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Ancient Art of Asia

Ancient Oriental Art—from historic Gandhara to India, from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia—is profoundly intertwined with our cultural heritage. It emerged at the intersection of Greco-Roman art with the spiritual visions and aesthetic languages of Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

Today’s open and vibrant cultural exchanges provide the ideal context for early Hindu-Buddhist art to fully reveal the allure of its antiquity and its timeless aesthetic significance.

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Image of Lakshmi Naraiana, Kashmir, 11th century, schist, Dalton Somare Milano

LAKSHMI-NARAIANA (VAIKUNTHA KAMALAJA), Himachal Pradesh

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scultura nepalese, Buddha Shakyamuni, Nepal, tredicesimo secolo, legno, dalton somare

Siddharth Shakyamuni as the Buddha, Nepal

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Sakyamuni as an Itinerant Monk Greater Gandhara Kushan Dynasty, 3rd–4th century AD Schist 72 cm bw - Dalton Somaré

Siddhartha Sakyamuni as an Itinerant Monk, Gandharan Art

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Fine 13th century painting of Sadakshari Avalokiteshvara from Central Tibet in ink, opaque watercolours and gold on cloth.

Sadakshari Avalokiteshvara, Central Tibet

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Buddha Gandhara Dalton Somare 1

Head of the Buddha, Gandharan Art

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Kunzang Akor Dalton Somare picture 2

Image of Kunzang Akor, Bon, Tibet

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Dalton Somare pdm24

Shiva Mahadeva, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

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Narrative Panel Dalton Somare Milano

Narrative Panel, The Mara’s Assault, Gandharan Art

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Head of Emaciated Buddha Gandhara Dalton Somare

Head of Emaciated Siddhartha, Gandharan Art

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Avalokiteshwara Bodhisattva Tibet 15th cent. 28 cm

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara – Tibet

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Bodhisattva Nepal 16th cent. 63 cm

Bodhisattva in Dharmachakra Mudra – Nepal

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Bookcover Nepal 12th cent. circa 67 x 17 cm

Manuscript Cover with Prajñāpāramitā and Tara – Nepal

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