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    Posted: 23-Oct-2006 at 23:32

Some of you may have seen my thread on Chinese Art here,

http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15696, but I'd like to start another art thread from the Charles Lang Freer Gallery, only this time dedicated to global Eurasian artwork. First off, I'd like to start with ancient Egyptian Art.
 
SIMPLE DIRECTIONS: Just click on the web links below the description of each thumbnail pic. This will immediately bring you to the largest picture without clicking on the thumbnail pic twice. Enjoy!
 
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Old Kingdom (Dynasty 5 or 6), Pharaoh Head, stone-carving with copper, 2500-2170 BC

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Old Kingdom, bottle for fragrant oils, amethyst quartz, 2675-2130 BC

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New Kingdom, face from a coffin, sycamore fig wood and glass, 1539-1190 BC

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New Kingdom (Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III), two-handled glass jar, 1388-1350 BC

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Late Period, bronze pitcher, 400-300 BC

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Ptolemaic Dynasty, stone-carved falcon, 305-30 BC

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Third Intermediate Period, amulet of the god thoth, faience, 1075-664 BC

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Saite Dynasty 26, bronze statuete of Anubis, 664-525 BC

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Roman Period, figurine of aphrodite in anadyomene type, faience, 100-200 AD

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Ptolemaic Dynasty, Portable Shrine, sycamore fig wood, painted and gilded, 305-30 BC

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Ptolemaic Dynasty, glass inlay in the form of Qebehsenuef, 305-30 BC

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Late Period, New Year's Bottle, made of faience (glazed composition), 664-332 BC

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Roman Period, faience jar, 100-200 AD

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New Kingdom, bowl with design of fish and lotus, faience, 1539-1075 BC

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New Kingdom (Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III), four-handled glass vessel, 1388-1350 BC

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Saite Dynasty 26, Sculpter's Model of Male Head, limestone, 664-525 BC

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Saite Dynasty 26, Fragment of a Bird Relief, stone and soft limestone, 664-525 BC

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New Kingdom (Dynasty 18), glass vessel, 1539-1295 BC

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Saite Dynasty 26, Clay ink pot in shape of lotus bud, 664-525 BC

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Nubian Dynasty 25, Statuete fo Amun-Re, bronze, 712-525 BC

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Late Period, Amulet of Scarab Beetle, faience, 664-332 BC

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Meroitic Period, earthenware cup with paint design, 2nd-4th century AD

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New Kingdom (Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III), glass jar, 1388-1350 BC

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Saite Dynasty 26, Aegis Depicting Goddess Hathor, bronze and gilt, 664-525 BC

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New Kingdom (Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten), glass vessel, 1351-1334 BC

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New Kingdom, Bowl made of Faience glaze composition, 1550-1070 BC

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Third Intermediate Period, Amulet of the Goddess Taweret, faience, 1075-656 BC

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New Kingdom, unguent jar in shape of bes god, faience, 1539-1075 BC

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Ptolemaic Dynasty, Glass Mosaic Plaque Depicting an Ibis, 305-30 BC

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Roman Period, glass bottle, 100-200 AD

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New Kingdom, Pectoral Amulet Depicting Anubis, faience, 1539-1190 BC

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Third Intermediate Period, Amulet of the Goddess Sakhmet, faience, 1075-656 BC

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New Kingdom, amulet of king standing on enemy heads, faience, 1559-1075 BC

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New Kingdom, miniature two-handled glass vase, 1539-1295 BC

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Roman Period, fragment of a face mask, clay, 30 BC - 395 AD

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Saite Dynasty 26, seated male figure, faience, 664-525 BC

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Third Intermediate Period, Amulet of Bes, faience, 1075-656 BC

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Roman Period, turquoise-glaze clay dish, 1st-3rd century AD

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Saite Dynasty 26, figure of duamutef, faience, 664-525 BC

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Roman Period, Jar made of faience, 100-200 AD

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a turkish art : EBRU ..."to painting on the water"


    



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Thanks Last Janissary, and speaking of Near Eastern Art...

 
It's time for more art, this time ancient Near Eastern Style! Woo-hoo! Lol.

Sassanian Period, silver and gilt plate, Reign of Shapur II (309-379 AD)

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Parthian Period, earthenware jar with alkaline glaze, 1st-3rd century AD

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Achaemenid Period, three-handled glass jug, circa 500-300 BC

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Iranian Iron Age III, Gold Breastplate Fragment, 800-500 BC

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Achaemenid Period, earthenware spouted vessel with gazelle protome, 500-300 BC

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Achaemenid Period, silver phiale with inscription, reign of Artaxerxes I (465-425 BC)

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Roman Syria, funerary relief bust, limestone, dated 231 AD

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Sassanian Period, bronze plate, 7th century

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Century Unknown, bronze lamp found in modern-day Syria

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Sassanian Period, silver and gilt vase, 6th-7th century (3)

http://thumbsnap.com/vf/57YJNHaI.jpg

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Iranian Iron Age I - II, terracotta bowl with spout, circa 1000 BC

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Iranian Iron Age II, bronze and stone fitting of a goat, circa 1000-800 BC

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Sassanian Period, silver and gilt spouted vessel with gazelle protome, 4th century

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Iron Age I, cast-copper-alloy ax-head, 1350-1000 BC

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Parthian Period, earthenware jar with alkaline glaze, 1st-3rd century AD

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Qataban Kingdom (Yemen), travertine statue of standing figure, 2nd century BC

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Sassanian Period, silver and gilt plate, 5th-7th century AD

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Sassanian Period, silver and niello high-footed bowl with interior medallion, 500-600 AD

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Iron Age I - III, copper alloy finial, 1000-650 BC

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Roman Period, glass mosaic plaque, 100 BC - 100 AD

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Islamic Art!

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Uzbekistan, Seated Princess, by Muhammad-Sharif Musawwir, circa 1600 AD

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Abbasid Caliphate, Ceramic Modeled Bowl, 900-1100 AD

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Abbasid Caliphate, Egypt, Brass Incense Burner, 8th-9th century

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Ayyubid Dynasty, brass ewer with silver inlay, Qasim ibn Ali, forged June-July of 1232 AD

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Buyid Dynasty, Small Ewer of Yellow Gold, 966-977 AD

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Fatimid Dynasty, Egypt, Rock Crystal flask with enameled gold mount, mid 10th century

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Mameluk Dynasty, glass vase enameled and gilded, circa 1325-1350 AD

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Ottoman Dynasty, A Flying Angel, by Shah Quli, mid 16th century

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Safavid Dynasty, Adam and Eve from a Copy of Falnama (Book of Omens), circa 1550 AD

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Il-Khanid Dynasty, Ardashir Captures Ardavan, circa 1330-1340 AD

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Abbasid Caliphate, Iraq, earthenware bowl, 9th-10th century

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Iran, silver rose water bottle made of silver gilt, early 12th century

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Safavid Dynasty, Horse and Groom, by Haydar Ali, early 16th century

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Safavid Dynasty, Portrait of Majlisi, 1670-1680 AD

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Iran, Brass bowl inlaid with silver, gold, and black organic material, mid 14th century

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Ayyubid Dynasty, Stone-paste painted underglaze jar, Syria, late 12th century - early 13th century

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Seljuk Dynasty, Bird-Shaped Vessel, brass inlaid with copper, glass beads, 12th century

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Seljuk Dynasty, Double-Shelled Ewer made of stone-paste, early 13th century

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Ottoman Dynasty, Kneeling Angel, by Shah Quli, mid 16th century

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Safavid Dynasty, stone-paste dish under turquoise glaze, 17th century
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Ayyubid Dynasty, Brass Basin inlaid with silver, reign of Sultan Najmal-Din Ayyub, circa 1247-1249 AD

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Ayyubid Dynasty, stone-paste bowl, 12th-13th century

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Abbasid Caliphate, Egypt, Marble Epigraphic Panel, 9th century

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Abbasid Caliphate, Folio from a Koran, 9th century

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Syria, stone-paste painted in black under turquoise glaze jar, late 12th century

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Syria, A Candle Clock From a 1315 AD Copy of Al-Jazaris Treatise on Automata (1206 AD), by Farruk ibn Abd al-Latif

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Mameluk Dynasty, Folio From a Copy of Al-Jaziri's Treatise Automata (1206 AD), early 14th century copy

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Il-Khanid Dynasty, Iskandar Builds the Iron Rampart, 1330-1340 AD

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Mughal Dynasty, Dagger and Scabbard, name of Jahangir on Upper Chape, steel, ivory, black mastic, silver, jewels, wood, 17th century

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Mughal Dynasty, Sa'di in a Rose Garden, Reign of Emperor Shah Jahan, early 16th century, repainted 1645

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17th century Safavid painting on paper of a shakyh holding a wine gourd and a wine cup in the other hand, the painting signatured by Rizi Abbasi

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Ottoman Turkish Portrait of a Painter (late 15th century, found at Istanbul), made with opaque watercolor and gold on paper

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Seljuk Turkish Dynasty, glazed clay jug, early 13th century

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Gilded and enameled glass bowl, 1350s-1400s, Syria

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Glass Bottle with enamel and gilt, mid 14th century, Damascus, Syria
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JAPANESE ART

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The Bosatsu Jizo and Ten Kings of Hell, 1185 - 1333 AD Kamakura Period

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The Worlds of Men and Animals, 14th century AD, Kamakura Period

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Arhat, by Ryozen, circa 1328 - 1360 AD, Nambokucho Period

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Chinese Emperor Minghuang and Concubine Yang Guifei, by Kano Eitoku, 1543-1590 AD, Sengoku Era

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Edo Era Satsuma Ware Incense Burner, stoneware with silver lid, late 17th century

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Arhat, by Ryozen, circa 1328-1360 AD, Nambokucho Period

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A Picnic Party, early 17th century, early Edo Period

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Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga No Goro and Ogawa Zengoro as Kudo Suketsune, by Torii Kiyonobu (1664-1729 AD), Edo Period

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Edo Era Mino Ware Oribe Style Bowl, stoneware copper pigments ash glaze, 17th century

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Edo Era Water Jar, buff clay, 18th century Edo Period

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House of Entertainment, 16th century, Momoyama Period

Chinese Emperor Minghuang and Concubine Yang Guifei, artist of the Kano school, early 17th century, Edo Period

Street Scene During a Festival, by Hanabusa Itcho, 1652-1724, Edo Period

Standing Figure of a Woman, by Hishikawa Morofusa, fl. 1685-1703, Edo Period

Actor and Two Girls, by Kawamata Tsuneyuki, 18th century, Edo Period

Dragon in Mist, by Katsushika Hokusai, early 19th century, Edo Period

Calm Gatherers on the Shore, Katsushika Hokusai, early 19th century Edo Period

Edo Era Incense Box or Seal Ink Container, white clay, early 18th century

Edo Era Arita Ware Shallow Serving Bowl, porcelain with iron glaze, c. 1650-1670

Edo Era Arita Tea Jar, stoneware, 18th century

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SOUTH ASIAN ART

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Afghanistan, Head of a Bodhisattva, stucco with traces of pigment, 3rd-5th century

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Pakistan or Afghanistan, Head of the Buddha, schist with traces of gold leaf, 2nd century AD

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Pakistan, Kushan Dynasty, Standing Figure of the Buddha, schist, 4th century AD

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Pakistan, Kushan Dynasty, Stone-Carved Scenes From Life of the Buddha, late 2nd - early 3rd century

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India, Gupta Dynasty, Standing Buddha of Red sikri sandstone, 320-485 AD

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India, Chola Dynasty, Bronze Figurine of Queen Sembiyan, 10th century

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India, Chola Dynasty, Jain Shrine of Parshvanatha, copper alloy, 1097 AD

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India, Chola Dynasty, Child Saint Sambandar, bronze figurine, 12th century

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Tibet, Vajrabhairava and Consort, distemper on cotton painting, 17th-18th century

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Mughal Dynasty, North India, Two Mughal Princesses Hunting Waterfowl, by Imad al-Hasani, 1660-1670
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India, Shunga Dynasty, Worship at a Stupa, sandstone carving, circa 100 BC

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India, Eastern Ganga Dynasty, Ivory Throne Leg, 13th century

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India, Eastern Ganga Dynasty, Vishnu with Goddess, bronze, 12th-13th century

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India, Deccan Region, Pandan Box for Betel Nut and Spices, silver gilt, 18th century

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India, Bijapur, The Arrival of a Prince, by Jan Quli, circa 1580-1590 AD

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India, Adoration of the Magi, mid 17th century

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India, Guler-Kangra, The Gopis Search for Krishna, circa 1780

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India, Lacquer Penbox of Rahim Dekkani, mid 17th century

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India, Hara Dynasty, Kedar Ragini, from the Chunar Ragamala, by Shaykh Hatim, 1591 AD

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Mughal Dynasty, Jahangir Entertains Shah Abbas, from the St. Petersburg Album, circa 1620 AD


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India, Stone Fence Rail Carving from Bharhut, King Visits Buddha, early 2nd century BC

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Nepal, Gilt Copper Queen as the Goddess Prajnaparamita, 14th century

Here's a bunch of Mughal Dynasty art from northern India, all great stuff I couldn't resist posting...

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Mughal Dynasty, Umar in Disguise of Surgeon Mizzmuhil at Antalya, by Mahesh, 1570 AD

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Mughal Dynasty, Noah's Ark, by Miskin, circa 1590 AD

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Mughal Dynasty, A Girl by the Waterside, early 17th century

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Mughal Dynasty, A Lion Hunt, circa 1600 AD

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Mughal Dynasty, Portrait of Asalat Khan, mid 17th century

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Mughal Dynasty, A Mounted Man Hunting Birds with a Falcon, early 18th century

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Mughal Dynasty, Lovers on a Terrace with Musicians, 18th century

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Mughal Dynasty, Women Bathing in a Lake, 18th century
SOUTH ASIAN ART Done,

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