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deep relief carving; Buddha at L seated on a throne with PL hand on head of kneeling Bodhisattva with clasped hands; 7 other figures stand behind and to R and L

Buddha Stroking the Head of a Follower, late 8th century

China

G200

man with thick belly, seated cross-legged on a platform; man wears crown, beaded necklace and holds flower in each hand; flames or flower behind head on architectural element

Deified King, late 10th century

Cham

G213

Head of the Buddha, 12th-13th century

Khmer

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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

G211

Head from an image of a diefied king carved in sandstone wearing a very elaborate crown and a diadem tied with a knot at the back of his head. Crisply delineated facial features carved in high and low relief. Original encrusted patina. First Angkor style, style of Koh Ker, Cambodia.

Head from an image of Vishnu or a deified king, early 9th century

Khmer

G213

Khmer style of the Bayon; frontal stance; probably had extended hands; narrow shoulders and wider hips; eyes are closed; physiognomy relaxed; sublime expression

Prajnaparamita, late 12th-early 13th century

Cambodia

G213

Female figure, c. 20,000 BCE

Paleolithic

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'Captive', sandstone, American XXc cat. card dims H 20 x W 28'; measurements include metal pin; SS to loan to WAC

Copyright of the artist%2C artist%27s estate%2C or assignees

Captive, 1947

Anthony Caponi

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fine example of late Roman/early Byzantine provincial portraiture

Head of a Young Man, 400-420

Syria

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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

G211

head with elongated earlobes; downcast eyes; headdress with scrolls, tassels and floral forms, with pair of ornaments on either side with three red balls on blue drops; traces of blue pigment at hairline; traces of red pigment on lips; traces of olive-colored patina on skin of face; red, green and blue pigment on headdress; received attached to rectangular black base

Head of a Bodhisattva, late 6th century

China

G200

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

Besieged Fortress from the Palace of Tiglath-Pileser III (746-727 BC)

Bas-relief from Palace of Tiglath-Pileser III, 746–727 BCE

Assyrian

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Female Head, 5th century

India

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Shiva, late 10th century

India

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at the bottom, a bell-shaped base comprising four overlapping layers of leaves; this is flanked by stalks with bud and flower; at top of bell-shaped base sprouts a central stalk with large lily; serpentine stems and smaller flowers on either side of large lily

Relief with a Floral Decoration, c. 1700

India

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Reliefs of Scenes of the Life of St. John the Baptist, 16th century

Germany

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Buddha, figure of, seated on coils of a snake and sheltered by his seven expanded hoods. Monastic garment covers the figure (greatly weathered) leaving right shoulder bare; pendant ears, without jewelry. The Usnisa, or flame, is cone shaped; the hair is apparently plaited. The figure and serpent were originally ornamented with gilding, some of which remains, especially on coils of serpent and rear of his expanded heads. The serpent is in three coils. Provenance Angkor region.

Naga-Enthroned Buddha, 13th-14th century

Cambodia

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Fish, 1948

Anthony Caponi

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Duomo, 1976

Alexander Girard; Producer: Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc.

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