British Museum - Oriental

The Joseph E. Hotung Gallery of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum	Blue and white kendi (spouted pouring vessel), Vietnam ca 1440-1460	Sculptures from the ruined temple of the sun god at Konarak, Orissa, India	From "The Nine Planets", Orissa, India, 13th C.
From "The Nine Planets", Orissa, India, 13th C.	"The Nine Planets", Orissa, India, 13th C.	Shiva, Tamil Nadu ca 950 AD	The Bodhisattva Tara, Sri Lanka, 8th C.
The Bodhisattva Tara, Sri Lanka, 8th C.	The Bodhisattva Tara, Sri Lanka, 8th C.	Brahma, Malwa region, India, 10th C.	Parvati, South India, mid-16th C.
Shiva Nataraja, Lord of the Dance, Orissa, 13th C.	Silver-gilt bowl with drinking scene, Dera Ismail Khan District, NWFP, Pakistan, ca 3rd-4th C. AD	Column base, Gujarat, 11th C.	/tmp/PreviewPasteboardItems/LondonMar10 538.JPG
Jain yantra, North India, 1631	Four-armed Vishnu, Deccan, ca 900 AD	Vaishnavi, Central India, ca 1000 AD	Narasimha, the lion incarnation and Vamana, the dwarf incarnation, Southern Deccan, 18th-19th C.
Cover for a linga in the form of the head of Shiva, Goa or coastal Maharashtra, 19th C.	The Buddha, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, ca 5th-6th C. AD	Bracket figure from a stupa gateway, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, 1st C. AD	Schist slab showing one of the Buddha's previous lives, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD
Dipankara jataka, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD	Hariti, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD	The Buddha, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD	The Buddha, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD
The Buddha, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD	Winged Atlant figure, Gandhara (NW Pakistan), 2nd-3rd C. AD	Triangular pattern with Triton, Gandhara (NW Pakistan) 2nd-3rd C. AD	Seated Buddha, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, late 5th C.
Seated Buddha, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, late 5th C.	Shiva Nataraja, South India, 1100 AD	The Buddha, Danesar Khera, Central India, 5th C. AD	The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Eastern India, 11th C. AD
Seated monk, Burma, 19th C.	Head of a monk, Gandhara (said to be from Hadda, Afghanistan) 4th-5th C. AD	The Wheel of the Law, Tibet, 19th C.	The Buddha Akshoghya, Tibet, 12th-13th C.
The Buddha, Thailand, 14th C.	The Buddha, Thailand, 14th C.	Gold reliquary with figures of the Buddha, Bimaran, Afghanistan, 1st C. AD	Vishnu, Kanauj, Central india ca 1000 AD
Vishnu, Kanauj, Central india ca 1000 AD	Harihara, Vishnu and Shiva combined, Central India, ca 1000 AD	Side figures of the combined statue of Harihara, Vishnu and Shiva, Central India ca 1000 AD	Side figures of the combined statue of Harihara, Vishnu and Shiva, Central India ca 1000 AD
Sarasvati (Jain), Central India, early 11th C.	Jain tirthankara, Gujarat, 12th C. AD	Jain tirthankara, Gujarat, 12th C. AD	Jain tirthankara, Gujarat, 12th C. AD
The tirthankaras Rishabhadeva and Mahavira (Jain), Orissa, 11th-12th C.	Standing tirthankara (Jain), Deccan, 12th-13th C. AD	Standing tirthankara with an architectural surround (Jain) SW Deccan, 13th C.	Standing tirthankara with an architectural surround (Jain) SW Deccan, 13th C.
Ambika, the Jain Mother Goddess, Dhar, Central India, 1034	Yashoda suckling Krishna, Eastern Rajasthan ca 1000 AD	Terracotta plaque of a hunter, Central India, 5th C. AD	Lakulisha, an aspect of Shiva, Central India, ca 7th C. AD
Shiva and Parvati, Orissa, 12th-13th C. AD	Durga killing the buffalo demon, Orissa, 15th C.	Durga killing the buffalo demon, Orissa, 13th C.	Ganesha, Orissa, 13th C.
Vishnu, Kashmir ca 800 AD	Dome sculpture from the Great Stupa at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh	Fragment showing the Great Departure of Prince Siddhartha, Amaravati, 2nd C. AD	Fragment of the Universal Monarch (Chakravartin) a previous Buddha, Amaravati, 2nd C. AD
Carvings from the Great Stupa at Amaravati, Andhra Pradhesh, founded 3rd C. BC	Railing pillar - gift of food to the Buddha by Sujata at Bodh Gaya	Railing pillar with the Interpretatino of the Dream of Queen Maya, Great Stupa of Amaravati	Railing crossbar, Great Stupa of Amaravati
Railing crossbar with monks worshiping a fiery pillar, a symbol of the Buddha, , Great Stupa of Amaravati	The Great Departure of Prince Siddhartha, Amaravati	From the Great Stupa of Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh	Railing pillar with King Shuddhodana and Queen Maya, parents of Prince Siddhartha, on an elephant
Drum slab from the Great Stupa at Amaravati, 3rd C. AD	Upper left corner of a drum slab, Great Stupa at Amaravati	Drum slab depicting the Birth of the Buddha, Amaravati, 2nd C. AD	The Birth of Prince Siddhartha, Amaravati, 2nd C. AD
Slab with a scene from the Buddha's enlightenment, Amaravati ca 1st C. BC	Garuda, Eastern India, 11th-12th C.	Manjushri, Eastern India, 12th C.	The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Eastern India, 11th C. AD
Naga (Serpent Deity), Elephanta Island, 7th C. AD	Vishnu, Bihar, Eastern India, 11th C.	Seated Shiva made of pancha loha (alloy of copper, silver, gold, brass and zinc), Tamil Nadu, early 12th .	Ravana, the 10-headed demon, South India, 18th C.
Shiva dakshinamurti, Tamil Nadu, 10th C.	Dvarapala (door guardian), Sri Lanka, late Anuradhapura period, 8th-9th C.	Ayda katti, the national weapon of Coorg in SW India, 18th-19th C.	Kanjalri, Andhra Pradesh, 18th C.
Sinhalese knife, Sri Lanka, 18th C.	Bhairava, a form of Shiva, Tamil Nadu, 11th C.	Dvarapala (temple door guardian), Tamil Nadu, 12th C.	Torso from 9th C. Java
Head of the Buddha, Borobudur, 9th C. Java	The Buddha standing under a royal parasol, Sabas, 8th-9th C.	The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Java, 8th-9th C.	Ganesha, Khmer Cambodia, 13th C.
Standing 4-armed male in the Baphuon style, Cambodia ca 1050 AD	Thungedaw, gild and lacquered child figure, Burma, 19th C.	Betel box in the shape of a sacred goose (hamsa), Burma, 19th C.	Two ass-headed demons, Burma, late 15th C.
The Buddha with worshippers, Burma, 18th-19th C.	The Buddha in earth touching posture, Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 15th-16th C.	Crowned Buddha from northern Thailand, 1540 AD	Standing Buddha, Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th C.
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Nepal, 16th C.	The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Nepal, 16th C.	The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Nepal, 16th C.	The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Nepal, 16th C.
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Nepal, 16th C.	Oracle's breastplate, Tibet, 19th C.	Brass lion, 18th C. Tibet	Figure of a Tibetan lama, 15th C. or later
Figure of a Tibetan lama, 15th C. or later	Trumpet made of a human thigh bone used for exorcisms, 19th C. Tibet	Padmasambhava, Tibet, 19th C.	The Buddha Vajradhara, Tibet, 15th-16th C.
Carved stand of ivory reputed to be from the Chokhoryangtse monastery, 13th C. or earlier	A bodhisattva, perhaps Manjushri, Tibet, 19th C.	The Dharamapala Yamari with his consort, Tibet, 17th C.	Seated lama of gilt bronze with inlaid stones in the head-dress, Tibet, 18th-19th C.
Hsùn-ok, lidded offering vessel, Burma, 19th C.	The Buddha, Burma, 18th-19th C.	The Buddha, Burma, 18th-19th C.	Guanyin (the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara), Six Dynasties period, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577 AD)
Stucco figure of a divinity from Ming-oi near Shorchuk, 6th-7th C. AD	Clay and wood figure of a horse, Astana (near Turfan) 8th C. AD	Lead-glazed ceramic figure of a camel, Tang Dynasty, 8th C.	Porcelain Bodhisattva in Sino-Tibetan style, late 18th-19th C.
Night light in the form of a crouching cat, Jiangxi Province ca 1640-1644	Porcelain plate with the Martin family crest made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province ca 1780-1800	Porcelain serving dish with the arms of Henry Talbot, Jiangxi Province ca 1735-1740	Porcelain plate with the Crucifixion, mid 18th C. China (for export)
Copper plate decorated in painted enamels with a dragon, Qianlong Period, ca 1736-1795	Bronze ritual vessel hu, late Shang or Western Zhou period, 11th C. BC	Jade book, Qianlong period, 1748	Sancai, three-colored glazed pottery tomb-figures, Tang dynasty, early 9th C.
three-colored glazed pottery camels, Tang dynasty, early 9th C.	Glazed pottery roof finials inthe form of a dragon, Song dynasty, 960-1279 AD	Basin with lobed rim, Ming dynasty, 1573-1619	Lacquer tray inlaid with mother-of-pearl, 16th-17th C.
Large imperial jar with domed cover and spherical knob, Ming, 1426-1435	Large imperial jar with domed cover and spherical knob, Ming, 1426-1435	Stoneware figure from a judgement group, Ming Dynasty, 16th C.	Stoneware figure of a Daoist deity, Ming dynasty, 16th C.
Stoneware figure of a Daoist deity, Ming dynasty, 16th C.	LondonMar10 823.jpg	A luohan in glazed stoneware, Heibei Province, Liao Dynasty 907-1125 AD	A luohan in glazed stoneware, Heibei Province, Liao Dynasty 907-1125 AD
Stoneware figure of Budai, the fat smiling monnk, Henan Province, 1486	The Joseph E. Hotung Gallery of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum	LondonMar10 830.jpg	Cizhou-type pillow of leaf shape with sgraffiato design of a dancing bear, Northern Song dynasty, late 11th-early 12th C.
Painted pottery figure of a fabulous horned animal, Jin Dynasty, 4th C. AD	Bronze bell (bo), Eastern Zhou period, 6th-5th C. BC	Bronze ritual food vessel, late Shang or early Western Zhou, 12th-11th C. BC	Bronze ritual vessel, the Xing Hou gui, Western Zhou period, 11th-10th C. BC
Guanyin (the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara) Six Dynasties Period, 550-577 AD	LondonMar10 847.jpg	Painted pottery tomb guardian, Tang Dynasty, 7th-8th C. AD	Stoneware figure from a judgement group, Ming Dynasty, 16th C.
Stoneware figure from a judgement group, Ming Dynasty, 16th C.	Stoneware figure from a judgement group, Ming Dynasty, 16th C.	Jade caving on the 9th luohan among rocks	Decorative jade carving on the 5th luohan (disciple of Buddha) among rocks
Bronze ritual vessel (Shang dynasty, 12th C. BC) and covered jade vessel (Qing dynasty, 18th C.)	Jade buffalo, after 1759	Jade horse, late Ming to Qing transitional period	Jade disks