All of the images included in
this guide have been provided by the Ackland Art
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more information.
Origin: Indian, Mughal
Title, date: Prayer Mat, 18th century
Medium: cotton ground embroidered with silk
thread
Ackland Fund, selected by The Ackland
Associates
96.3.1
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/fivefaiths/06_04_01.htm
Origin: Indian, Rajasthan, Kota
Title, date: A Hindu Priest Worshipping at the
Shrine of Shri-nath-ji , ca. 1840
Medium: opaque watercolor, gold, and silver
Gift of Clara T. and Gilbert J. Yager
91.73
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/fivefaiths/06_01_04.htm
16th century (Kutb Shahi dynasty, 1513 -
1687)
Origin: Indian, South, Golconda (Andra
Pradesh)
Title, date: Mosque Lintel with Calligraphy,
1570
Medium: black basalt
Ackland Fund
97.14.2
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/art/collection/asian/97.14.2.html
ca. 1790 - 1800
Origin: Indian, Punjab Hills, Kangra
Title: King Ravana in the Golden City, Page from the
3rd Book(?) of the Ramayana
Medium: opaque watercolor and gold
Ackland Fund
82.5.4
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/fivefaiths/06_01_05.htm
12th century
Origin: Indian, Central
Title: Vishnu in His Boar Incarnation
Medium: chlorite
Gift of Clara T. and Gilbert J. Yager
82.5.1
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/art/collection/asian/82.5.1.html
Kushan Period (2nd century)
Origin: Indian, Mathura Region
Title: Yakshi
Medium: sandstone
The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund
84.2.1
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/art/collection/asian/84.2.1.html
ca. 13th century
Origin: Burmese, Mayanmar
Title: Buddha Calling the Earth to Witness
Medium: Andagu stone (pyrophyllite)
Ackland Fund
97.14.1
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/art/collection/asian/97.14.1.html
ca. 1790 - 1800
Origin: Indian, Punjab Hills, Kangra
Title: King Ravana in the Golden City, Page from the
3rd Book(?) of the Ramayana
Medium: opaque watercolor and gold
Ackland Fund
82.5.4
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/fivefaiths/06_01_05.htm
Artist, dates: Shamsuddin Asaf Jahi, active 1724 -
1748
Origin: Indian, Deccan, Hyderabad
Title: Katabahu: Panel of Persian Calligraphy
Medium: watercolor
Anonymous Gift
91.75
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/art/collection/asian/91.75.html
Ayudhya Period (1378 - 1767)
Origin: Thai
Title, date: Sea Monster (Makara), 15th
century
Medium: terracotta
Ackland Fund
87.50
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/art/collection/asian/87.50.html
Origin: Indian, North, probably Delhi-Agra
region
Title: Illuminated Page from the Koran
Medium: ink and watercolor
Gift of the Ackland Associates
89.17
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/art/collection/asian/89.17.html
18th to 19th century
Origin: Indian, Punjab Hills, Kangra or
Guler(?)
Title: Slaying of the Demoness Putana
Medium: opaque watercolor
Gift of Clara T. and Gilbert J. Yager
86.36
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/fivefaiths/06_01_02.htm
Kushan Period (50 - 320)
Origin: Indian, Northwest, Gandhara Region
Title, date: The Offering of the Four Bowls to
Buddha, 1st - 2nd century A.D.
Medium: gray schist
Gift of Clara T. and Gilbert J. Yager and Ackland
Fund
90.35
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/fivefaiths/06_02_03.htm
Kushan Period (2nd century)
Origin: Indian, Mathura Region
Title: Yakshi
Medium: sandstone
The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund
84.2.1
URL:
http://www.ackland.org/art/collection/asian/00.12.html
