EditorialMirror with Deities and Kings, 2nd century. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220). Bronze; diameter: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.); overall: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.).
EditorialMirror with Deities and Animals in Concentric Circles, late 6th-early 7th century. China, Sui dynasty (581-618). Bronze; diameter: 33.4 cm (13 1/8 in.); overall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.).
EditorialMirror with Deities and Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles, early 2nd Century - early 3rd Century. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) ?. Bronze; diameter: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.).
EditorialBirth of the Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, ca. 2nd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Stone, H. 6 15/16 in. (16 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Sculpture, This panel, together with the one showing Maya's dream, was ...
EditorialAmulet of the God Bes, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21?24, ca. 1070?712 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in), In ancient Egypt, several protective deities were depicted as dwarves featuring a lion's mane, ears, and tail, and often wea...
EditorialStair Riser with Marine Deities or Boatmen, ca. 1st century, Pakistan (ancient region Gandhara (Swat Valley?), Serpentinite, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); W. 17 in. (43.2 cm), Sculpture, This sculpture and the triangular side relief are part of a set of twen...
EditorialBirth of the Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, ca. 2nd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Stone, H. 6 15/16 in. (16 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Sculpture, This panel, together with the one showing Maya's dream, was ...
EditorialMirror Featuring Deities and Kings in Three Sections Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles, late 2nd-early 3rd century. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220). Bronze; diameter: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.).
EditorialMirror with Deities and Kings, 2nd century. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220). Bronze; diameter: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.); overall: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.).
EditorialMirror with Deities and Animals in Concentric Circles, late 6th-early 7th century. China, Sui dynasty (581-618). Bronze; diameter: 33.4 cm (13 1/8 in.); overall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.).
EditorialMirror with Deities and Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles, early 2nd Century - early 3rd Century. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) ?. Bronze; diameter: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.).
EditorialStair Riser with Marine Deities or Boatmen, ca. 1st century, Pakistan (ancient region Gandhara (Swat Valley?), Serpentinite, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); W. 17 in. (43.2 cm), Sculpture, This sculpture and the triangular side relief are part of a set of twen...
EditorialBirth of the Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, ca. 2nd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Stone, H. 6 15/16 in. (16 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Sculpture, This panel, together with the one showing Maya's dream, was ...
EditorialAmulet of the God Bes, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21?24, ca. 1070?712 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in), In ancient Egypt, several protective deities were depicted as dwarves featuring a lion's mane, ears, and tail, and often wea...