Gods and Animals in a Landscape, Fragment from a Scene of Buddha Shakyamuni's Sermon to Indra
Pakistan, Peshawar Division (?), Gandhara region, 2nd-early 3rd century
Sculpture
Gray schist with traces of paint
Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Vishnu as The Universal Form, watercolour on paper, early 19th century, Jaipur.
This striking painting shows the blue-skinned Hindu god Vishnu in his form as the Universal Form or Vishvarupa, which means 'all forms'. The small figures painted on his body refer to his role as encompassing all of ...
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Yoga Narashimha, Vishnu in his Man-Lion Avatar, c. 1250
South India, late Chola Period (9th-13th Century)
Bronze
According to Hindu legend, the god Brahma granted King Hiranyakashipu a remarkable boon stipulating that the king could not be killed by man or beast, indoors or outdoors, on earth or...
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Muhammad Adil Shah of Bijapur and his African Prime Minister Ikhlas Khan
Bijapur 1650-1675
Watercolor
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; border: paper embossed with gold
The House of Bijapur
Painting by Kamal Muhammad and Chand Muhammad (active 1680s)
Illustrated album leaf
ca. 1680
Deccan, Bijapur
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Painted Cloth (Pichwai) Depicting the Celebration of the Festival of Cows
Late 18th–early 19th century
Deccan, India
Painted and printed gold and silver leaf, opaque watercolor on indigo-dyed cotton