Indian and Asian Art

William V. Ganis, PhD

Indus Civilization Art

Great bath Mohenjo-daro Pakistan

2600-1900 B.C.E.

Robed Male Figure from Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan

ca. 2000-1900 B.C.E. steatite 6 7/8 in. high

Seal from Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan

ca. 2600-1900 B.C.E. steatite approximately 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.

Seals from Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan

ca. 2500-1700 B.C.E. steatite each approximately 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.

Indian Buddhist Art

Lion capital from column erected by Emperor Ashoka from Sarnath, India
272-231 B.C.E. polished sandstone 8 feet high

Great Stupa

Sanchi, India
third century B.C.E. to first century C.E.

Great Stupa

Sanchi, India
third century B.C.E. to first century C.E.

Great Stupa

Sanchi, India
third century B.C.E. to first century C.E.

Great Stupa

Sanchi, India
first century B.C.E. to first century C.E.

Great Stupa

Sanchi, India
first century B.C.E. to first century C.E.

Chaitya Hall

Karle, India
ca. 100 C.E.

Chaitya Hall

Karle, India
ca. 100 C.E.

Seated Buddha from Gandhara, Pakistan

2nd century C.E. grey schist 3 ft. 7 1/2 in. high

Queen Maya gives birth to Prince Siddhartha

Life and Death of the Buddha from Gandhara, Pakistan

2nd century C.E. schist 2 ft. 2 3/8 in. high

Enlightenment at Badh Gaya

Life and Death of the Buddha from Gandhara, Pakistan

2nd century C.E. schist 2 ft. 2 3/8 in. high

preaching first sermon at Sarnath

Life and Death of the Buddha from Gandhara, Pakistan

2nd century C.E. schist 2 ft. 2 3/8 in. high

death at Kushinagara

Life and Death of the Buddha from Gandhara, Pakistan

2nd century C.E. schist 2 ft. 2 3/8 in. high

Bamayan Buddhas (destroyed) Bamayan, Afghanistan

3rd century C.E. 150 feet tall

Bamayan Buddhas (destroyed) Bamayan, Afghanistan

3rd century C.E. 150 feet tall

halo of enlightenment ushnisha urna elongated ears mudra chakra

prana

Seated Buddha from Mathura, India

2nd century C.E. red sandstone 27 1/2 in. high

Seated Buddha preaching first sermon from Sarnath, India

5th century C.E. sandstone

Interior of cave 19

Ajanta, India
2nd half of 5th century

Indian Hindu Art

Dancing Shiva Badami, India

sixth century C.E. relief in cave temple

Shiva as Mahadeva Cave I, Elephanta, India

ca. 550-575 C.E. Basalt 17 ft. 10 in. high

Visvanatha Temple

Khajuraho, India
ca. 1000 C.E.

Visvanatha Temple

Khajuraho, India
ca. 1000 C.E.

Visvanatha Temple

Khajuraho, India
ca. 1000 C.E.

Sri Lankan Buddhist Art

Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana)

Gal Virhara, Sri Lanka

11th - 12th century C.E.

Javanese Buddhist Art

Cosmic Mountain Borobudur, Java, Indonesia

ca. 800 C.E. 400 ft. wide

Khmer (Cambodian) Art

Angkor, Cambodia
12th century C.E.

Angkor Wat

Angkor, Cambodia
12th century C.E.

Angkor Wat

Angkor, Cambodia
12th century C.E.

King Suryavarman II holding court Angkor Wat Angkor, Cambodia

12th century C.E.

Angkor Wat

Angkor, Cambodia
12th century C.E.

Angkor, Cambodia
12th century C.E.

Vishnu lying of the cosmic ocean from Mebon temple, Western Baray Angkor, Cambodia
12th century C.E. 8 feet long

Angkor, Cambodia
12th century C.E.

Towers of the Bayon Angkor Thom, Cambodia

12th to 13th centuries C.E.

Towers of the Bayon Angkor Thom, Cambodia

12th to 13th centuries C.E.