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"The Former Deeds of Bodhisattva Medicine King," Chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra (Hokekyō)

"The Former Deeds of Bodhisattva Medicine King," Chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra (Hokekyō)

Japanese

Traveling Communion Set

Traveling Communion Set, active 1804-c. 1852

Joseph Angell Sr.

A figures offers a large object to another, while a third figure looks on.

Hydria (water jar): Mourning Women

The Painter of the Berlin Hydria

A person holds something to their chest

Warrior Votive Statuette

Iberian

A slab with a face

Schematic Votive Statuette

Iberian

A figure holds their chest.

Female Votive Statuette

Iberian

A simply carved figure

Male Votive Statuette

Iberian

A figure with a large headdress reaches out to the viewer.

Female Votive Statuette

Iberian

Engraved Tang Mirror

Engraved Tang Mirror

Etruscan

A painted scroll with dark paper with many repeating seated figures. All of the figures are outlined in white and in a cross-legged position. At the center is a larger figure encircled by smaller figures in a square outline. The square is surrounded by more figures in rows.

Womb World Mandala (Taizōkai mandara)

Japanese

Small Seated Image of Rãgavidyiarãja (Japanese: Aizen Myōō)

Small Seated Image of Rãgavidyiarãja (Japanese: Aizen Myōō)

Japanese

A man lays on the ground while two others sit near him.

Hydria (water jar): The Ransom of Hector, active early 6th century BCE

The Pioneer Group

Aizen Myoo

Aizen Myoo

Japanese

god is alive (part 1)

god is alive (part 1), 1918 - 1986

Corita Kent (Sister Mary Corita)

god is alive (part 2)

god is alive (part 2), 1918 - 1986

Corita Kent (Sister Mary Corita)

Anthropomorphic female figure fragment: head and body

Anthropomorphic female figure fragment: head and body

Syrian

A marble sculpture of a figure sitting cross-legged on a detailed pedestal and wearing a robe. There is a round, detailed form behind their head. There is faded red coloration throughout the sculpture.

Seated Buddha Shakyamuni, the Right Hand in Abhaya Mudra, the Left Hand Holding a Jewel

Chinese

Partially clothed men and women stand in two groups in a dry, sparse landscape.

Study for "Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys", 1834 - 1917

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas

An alabaster sculpture on a square black base.

Woman Bending Backward, 1882 - 1935

Gaston Lachaise

Alabastron (oil flask) in the Form of a Woman Holding a Dove

Alabastron (oil flask) in the Form of a Woman Holding a Dove

Greek

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