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The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, Mahisha (Mahishasuramardini), Pala

Durga from India. The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, Mahisha (Mahishasuramardini), Pala period (ca. 750–1200), 12th century West Bengal, India or Bangladesh Purchase, Diana and Arthur G. Altschul Gift, 1993 (1993.7) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org.

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The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, Mahisha (Mahishasuramardini), Pala

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  1. Durga from India The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, Mahisha (Mahishasuramardini), Pala period (ca. 750–1200), 12th century West Bengal, India or Bangladesh Purchase, Diana and Arthur G. Altschul Gift, 1993 (1993.7) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  2. Ganesha from India Central Indian Ganesha sandstone, 11th-12th century Ackland Fund, 85.2.1 Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  3. Guan Yu from China Chinese, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 Guan Yu wood, lacquer and lacquer paste, polychrome and gold, leather and hair, 1490s The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund, 95.2 Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  4. Buddha from India Standing Buddha, Gupta period (ca. 319–500), 5th century Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, India Mottled red sandstone; H. 33 11/16 in. (85.5 cm), W. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm) Purchase, Enid A. Haupt Gift, 1979 (1979.6) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  5. Fudo from Japan Wisdom King Fudo (Fudo Myo-o), Heian period (794–1185), 12th century Kyoto, Japan Joined-woodblock construction with pigments; H. 63 3/4 in. (162 cm) The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975 (1975.268.163) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  6. Buddha from China Seated Buddha, Tang dynasty (618–907), ca. 650 China Dry lacquer with traces of gilt and polychrome pigments; 38 x 27 in. (96.5 x 68.6 cm) Rogers Fund, 1919 (19.186) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  7. Krishna from India Krishna Battles the Armies of the Demon Naraka: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana, ca. 1520–30 Delhi-Agra area, India Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; 7 x 9 1/8 in. (17.78 x 23.18 cm) Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, 1985 (1985.34) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  8. Ganesha from India Seated Ganesha, 14th–15th century Orissa, India Ivory; H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman, 1964 (64.102) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  9. Shiva from India Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), Chola period (880–1279), ca. 11th century Tamil Nadu, India Copper alloy; H. 26 7/8 in. (68.3 cm), Diam. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm) Gift of R. H. Ellsworth Ltd., in hon Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  10. Parvati from India Standing Parvati, Chola period (880–1279), ca. first quarter of the 10th century Tamil Nadu, India Copper alloy; H. 27 3/8 in. (69.5 cm) Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956 (57.51.3) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  11. Bodhisattva from Nepal Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (The Bodhisattva of the Future), 9th–10th century Nepal Copper alloy with gilding and color; H. 26 (66 cm), W. 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm) Rogers Fund, 1982 (1982.220.12) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  12. Jnanatapa from Tibet Portrait of Jnanatapa surrounded by lamas and mahasiddhas, 14th century eastern Tibet Distemper on cloth; 27 x 21 1/2 in. (68.6 x 54.6 cm) Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1987 (1987.144) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  13. Yama from Tibet Yama, mid–17th–early 18th century Tibet Ink, distemper, and gold on cloth; 72 3/8 x 46 5/8 in. (183.8 x 118.4 cm) Purchase, Florance Waterbury Bequest, 1969 (69.71) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  14. Avalokiteshvara from Thailand Four-armed Avalokiteshvara (The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion), ca. second quarter of the 8th century Prakhon Chai, Buriram Province, Thailand Bronze with silver and black glass or obsidian inlay in eyes; H. 56 in. (142.2 cm) Rogers Fund, 1967 (67.234) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  15. Avalokiteshvara from Cambodia Avalokiteshvara, Angkor period (802–1431)-, fourth quarter of the 10th–first quarter of the 11th century; Khmer style of Banteay Shrei Cambodia or Thailand Bronze with silver inlay; H. 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm) Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 1992 (1992.336) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  16. Krishna on Garuda from Indonesia Krishna on Garuda, Central Javanese period (ca. 730–ca. 930), second half of the 9th century Java, Indonesia Bronze; H. 15 7/16 in. (39.2 cm) Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, 1992 (1992.135) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  17. Warrior from Japan Bust of warrior, Kofun period (3rd–7th century), 5th–6th century Kanto region, Japan Earthenware with painted, incised, and applied decoration; H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm), W. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm) The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975 (1975.268.414) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  18. Dancer from China Female dancer, 2nd century B. C.; Early Western Han dynasty (206 B. C.-A. D. 9) Chinese; China Earthenware with slip and pigments; H. 21 in. (53.3 cm) Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1992 (1992.165.19) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  19. Tanpura Player from India A Lady Playing the Tanpura, ca.1730–40 Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India Ink, gold, opaque and transparent watercolor on paper; 18 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (47 x 33.66 cm) Fletcher Fund, 1996 (1996.100.1) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

  20. Weigi Players from China Playing Weiqi at the Water Pavillion, Hanging scroll, mid–20th century Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965) China Hanging scroll; ink and color on Korean paper; 49 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. (126.4 x 74.9 cm) Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1988 (1988.324.3) Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org

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