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Selections from the National Museum,
New Delhi
(NB: Photography is prohibited in the Harappan gallery;
museum web site)
Turbaned Male Head Maurya, 3rd c.
BCE,
Sarnath, UP
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Dance and Music
groupGupta, 5th c. CE,
Deogarh, UP
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Head of Parvati Gupta, 4th-6th c.
CE,
Ahichchhatra, UP
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Buddha with
Naga-KalikaGandhara, 2nd c. CE,
Provenance unknown
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Nataraja, Late Chola, 12th
c. CE,
South India
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Vajra Tara, Gahadavala, 11th
c. CE,
Sarnath, UP
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Carving of a Cave, Sunga, 2nd c. BCE,
Bharhut, MP
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Royal Couple with
Attendants, Satavahana, 2nd c.
BCE,
Pitalkhora, Maharashtra
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Yaksha, Satvahana, 2nd c.
BCE,
Pitalkhora, Maharashtra
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Vasantasena,
Bacchanalian relief with intoxicated courtesan, Kushan, 2nd c. CE, Mathura, UP
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Huntress, Hoysala, 12th c.
CE, Mysore
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Rama redeeming
AhilyaGupta, 5th c.
CE, Deogarh, UP
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Lintel Showing
TrinityWestern Chalukyan,
11th c. CE,
Karnataka
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Victory Scene
(middle; full)Chauhan, 10th c. CE,
Sikar, Rajasthan
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Victory Scene
(right; full) Chauhan, 10th c. CE,
Sikar, Rajasthan
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Lintel Showing
TrinityKakatiya, 12th c.
CE,
Warangal, AP
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Mohini, Western Chalukyan,
11th c. CE, Karnataka
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Balakrishna (2) Vijayanagara, 15th
c. CE,
South India
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Devi, Vijayanagara, 15th
c. CE,
South India
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Vishnu, Late Chola, 12th
c. CE,
South India
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Woman in grief, Sunga, 2nd c.
BCE,
Sarnath, UP
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Lovers enjoying
wine, dance and music, Gupta, 5th c. CE,
Deogarh, UP
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Elephant and
Lion fight 1770 CE, Bundi,
Rajasthan
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Bust of
Bodhisattva, Gupta, 5th c. CE
Sarnath, UP
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Siddhaikavira, Pala, 8th c. CE,
Nalanda, Bihar
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Siva Vaman, Vakataka, 5th c.
CE,
Mansar, Maharashtra
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King Narasimha
as an archer, Eastern Ganga,
13th c. CE
Konark, Orissa
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Ayaga-Frieze:
depicting scenes from Buddha's life and the Jatakas (full) Ikshavaku, 3rd
c. CE,
Nagarjunakonda, AP
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Ayaga-Frieze:
depicting scenes from Buddha's life and the Jatakas (full) Ikshavaku, 3rd
c. CE,
Nagarjunakonda, AP
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Ayaga-Frieze:
depicting scenes from Buddha's life and the Jatakas (full) Ikshavaku, 3rd
c. CE,
Nagarjunakonda, AP
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Ayaga-Frieze:
depicting scenes from Buddha's life and the Jatakas (full) Ikshavaku, 3rd c.
CE,
Nagarjunakonda, AP
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Buddha's Life
scenesIkshavaku, 3rd
c. CE,
Nagarjunakonda, AP
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Krishna
overturning a cartGupta, 5th c. CE,
Deogarh, UP
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Asitas visit to
Suddhadhana, Satvahana, 1st-2nd
c. CE,
Amaravati, AP
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Flying Celestials, Early Western
Chalukya, 7th c. CE,
Aihole
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Sarasvati, Chahman, 12th c.
CE,
Pallu, Rajasthan
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Harihara, Gahadavala, 12th
c. CE,
Rajasthan
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Devaki and
Vasudeva, Gupta, 5th c. CE,
Deogarh, UP
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Buddha, Gandhara, 2nd c. CE,
Provenance unknown
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Adoration to
TurbanIkshvaku, 3rd c.
CE,
Nagarjunakonda, AP
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Lintel Showing NavagrahasPratihara, 8th c.
CE,
Chittorgarh, Rajasthan
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Mother and Child, Pala, 11th c. CE,
Bengal
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Lintel Showing NavagrahasPratihara, 8th c.
CE,
Chittorgarh, Rajasthan
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Buddha Head, Gupta, 5th c. CE,
Sarnath, UP
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Bodhisattva Head, Kushan, 3rd c. CE,
Gandhara
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Durga, Maitraka, 6th c.
CE,
Jhadol, Rajasthan
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Kubera (god of
wealth) Kushan, 2nd c. CE,
Ahichchhatra, UP
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Musicians, Hoysala, 12th c.
CE,
Halebid, Mysore
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Mahisasuramardini, Kakatiya, 13th c.
CE,
Provenance unknown
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Uma-Maheshvara, Pratihara,
9th-10th c. CE,
North India
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Ambika,Pala, 10th c. CE,
Sundarban, WB
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Scenes from
Buddha's LifeGupta, 5th c. CE,
Sarnath, UP
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Linga showing
Brahma, Vishnu,
Mahesh and SuryaGupta, 6th c. CE, UP
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Lakshmana disfiguring Surpanakha, Gupta, 5th c. CE,
Deogarh, UP
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Salabhanjika
(Railing pillar)Sunga, 2nd c. BCE,
Mehrauli, New Delhi
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DurgaChedi, 11th c. CE,
Piparia, MP
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Ladies enjoying
wineMughal, Shahjahan
period, 1640 CE
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Ragini Nat-NarayanaMewar, Rajasthan
1660 CE
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Noble enjoying
wine and verses, Mughal, Jahangir
period, 1620-25 CE
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DevoteeVijayanagar, 14th
c. CE,
South India
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Yamuna, Gupta, 5th c. CE,
Ahichchhatra, UP
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Ganga, Gupta, 5th c. CE,
Ahichchhatra, UP
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Kali, Late Chola, 12th
c. CE,
South India
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Avatars of Vishnu, Pratihara, 8th c.
CE, North India
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Conversion of
JatilasKushana, 2nd c.
CE, Gandhara
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Edicts of Ashoka 3rd c. BCE, Girnar,
Gujarat
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National Museum Est. 1949, Janpath, New Delhi
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Yaksha, Sunga, 2nd c. BCE
Amin, Haryana
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Ganesha, Chedi, 10th c. CE,
MP
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Uma-Maheshvara, Pala, 11th c. CE,
Bihar
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Relics of the
Buddha
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Vishnu with
consortsEastern Ganga,
13th c. CE
Konark, Orissa
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Indus seal
inscriptions
Harappan Gallery
~3500-1000 BCE
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Hokey
scholarship!
ASI, New Delhi
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Harappan
Storage Jar
~2700-2000 BCE
Chanhudaro, Pakistan
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Harappan agendas Old intrigues
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