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Taj Mahal. Mughal period, reign of Shah Jahan, c. 1631–1648.

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South and Southeast Asia.

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The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Pala Dynasty, 12th century. Height 10”.

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Detail of a Leaf with the Birth of Mahavira. c. 1375–1400. 3 3/8 × 3”.

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Outer Gopura of the Minakshi-Sundareshvara Temple. Nayak Dynasty, mostly 13th to mid 17th century, with modern renovations.

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Maya, Mother of Buddha, Holding a Tree Branch. 18th century. Height 22”.

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Achala. 19th century. 33 1/2 × 23 2/3”.

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Shwe-Dagon Stupa (Pagoda). 15th century.

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Seated Sukhotai Bronze Buddha. Height 35 3/8”.

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Group of Vietnamese Ceramics from the Hoi An Hoard. Late 15th to early 16th century.

Barbed-rim dishes: (left) diameter 14”; (right) diameter 13 1/4”.

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Minaret Mosque. 1549.

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Private Audience Hall, Fatehpur Sikri. c. 1570.

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Taj Mahal, Detail. Mughal period, reign of Shah Jahan, c. 1631–1648.

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Akbar Inspecting the Construction of Fatehpur Sikri. c. 1590. 14 3/4 × 10”.

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Panel from a Box. Nayak Dynasty, late 17th–18th century. 6 × 12 3/8 × 1/8”.

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Nadir al-Zaman (Abu’l Hasan). Jahangir and Shah Abbas. Mughal period, c. 1618. 9 3/8 × 6”.

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Nadir al-Zaman (Abu’l Hasan). Prince Khurram, the Future Shah Jahan at Age 25. Mughal period, c. 1616–1617. 18 1/8 × 4 1/2”;

page 15 1/4 × 10 1/2”.

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Krishna and the Gopis. Mughal period.c. 1525–50. 4 7/8 × 7 1/2”.

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Hour of Cowdust. Mughal period, c. 1790. 14 15/16 × 12 9/16”.

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Sir Edwin Lutyens. India Gate. British colonial period, 20th century.

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Abanindranath Tagore. Bharat Mata (Mother India). 1905. 10 1/2 × 6”.

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Charles Correa. Jawahar Kala Kendra. 1992.

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Manjit Bawa. Dharma and the God. 1984. 85 × 72 15/16”.

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Anish Kapoor. As if to Celebrate, I Discovered a Mountain Blooming with Red Flowers. 3 elements: 38 1/4 (highest point) × 30 (widest point) × 63”;

13 × 28 × 32”; 8 1/4 × 6 × 18 1/2”; overall dimensions variable.