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Ashokan Pillar
Lauriya Nandangarh, India.
Sandstone
ca. 246 BCE
Period: MauryaLion Capital, from Ashokan pillar
Sarnath (India)
Polished sandstone
7 feet high
ca. 250 BCE
Period: MauryaGreat Stupa
Sanchi (India).
Maurya period
3rd c. BCE
sculpted gates and railings from the Satavahana period
ca. 150-50 BCEGreat Stupa at Sanchi
east gate (torana)
Satavahana period
ca. 150-50 BCEDetail of yakshi supporting the architrave of the east gate at Sanchiarchitrave relief showing the Great DepartureStele showing Buddha and attendants,
Mathura
Red sandstone
27.25” high
Ca. late 1st-early 2nd c. CE
(Kushan period – Mathura style).Statue of standing Buddha
Gandhara
Schist
ca. 1 m high.2nd c. CE
(Kushan period – Gandhara style)Statuette of Vishnu
Terracotta
10.25” high
5th c. CE
Gupta periodKandariya Mahadeva Temple
Khajuraho (India)
ca. 1000 CE.
Period: MedievalOne-faced Linga
Schist
ca. 33” high
7th-8th c. CE
Medieval Periodwomb chamberBronze wine vessel
hu
42.4 cm high
12th-11th c. BCE
ShangTerracotta Army, from the Tomb of Qin Shihuangdi
Xianyang
Ca. 210 BCE
QinStanding archer from the Terracotta Army of the Tomb of Shihuangdi, Lintong
Terracotta
187 cm high
Ca. 210 BCE
(Qin)Seated Buddha from Cave 20
Yungang, Shanxi, China
45’ high
Sandstone
Ca. 460 CE
Northern Wei DynastyStele with Buddha Dipankara
(Diguang)
127” high
Sandstone with pigment
489-495 CE
(Northern Wei Dynasty)Travelers Among Mountains and Streams
by Fan Kuan
Hanging scroll with ink and colors on silk
6’9.5” high
Early 11th c. CE
(Song Dynasty)Early Spring
by Guo Xi
Hanging scroll with ink and colors on silk
5’2” high
1072 CE
(Song Dynasty)
“Angle of Totality”On a Mountain Path in Spring
by Ma Yuan
Album leaf with ink and colors on silk
10.8x17”
1190-1225 CE
(Song Dynasty)Horyuji compound, Nara
7th century CE
(Asuka period)
Built by Prince Shotoku
Horyuji = Temple of the Flourishing Law.Horyuji. Kondo (Golden Hall).Horyuj. Kondo (Golden Hall), interior.Horyuji. Pagoda.Shaka Triad
from the Horyuji kondo, Nara
Sculptor: Tori Busshi
Gilt bronze
46” high.ca
623 CE
Asuka periodScene from the Azumaya chapter of The Tale of Genji.
Lady Murasaki
Handscroll with ink and colors on paper
Written in kana
about 8.5” high
12th century CE
Heian periodScene of the Ceremony of Acknowledgement
from the Kashiwagi chapter of The Tale of Genji. Handscroll with ink and colors on paper,
about 8.5 by 19 inches
12th century CE
(Heian period)Scene of the Retired Emperor and Princess, from the Kashiwagi chapter of The Tale of Genji. Handscroll with ink and colors on paper
about 8.5 by 19 inches
12th century CE
(Heian period)Tikal. Stele 31 (Accession monument of Siyaj Chan K’awiil II)
Limestone
5th century CE
About 2.5 meters tallTikal. Temple I
(Tomb of Jasaw Chan K’awiil)
ca. 734 CE.Cylindrical Vessel with Ballgame Scene Painted ceramic
ca. 8” high
600-800 CETemple of the Inscriptions
Palenque (Mexico)
Mesoamerican
Maya
ca. 683 CEPalenque
Lid of the Sarcophagus of Pakal the Great
Limestone
About 12 x 7 feet.
Mesoamerican
Maya
ca. 683 CELintel depicting Shield Jaguar and Lady Xok
Yaxchilan, Mexico
Limestone
43.5 x 31.75 inches
Mesoamerica
Maya
725 CE.Figures herding cattle (rock-wall painting)
Tassili-n-Ajjer (Algeria).ca. 5000-2000 BCE (Prehistoric).Terracotta head from the Nok culture
(Nigeria)
14.25” high
Ca. 500-200 CE
(Nok)The so-called Ife HeadBrass
cast using the lost-wax technique
35 cm high
14th-early 15th c. CE
(Ife)Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Great Enclosure
Granite
Ca. 1350-1450 CE
(Shona)Conical Tower, Great Zimbabwe
Granite
Ca. 1350-1450 CE
(Shona)Bet Giorgis (Church of St. George)
Lalibela, Ethiopia
Volcanic rock
13th c. CE
(Zagwe).Title: Stele with Sakyamuni and Bodhisattvas
Date: 537 CE
Culture: Chinese
Period: Eastern Wei DynastyTitle: Front Face of a Stela (Free-standing Stone with Relief)
Date: 692 CE
Culture: Mesoamerican
Period: Maya
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