and a headdress; small female figure (face and portion of PR arm missing) behind larger figure's PL shoulder; arched element behind large figure's head and shoulders; reddish grey stone; attached to black base

Kubera, 8th century

India

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reddish carved openwork stone; central arch with wide border with open stars; top corners contain rosettes on one side and 'Allah' on the other; central trellis design of curving lines; attached to mount

Jali (window screen), Mughal dynasty, c. 1600–20

India

G211

dark green complected Parsvanatha seated in the lotus posture with cosmic diagram superimposed over his body, represented by nine circles or mandalas

Cosmic Parsvanatha, c. 1525

Jain

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Vishnu on a lotus pedestal flanked by his principal consorts; holds a mace, sun dish (cakra), conch and lotus blossom in his four hands; various animals and mythical creatures in background; figures shown at base.

Vishnu with Lakshmi and Sarasvati, Pala period, 11th century

India

G211

recto: rectangular image with text at top and bottom; battle scene with figures on horses and elephants, with swords and bows and arrows; figures at top in mountains fighting in hand-to-hand combat and throwing large rocks; bright multicolors; verso: black text with touch of red; gold lines around borders

The Armies of Timur Combat the Forces of Nasir al-Din Mahmud Tughluq, from the Zafarnama, 1595-1600

Bhora

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nude male figure with short hair and elongated earlobes standing rigidly upright on a base with incised designs

Jina, 11th or 12th century

Jain

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Bidri ware, bronze with inlaid brass.

Ewer, c. 1700

India

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half-conical open base made of bands of graduated sizes (breast of bird); head with large eyes and scrolling beak with headcrest and pair of "ears"; fan of peacock-like tailfeathers; scrolling motifs and wheel-like roundels; brown, red, black, and white; received attached to small wheeled base with metal armature/stand

Processional image of a Large Swan (Velya Annam), 19th century

India

G211

ivory noisemaker; extension carved with flowers and crosshatched designs; plexi stand

Grogger (noise maker), 20th century

Middle East or India

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Sheer white brocade fabric with diagonal vines; slits at sides with 2 pairs of ties at waist and button at neck; small pocket on PR side at waist

Rajput robe, 18th century

India

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One complete and one partial large band of scrolling poppies in green and pink with 4 bands of smaller flowers on metallic ground

Velvet fragment, 18th century

India

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White brocading on white plain weave; repeated floral motifs; stripe of metallic threads flanked with red at bottom with geometric design halfway across above stripes

Panel, 19th century

India

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orange silk pants; go with tunic (97.189.53)

Pants, c. 1920

India

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White cotton fabric stamped and embroidered with flowerlike circles (stamps visible around edges of embroidery and at one end) in red, salmon, yellow, green and blue; 5 flowers embroidered over stamps at one end; small blue bead sewn into one blue circle

Length of Embroidered Fabric, 20th century

India

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Sheer yellow fabric with overall design of isolated floral forms in purple, red, green and black SO / DYED

Turban fragment, 18th century

India

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Cuff cut from a man's robe; pink ground with printed flowers in green, red, purple and white; outlines painted with gold; lined with green and edged with pink

Sleeve cuff, 19th century

India

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plain weave cloth, tie dyed; one half the length has been untied; the remainder is tied

Turban Cloth, 1974

India

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beige silk pants with drawstring; go with tunic (97.189.55)

Pants, 20th century

India

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Red silk with large yellow tie-dyed field at center with 5 red areas; printed floral designs at border and inside red areas, made up of small rectangles; sequins and gold, aqua and green embroidery around bottom and portions of right, left and top edges, at center and through yellow field

Head covering, 20th century

India

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2 pairs of necktie shaped embroidery on white fabric; gold metallic ground with border and central section of floral vines in black, green, dark pink and light pink

Two uncut tabs for Anghaka, 18th century

India

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2 textile fragments mounted on board under plexi; asalmon-colored silk with embroidered vine and flower border on L in black and silver on gold; bgold ground with 3 'plants' of same motif as border on a; same border on L SO / EMB

Patka Fragments, 18th century

India

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Brown fabric with overall repeated floral design in dark brown, black and gilt; mounted on board under plexi SO / DYED

Chinz Fragment, 18th century

India

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2 pairs of necktie shaped embroidery on white fabric; gold metallic ground with border and central section of floral vines in black, green, dark pink and light pink

Two uncut tabs for Anghanka, 18th century

India

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weft interlock tapestry and brocade patterning; blue/green and metallic gold; red/orange band on one end

Sari, 20th century

India

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3 pairs of necktie shaped embroidery on salmon pink fabric; gold metallic ground with green and yellow scrolling vines with red and white striped 'pods'

Three uncut tabs for Anghaka, 18th century

India

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White cotton fabric with embroidered scrolling flowering vine in pinks, white, green and black; border of alternating yellow and green rectangles outlined in black

Border, 18th century

India

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Double-faced embroidery; white fabric with multicolored floral designs in strips and blocks with central medallion; black ink guidelines separate blocks and create stems

Rumal, 18th century

India

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red silk tunic with metallic (gold) decorative embroidery at hem, wrists, chest and in two bands running vertically up front

Tunic, c. 1920

India

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silk tunic; beige with machine embroidery of flowers in green, purple, red at neck

Tunic, 20th century

India

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Jain. Central seated figure with inlaid eyes and 3 inlaid jewels on chest; canopy overhanging figure; 23 small figures surrounding largest figure; all seated except 2 standing figures on either side of seated figure; pointed archlike structure

Caturvimsati-patta of Jina, 1579

India

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Odhani, or woman's veil, of black satin with very fine tie-dye design in red. Fine embroidery borders enclosing mirror chips. Embroidery.

Woman's veil (Odhani), 19th century

India

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One of four illustrations from a Kalpasutra manuscript.

Mahavira Gives Away His Possessions, c. 1500

India

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One of four illustrations to the Kalpastura, first quarter, 16th c.

Adoration of a Tirtankara, c. 1500

India

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Bidri ware, bronze with inlaid silver. Called a 'Gulabpash'.

Gulabpash (Rosewater Sprinkler), late 17th century

India

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two ladies (recto), mother and child, probably Krishna and Yashoda (verso) illustration from a Ramayana series; Bikaner

Two Court Ladies, Mother and Child (reverse), c. 1810

India

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fine details, polished surface and decorative floral border

Portrait of Nawah General Firoz Khan, early 18th century

India

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illustration from a Ramayana series; Bikaner

Poppy Blossom, c. 1650

India

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Kussaba, or square shawl, woven in separate pieces and sewed together in patchwork. The border is made of pieces of woolen material of different colors sewed together and embroidered. Maker's signature in corner.

Shawl (Kussaba), 19th century

India

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Printed hanging, center panel contains design of cypress trees monographed date at foot of center one. Triple border, one of the restives containing inscriptions from Koran.

Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom, Late 19th century

India

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Potala (double ikat) silk panel with all-over geometric pattern in yellow, red, green, and brown. Finished at each end with wide borders and fringe; possibly a sari.

Sari, 19th century

India

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kussaba or square shawl; the ground is of black wool, parts of which have been woven separately and fastened together; shawl is completely covered with floral and arabesque designs; border woven separately and added; supplementary border of fringed strips of colored woolen; the design has been outlined in embroidered stitch; alike on both sides

Shawl (kussaba), 18th century

India

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light blue with blue brocade

Sari, Date Unknown

India

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three foot long woven red and blue strips; wooden dowel on one end of strip and six woven strings with attached large pompons on the opposite end

Camel Trapping, one of a pair, c. 1930-1940

India

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natural cotton with silk embroidered flowers with green at center; wide top and bottom border

Phulkari, 19th century

India

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Portrait Study, c. 1775

India

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Woman stands on footstool at left surrounded by sarus cranes. Two female attendants hold a portrait or a mirror and a tray of flasks beside her.

The Vilaval Ragini, c. 1780

India

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Woman stands on a carpet with kneeling servant. A palace and garden with fountain occupy the foreground and background.

A Garden Scene, c. 1725

India

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Mushru Cloth, Mughal Period, late XVII-early XVIII century. Ikat dyed (indigo over cochineal). 'Mushru' means 'permitted'. Under the laws of the Koran pure silk could not be worn by men, but with cotton or linen wefts, it was permitted as a lining material for a garment at court.

Mushru cloth, late 17th-early 18th century

India

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Illustration from the Bhagavata Purana; a compartmentalized painting illustrating various scenes with Krishna

The Adoration of Krishna, c. 1700

India

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Bird perched on branch by river

Study of a Bird, c. 1810

India

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Four illustrations to the Kalpastura, first quarter, 16th c.

Kalaha Preaches to King Sahr; Mahavira’s Departure with Indra (top); Adoration of a Tirthankara (bottom), c. 1500

India

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One of four illustrations to the Kalpastura, first quarter, 16th c.

Kalaha Preaches to King Sahr / Mahavira’s Departure with Indra / Adoration of a Tirthankara, c. 1500

India

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Fakir Khan, Mirza Iftikhar, Mirza Muhammad Azam, Mirza Khuda Bakhsh, and Mirza Khudabad on a floral rug on a terrace with trees behind.

Portrait of Fakir Khan and His Sons, c. 1690

India

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84.44a and b came to the MIA as one object and were separated. Records still reflect a and b.

Album folio of poetry, c. 1725

India

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A Jain Guru Gives a Sermon, c. 1810

India

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Folio from a Kalpasutra manuscript; ornamental border decoration

Queen Trisala on Her Couch, c. 1500

India

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Krishna stands on left and converses with Radha, who is seated at our right. They are located within an Islamicate court with a landscape in the background and lambs at the lower right.

Krishna and Radha, c. 1680

India

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Shiva sits with Parvati on top of a flayed tiger skin. Shiva wears a necklace of human heads and holds an antelope in his upper left hand, a blade in his upper right, a trident in his lower left, and rudraksha beads in his lower right.

Uma Maheshvara (Shiva and Parvati), late 19th century

India

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Vasudeva carries the Infant Krishna across the Yamuna River, c. 1720

India

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Red square bag with brown and tan cord and 4 fabric tassel bundles decorated with shells; embroidered geometric patterns in yellow, blue, green and varagated red and white

Pouch, 20th century

India

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Bidri ware, bronze with inlaid silver.

Base for a water pipe, 18th century

India

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illustration from a Ramayana series; Chamba

Battle between the Monkeys and Ravana, c. 1735

India

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A folio from an illustrated erotic series

Lovers, c. 1675

India

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Rama and Lakshmana Visit Sita or Suparanakha, 1760

India

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India, Rajasthan, lintel arch from a Vishnu temple, c. 12th century, greystone, with three four-armed male deities seated in columnar niches flanked by female attendants, the outer two each holding Vishnavite attributes, a warrior issuing from the mouth of a makara at either side, tiered canopies above; the central figure flanked by four figures of Vishnu on Garuda, H.14 x W.35-1/2 x D.5 in., mounted on metal stand.

Lintel with Vishnus and Celestial Musicians, 12th century

India

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Musician, 19th century

India

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Two Female Deities, 19th century

India

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Annapurna Giving Alms to Shiva, 19th century

India

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Portrait of a Woman, 19th century

India

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Shiva and Parvati Seated on Nandi, 19th century

India

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Shiva, 19th century

India

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Female Head, 5th century

India

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Shiva, 19th century

India

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Musician, 19th century

India

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Three Temple Banners, 19th century

India

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Krishna Killing Bakasura, 19th century

India

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