EditorialMother-Goddess Brahmani Seated in Yogic Posture Holding Water Pot. Nepal. Date: 1201-1300. Dimensions: 19.5 x 11.6 x 9.8 cm (7 11/16 x 4 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.). Copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialBodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir) or Pakistan (Swat Valley), Bronze inlaid with silver, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Sculpture, The messianic savior Maitreya is identified by the flask he holds in his low...
EditorialMother-Goddess Brahmani Seated in Yogic Posture Holding Water Pot. Nepal. Date: 1201-1300. Dimensions: 19.5 x 11.6 x 9.8 cm (7 11/16 x 4 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.). Copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialSeated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, Central Javanese period, ca. late 9th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze, H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Sculpture, This splendid Buddha is seated on a large double-lotus pedestal in the cross-legged yogic, adamantine pos...
EditorialJain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation, Solanki period, first half of the 11th century, India (Gujarat or Rajasthan), Marble, H. 39 in. (99 cm), Sculpture, At the heart of daily Jain religious observance is the veneration of the image of the jina, t...
EditorialPortrait of a Lama, Possibly Dromton, last quarter of the 11th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth, Overall: 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (46.4 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, This enthroned lama, in a gold decorated robe, sits in a yogic posture, holding his hands in dh...
EditorialSeated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, Central Javanese period, ca. late 9th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze, H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Sculpture, This splendid Buddha is seated on a large double-lotus pedestal in the cross-legged yogic, adamantine pos...
EditorialBodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir) or Pakistan (Swat Valley), Bronze inlaid with silver, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Sculpture, The messianic savior Maitreya is identified by the flask he holds in his low...
EditorialAn Arhat, a Buddhist Saint, 14th century, Tibet, Stone with color, H. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm), Sculpture, An arhat (?venerable?) holds the highest rank in the Buddhist hierarchy, immediately below a Buddha. This bearded saint is seated in a yogic posture ...
EditorialLinga Altar with Four Faces of Shiva, Thakuri period, dated 1045, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Copper alloy, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); L. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Diam. of base 5 in. (6.8 cm); Wt. 15 lbs (6.8 kg), Metalwork, Shiva linga are variously represented as a...