The document provides information on various artifacts from South and Southeast Asian history between 2500 BCE to the 12th century CE, including sculptures, temples, and architectural structures. Key artifacts mentioned are the Ashokan Pillar from the Maurya period, seals from 2500-1500 BCE, the large water tank at Mohenjo-Daro from 2600-1900 BCE, figures from the Maurya period around 250 BCE, the Great Stupa at Sanchi from the 3rd century BCE, sculptures from the Kushan period of the 2nd-3rd century CE, the Vishnu Temple at Deogarh from the Gupta period around 530 CE, and the Angkor Vat temple from Cambodia dating to the

1. Ashokan Pillar. Maurya period, c. 246 BCE.

2. Seal Impressions (a., d. horned animal; b. buffalo;
c. sacrificial rite to a goddess (?); e. yogi; f. three-headed animal.).
c. 2500–1500 BCE. Each seal approx. 1 ¼” × 1 ¼”.

3. South and Southeast Asia.
Southern Asia = Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Burma and Tibet are also sometimes included in the region of
South Asia.
Southeast Asia = countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of
New Guinea and north of Australia eg. Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam,
Phillipines, Malaysia, etc.

4. Large Water Tank, Mohenjo-Daro. c. 2600–1900 BCE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdGbamPgf8o

5. Torso of a “Priest-King”. c. 2600–1900 BCE. Height 6 7/8”.

6. Torso. c. 2600–1900 BCE. Height 3 3/4”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQcHVtaEWDY&feature=plcp

7. Female Figure Holding a Fly-Whisk. Probably Maurya period, c. 250 BCE.
Height 5’ 4 1/4”.
Yakshi = spirit associated
with productive forces of
nature, female beauty,
abundance, good luck, etc.

8. Lion Capital. Maurya period, c. 250 BCE. Height 7’.
Axis mundi = joining
the earth with the
cosmos

9. Great Stupa, Sanchi. Founded 3rd century BCE, enlarged c. 150–50 BCE.

10. Relief from East Gateway of the Great Stupa, Sanchi.
Early Andhra period, mid 1st century BCE.

11. Yakshi Bracket Figure. Height approx. 60”.

12. Stupa; Southern-Style Temple; Northern-Style Temple (Line Drawings).

13. Chaitya Hall, Karle. 1st century BCE–1st century CE.

14. Standing Buddha. Kushan period, c. 2nd–3rd century CE. Height 7’ 6”.
Gandhara Style =
Hellenistic Style

15. Mudras.

16. Buddha and Attendants. Kushan period, c. late 1st–early 2nd century CE.
Height 27 1/4”.

17. Siddhartha in the Palace. Later Andhra period, c. 3rd century CE.

18. Standing Buddha. Gupta period, 474 CE. Height 6’ 4”.

19. Standing Buddha. c. 5th century CE.
Bamiyan Buddhas = Iconoclasm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aElJmNYkmG8

20. Bodhisattva. Vakataka Dynasty, c. 475 CE.

21. Vishnu Temple, Deogarh. Gupta Dynasty, c. 530 CE.

22. Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters. c. 530 CE. Height approx. 5'.
Vishnu is the second god in the
Hindu triumvirate (orTrimurti).
The triumvirate consists of
three gods who are responsible
for the creation, upkeep and
destruction of the world. The
other two gods are Brahma and
Shiva.
Brahma is the creator of the
universe and Shiva is the
destroyer. Vishnu is the
preserver and protector of the
universe.

23. Cave-Temple of Shiva, Elephanta. Post-Gupta period, mid 6th century CE.

24. Eternal Shiva. Mid 6th century CE. Height approx. 11’.

25. Dharmaraja Ratha, Mamallapuram. Pallava period, c. mid 7th century CE.

26. Descent of the Ganges Relief. Pallava period, c. mid 7th century CE.
Height approx. 209”.

27. Shiva Nataraja. Chola Dynasty, 12th century CE. Height 32”.

28. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho. Chandella Dynasty, c. 1000 CE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q474V62zQ80

29. Erotic Couples on Wall of Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho.
Height of sculptures approx. 3’ 3”.

30. Rajarajeshvara Temple of Shiva, Thanjavur . Chola Dynasty, 1003–1010 CE.

31. Rajaraja I and His Teacher. Chola Dynasty, c. 1010 CE.

32. Buddha Maitreya. 8th century CE. 38”, Thailand.

33. Buddha Shakyamuni. Mon Dvaravati period, 9th century CE. Thailand

34. Plan of Borobudur.

35. Borobudur. c. 800 CE.

36. Maya Riding to Lumbini.

37. Angkor Vat. 12th century CE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=7V3ONgMSyj8

38. Vishnu Churning the Ocean of Milk.

39. Parinirvana of the Buddha. 11th–12th century CE.