A holy man in the forest (Shiva as Lord of the Animals), 1981, by Jogmaya Devi (Indian). Ink and colors on paper. Courtesy of Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Museum purchase, 1999.39.39. © Jogmaya Devi. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Base for a water pipe, 1650–1700. India; Bidar, Karnataka state. Zinc alloy with silver and brass inlay. Courtesy of Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Gift of Marjorie Bissinger, B86M11. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Battle scene from the epic Mahabharata (The Great Chronicle of the Bharata Dynasty), 1875–1900. Indonesia; Kamasan, Bali. Ink and colors on cotton. Gift of Dr. Stephen A. Sherwin and Merrill Randol Sherwin, 2004.96.
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, approx. 900–1000. India; perhaps Nalanda, Bihar state. Stone. The Avery Brundage Collection, B63S44+.
The Bodhisattva Maitreya, 100–300. Pakistan; ancient region of Gandhara. Schist. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S597.
Brahmani, approx. 875–950. India; Kanchipuram or Kaveripakkam, Tamil Nadu state. Granite, possibly hornfels. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S47+.
The Buddha triumphing over Mara, 900–1000. India; probably Kurkihar, Bihar state. Stone. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S598.
Coin, approx. 1800–1839. India; Amritsar, Punjab state. Copper alloy, silver, and gold. Acquisition made possible in part by the Society for Asian Art, F1999.38.110.
The Conception of the Buddha-to-be in Queen Maya’s dream, 100–300. Pakistan; ancient region of Gandhara.Phyllite. The Avery Brundage Collection, B64S5.
Decorated box owned by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, approx. 1660–1700. India, Gujarat state; Pakistan, Sindh province. Wood inlaid with ivory and tortoiseshell; overlaid carved ivory panels; interior compartments of sandalwood and velvet. Gift of the Kapany Collection, 1998.61.
