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Ancient Asian Art Archive<\/h1>\n

The ancient Asian art archive presents Indo-Buddhist sculpture and works from areas such as Gandhara, India, Nepal, Tibet and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

The section is connected with ancient Asian art<\/a>, Asian art highlights<\/a> and the gallery\u2019s catalogues.<\/p>\n


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Ancient Asian art archive and Indo-Buddhist sculpture<\/h2>\n

The Asia archive presents works connected with ancient Asian and Indo-Buddhist art, including sculpture and fragments from Gandhara, India, Nepal, Tibet and Southeast Asia. The selection reflects the gallery\u2019s interest in iconography, material quality, historical context and the transmission of Buddhist images across different regions.<\/p>\n

The archive is connected with the main ancient Asian art<\/a> section, Asian art highlights<\/a> and the publications<\/a> that document Dalton Somar\u00e9\u2019s research.<\/p>\n

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Antropomorph
\n<\/span>Uttar Pradesh, India
\n2nd Millenium B.C.
\nCopper
\n45 cm<\/p>\n

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Avalokiteshwara\u00a0Bodhisattwa
\n<\/span>Tibet
\n15th cent.
\n<\/span>Gilt copper, semiprecious stones
\n<\/span>28 cm<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bodhisattwa
\n<\/span>Nepal
\n16th cent.
\n<\/span>Embossed gilt copper, semiprecious stones
\n63 cm<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bookcover
\n<\/span>Nepal
\n12th cent. circa
\n<\/span>Embossed gilt copper on wood
\n<\/span>67 x 17 cm<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hand of the Buddha
\n<\/span>Historical Gandhara
\n2nd cent. A.D. circa
\n<\/span>Schist
\n<\/span>22 cm<\/p>\n

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Hari Hara
\n<\/span>Cambodia, Pre Khmer
\n7th \u2013 8th cent. A.D.
\nSandstone
\n<\/span>40 cm<\/p>\n

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Male Deity
\n<\/span>Cambodia
\n10th cent. A.D.
\n<\/span>Sandstone
\n84 cm<\/span><\/p>\n

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Padmapani Bodhisattwa
\n<\/span>India, Pala Period
\n11th cent. A.D.
\n<\/span>Black schist
\n<\/span>47 cm<\/span><\/p>\n

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Padmapani Bodhisattwa
\n<\/span>Swat Valley, Pakistan
\n6th cent. A.D.
\n<\/span>Bronze
\n<\/span>23 cm<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sakya Lama
\n<\/span>Tibet
\n14th cent.
\n<\/span>Gilt copper
\n<\/span>33 cm<\/p>\n

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Tara Bodhisattwa
\n<\/span>Nepal
\n16th cent.
\n<\/span>Embossed gilt copper
\n<\/span>57 cm<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Buddha
\n<\/span>Western Himalaya
\n9th cent.
\n<\/span>Copper alloy
\n<\/span>22 cm<\/span><\/p>\n

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