The Hindu deity Shiva as destroyer of the three cities of the demons, 1000–1100. Central India. Sandstone. The Avery Brundage Collection, B63S6+.
The Hindu deity Shiva in the fierce form of Bhairava, 1300–1500. India; Karnataka state. Chloritic schist. Gift of the Connoisseurs’ Council, 2000.6.
The Hindu deity Vishnu, 1100–1200. India or Bangladesh; northern Bengal. Phyllite. The Avery Brundage Collection, B62S4+.
Jatayus, the heroic king of the vultures, attempts to prevent Ravana from abducting Sita, from the Ramayana (Story of Rama), approx. 400–500. India; probably Uttar Pradesh state. Terra-cotta. Gift of the Connoisseurs’ Council, 1988.40.
Krishna overcoming the serpent Kaliya, 1400–1500. India; reportedly from Sundaraperumakoil, Tanjavur district, Tamil Nadu state, former kingdom of Vijayanagara. Bronze. The Avery Brundage Collection, B65B72.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh and members of his court, approx. 1825. India or Pakistan; Punjab region. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper. Asian Art Museum, Gift of the Kapany Collection, 1998.97. Photograph © Asian Art Museum.
Mandodari approaches her husband, the demon king Ravana, while Prince Rama and his allies convene outside the palace, from a manuscript of the Ramayana (Story of Rama), 1595–1605. Northern India. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper. Gift of the Connoisseurs’ Council with additional funding from Fred M. and Nancy Livingston Levin, the Shenson Foundation, in memory of A. Jess Shenson, 2003.4.
Portrait of Guru Nanak, approx. 1770–1800. India; Probably Lucknow or Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh state. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper. Asian Art Museum, Gift of the Kapany Collection, 1998.60. Photograph © Asian Art Museum.
Portrait of the tenth guru, Gobind Singh, approx. 1830. India or Pakistan; Punjab region. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper. Asian Art Museum, Gift of the Kapany Collection, 1998.95. Photograph © Asian Art Museum.
Railing pillar with female figure beneath a tree, 100–200. India; Mathura area, Uttar Pradesh state. Sandstone. Gift of the Asian Art Museum Foundation, B69S13.
