survey of asian art 1
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- \"Priest-King\" Figure
- Indus Valley Civilization, 2500-1800 BCE
- Indus Valley Civilization
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2500-1800 BCE
- Stamp seals
- Indus Valley Civilization
- \"Dancing Girl\" figure
- Indus Valley civilization
- Maurya and Sunga Periods, India
- 321-72 BCE
- Maurya Period
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321-185 BCE
- Lion Capital
- Maurya and Sunga Periods
- Yakshi (Chauri Bearer)
- Maurya and Sunga Periods
- Queen Maya\'s Dream
- Maurya and Sunga Periods
- Caitya Hall, Karle
- Maurya and Sunga Periods
- Andhra and Kushan Periods
- 72 BCE-320 CE
- Great Stupa at Sanchi
- Andhra and Kushan Periods
- The Great Departure relief
- Great Stupa at Sanchi; Andhra and Kushan periods
- Woman and Mango Tree
- Great Stupa at Sanchi, Andhra and Kushan
- King Kanishka
- Andhra and Kushan
- Bodhisattva (Gandhara)
- Andhra and Kushan
- Buddha (Mathura)
- Andhra and Kushan
- Gupta Period
- 320-600 CE
- Buddha Preaching the Law from Sarnath
- Gupta Period
- Bodhisattva Padmapani from Ajanta Caves
- Gupta Period
- Nagaraja and his Queen
- Gupta Period
- Early Medival Hindu Art
- 600-1200 CE
- Shiva Nataraja
- Early Medieval Hindu
- Durga Killing the Buffalo-Demon
- Early Medieval Hindu
- Boar Avatar of Vishnu
- Early Medieval Hindu
- Durga Temple
- Early Medieval Hindu
- Five Raths
- Early Medieval Hindu
- Descent of the Ganges
- Early Medieval Hindu
- Temple at Ellora
- Early Medieval Hindu
- Shiva and Parvati on Kailasa
- Early Medieval Hindu
- Shiva Maheshvara (Eternal Shiva)
- Early Medieval Hindu
- Northern Medieval Art
- 900-1200 CE.
- Dancing Ganesha
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Northern Medieval Art
- Khajuraho Temple
- Northern Medieval Art
- Celestial Beauty at Khajuraho
- Northern Medieval Art
- term: yakshi/yaksha
- A nature spirit. Shi = female, sha = male
- term: caitya (chaitya)
- sacred
- term: axis mundi
- Physically represents/creates a core, symbolically representing the core of the earth, a line that connects the heavens and the earth.
- term: torana
- gate
- term: aniconic
- avoidance of iconic imagery, using symbolism to represent certain spiritual beings rather than depicting them as figures.
- term: ushnisha
- A topknot. Symbol of expanded/acquired wisdom.
- term: urna
- Middle of the forehead, \"third eye.\" Usually just a dot on the forehead.
- term: mudra
- Hand gesture for certain terms or ideas in Buddhism
- term: garbhagriha
- A small, dark chamber in the innermost sanctum of a deity\'s temple, to place offerings. Usually contains symbolic imagery pertaining to the deity.
- term: shikhara
- A tower right above the garbhagriha, that marks the location of the inner sanctum.