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Sandstone bust of a yakshi . India, Kushan Empire, 2nd century AD

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Sandstone bust of a yakshi . India, Kushan Empire, 2nd century AD

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Sandstone sculpture of a temple to Shiva. India, 18th-19th century

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Sandstone sculpture of a temple to Shiva. India, 18th-19th century

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Sculpture of Buddha meditating. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 2nd-3rd century AD

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Sculpture of Buddha meditating. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 2nd-3rd century AD

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Pink sandstone sculpture of Hevajra. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 13th century AD

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Pink sandstone sculpture of Hevajra. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 13th century AD

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Sculpture of a yakshi from a Hindu temple. Rajasthan, India, 10th-11th century AD

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Sculpture of a yakshi from a Hindu temple. Rajasthan, India, 10th-11th century AD

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The Bhutesvara Yakshis are a series of yakshi reliefs on a railing, dating to the 2nd century CE during the time of the Kushan Empire, and now housed at the Indian Museum in Kolkata

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The Bhutesvara Yakshis are a series of yakshi reliefs on a railing, dating to the 2nd century CE during the time of the Kushan Empire, and now housed at the Indian Museum in Kolkata

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Standing sculpture of a bodhisattva. Afghanistan or Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 3rd century AD

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Standing sculpture of a bodhisattva. Afghanistan or Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 3rd century AD

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Sandstone heads of the Trimurti. India, 10th-11th century

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Sandstone heads of the Trimurti. India, 10th-11th century

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Head of the fasting Buddha. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 3rd-5th century AD

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Head of the fasting Buddha. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 3rd-5th century AD

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Schist sculpture of Shiva. Tamil Nadu, India, Chola Empire, 10th century AD

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Schist sculpture of Shiva. Tamil Nadu, India, Chola Empire, 10th century AD

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Sculpture of the fasting Buddha. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 3rd-5th century AD

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Sculpture of the fasting Buddha. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 3rd-5th century AD

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Sculpture of a nagini. India, 1st century BC

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Sculpture of a nagini. India, 1st century BC

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Broken sculpture of a yakshi from 5th century CE Mathura at the Kolkata museum,india

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Broken sculpture of a yakshi from 5th century CE Mathura at the Kolkata museum,india

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Relief from the house of a courtesan, depicting a drunken courtesan, possibly Vasantasena from the play Mricchakatika. India, Kushan Empire, 2nd century AD

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Relief from the house of a courtesan, depicting a drunken courtesan, possibly Vasantasena from the play Mricchakatika. India, Kushan Empire, 2nd century AD

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Basalt statue fragment of a male torso. Syria or Turkey, Roman Empire, 2nd century AD

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Basalt statue fragment of a male torso. Syria or Turkey, Roman Empire, 2nd century AD

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Stone chariot and elephant at Airavatesvara Temple. Tamil Nadu, India, Chola Empire, 12th century AD

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Stone chariot and elephant at Airavatesvara Temple. Tamil Nadu, India, Chola Empire, 12th century AD

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Woman in grief. Sandstone, From Sarnath, 2nd century CE. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.

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Woman in grief. Sandstone, From Sarnath, 2nd century CE. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.

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Statue of Vishu and Laksmi. India, 10th-11th century AD

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Statue of Vishu and Laksmi. India, 10th-11th century AD

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Statue of a dancing goddess. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th century AD

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Statue of a dancing goddess. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th century AD

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Sculpture of a yogini riding an owl. India, 10th-11th century AD

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Sculpture of a yogini riding an owl. India, 10th-11th century AD

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