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Buddha levitating in front of monks and adorants, while soldiers approach a stupa in the background. Amaravati, India, Satavahana dynasty, 2nd century AD

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Buddha levitating in front of monks and adorants, while soldiers approach a stupa in the background. Amaravati, India, Satavahana dynasty, 2nd century AD

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Relief depicting Buddha's feet with Dharma wheels. Amaravati, India, 2nd century AD

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Relief depicting Buddha's feet with Dharma wheels. Amaravati, India, 2nd century AD

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Indian Granulated Ear ornaments 2nd century Satavahana dynasty

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Indian Granulated Ear ornaments 2nd century Satavahana dynasty

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Burial figures of mounted soldiers. China, Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC

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Burial figures of mounted soldiers. China, Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC

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Sage Asita’s visit to Śuddhodana . Satvahana, 1st-2nd century AD, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. National Museum, New Delhi.

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Sage Asita’s visit to Śuddhodana . Satvahana, 1st-2nd century AD, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. National Museum, New Delhi.

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1.4 meter Buddha head and many votive stupas discovered in the ruins of Ratnagiri Monastery, a Vajrayana Buddhist site. Odisha, India, 5th century AD

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1.4 meter Buddha head and many votive stupas discovered in the ruins of Ratnagiri Monastery, a Vajrayana Buddhist site. Odisha, India, 5th century AD

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Sculpture of Maitreya, the Buddha of the future. China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD

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Sculpture of Maitreya, the Buddha of the future. China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD

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A fragment of silk dating to the 2nd century BC, traded between the Parthian Empire and the Han Dynasty along the Silk Road.

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A fragment of silk dating to the 2nd century BC, traded between the Parthian Empire and the Han Dynasty along the Silk Road.

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A blue and white water dropper in the shape of a fish. Lê dynasty, 15th century.

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A blue and white water dropper in the shape of a fish. Lê dynasty, 15th century.

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Ivory carving of a landscape with Buddhist monks climbing up to a temple. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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Ivory carving of a landscape with Buddhist monks climbing up to a temple. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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A 12th century stone carving of a man who is riding some mythical animal, from Baleshwar Temple of Champawat, Uttarakhand, India. It belongs to the era of the Chand Dynasty of Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India.

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A 12th century stone carving of a man who is riding some mythical animal, from Baleshwar Temple of Champawat, Uttarakhand, India. It belongs to the era of the Chand Dynasty of Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India.

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A Greco-Bactrian statue from the region of Gandhara, Pakistan. Likely made in the 1st-2nd century AD.

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A Greco-Bactrian statue from the region of Gandhara, Pakistan. Likely made in the 1st-2nd century AD.

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Figure of a Sogdian merchant with wineskin. China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD

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Figure of a Sogdian merchant with wineskin. China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD

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A Shatkona seal from Simraungadh, the capital of the 'Karnats of Mithila' Dynasty of Bihar, India which dates back to 14th century. Shatkona is the Hindu version of a six-pointed star , representing the union of the divine masculine and feminine principles.

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A Shatkona seal from Simraungadh, the capital of the 'Karnats of Mithila' Dynasty of Bihar, India which dates back to 14th century. Shatkona is the Hindu version of a six-pointed star , representing the union of the divine masculine and feminine principles.

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Bronze sculpture of Shiva dancing on a demon while holding fire and a drum. India, 16th century

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Bronze sculpture of Shiva dancing on a demon while holding fire and a drum. India, 16th century

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Gold ear ornaments with granulated animals. Andhra Pradesh, India, Satavahana dynasty, 100 BC-100 AD

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Gold ear ornaments with granulated animals. Andhra Pradesh, India, Satavahana dynasty, 100 BC-100 AD

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Fragment of a stupa base. India, 8th-9th century AD

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Fragment of a stupa base. India, 8th-9th century AD

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Painting of a monkey holding a cat, by Yi Yuanji. China, Song dynasty, 11th century AD

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Painting of a monkey holding a cat, by Yi Yuanji. China, Song dynasty, 11th century AD

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Standing lions on the walls of Kailasanatha Temple. Tamil Nadu, India, Pallava dynasty, around 700 AD

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Standing lions on the walls of Kailasanatha Temple. Tamil Nadu, India, Pallava dynasty, around 700 AD

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