EditorialIndian (Andhra Pradesh?): Bovine with Decorated Blanket, Unidentified artist, Indian (Andhra Pradesh?), c. 1800, Elephant ivory with pigment, Overall: 1 7/8 x 13/16 x 2 3/16 in. (4.8 x 2.1 x 5.6 cm).
EditorialWorshippers Giving Offerings to the Bodhi Tree, 100s. Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Satavahana Period (c. 100 BC - c. AD 200). Limestone; overall: 80 x 57.1 cm (31 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.).
EditorialVeneration of the Buddha as a Fiery Piller, late 100s-200s. Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Satavahana Period (c. 100 BC - c. AD 200). Limestone; overall: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.).
EditorialTemples at the source of the Musi River. Bason & Religious Structures. India, Andhra Pradesh, Musi River 1797. Tank and temples at the source of the Musi River . March 1797 . Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Bason & Religions Structures at the Source of...
EditorialThe Pennar River near the Gandikota Fort in the Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh; a landscape with a steep, rocky cliff on the left, along which a caravan with soldiers and elephants and men on horseback, are passing, through a cut in the mountain. A ...
EditorialPortrait photograph of a group of nobles of Hyderabad (Nawaub Salar Jung, his nephew, and Rajah Narrindhar). Group of nobles of Hyderabad (Nawaub Salar Jung, his nephew, and Rajah Narrindhar). Andhra Pradesh; Hyderabad (A.P.); India; c. 1862. This phot...
EditorialTemples at the source of the Musi River. Bason & Religious Structures. India, Andhra Pradesh, Musi River 1797. Tank and temples at the source of the Musi River . March 1797 . Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Bason & Religions Structures at the Source of...
EditorialStanding Buddha, probably Shakyamuni, 5th?6th century, India (Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu), Bronze, H. 16 in. (40.6 cm), Sculpture, Because few bronze sculptures survive from southern India before the eighth century, this standing figure of a Buddha i...
EditorialVamana being blessed by King Bali, ca. 1780s, India (Andhra Pradesh), Opaque pigments with gold on paper, Image: 7 ? 4 1/8 in. (17.8 ? 10.5 cm); sheet: 8 1/4 ? 5 5/16 in. (21 ? 13.5 cm), Paintings.
EditorialFooted Bowl with Scenes from the Gauttila Jataka, ca. 5th?6th century, Southern India, probably Andhra Pradesh, Copper alloy, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Wt. est. 6 lbs (2.7 kg), Metalwork, This vessel is of great importance, not o...
EditorialNaga Attendant Holding a Fly Whisk, Ikshvaku period, ca. 3rd century, India (Andhra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda), Limestone, H. 36 1/4 in. (92.1 cm); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); D. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm), Sculpture.
EditorialFour-Sided Pillar with Loving Couples (Mithunas), Ikshvaku period, 3rd?4th century, India (Andhra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda), Limestone, H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); W. 4 15/16 in. (12.6 cm); D. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm), Sculpture.
EditorialStanding Buddha, probably Shakyamuni, 5th?6th century, India (Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu), Bronze, H. 16 in. (40.6 cm), Sculpture, Because few bronze sculptures survive from southern India before the eighth century, this standing figure of a Buddha i...
EditorialKHONDS EDUCATED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. Khonds, or Kandhs are an aboriginal tribe of India, inhabiting the tributary states of Orissa and Srikakulam, in the Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh.
EditorialKHONDS FROM KHONDISTAN. Khonds, or Kandhs are an aboriginal tribe of India, inhabiting the tributary states of Orissa and Srikakulam, in the Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh.
EditorialTRAVELLING IN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY. Colonial India The Madras Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India. At its greatest extent, the presidency includ...