Gods of the MET

1.
Seated Mother Goddess

Indus Civilization, Mehrgarh style
ca. 3000–2500 BCE
Pakistan (Baluchistan)
Terracotta

2.
Torso of a Bodhisattva

Probably Sahri-Bahlol Workshop
ca. 5th century
Pakistan (Baluchistan)
Schist

3.
Avalokiteshvara Padmapani

7th century
Pakistan (Swat Valley)
Bronze inlaid with silver and copper

4.
Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha

Second half of the 9th century
Eastern India, Bihar, probably Gaya district
Schist

5.
Hanuman Conversing

Chola period
11th century
India (Tamil Nadu)
Copper alloy

6.
Buddha Seated in Meditation

Divided Kingdoms period
16th century
Sri Lanka (western regions)
Copper alloy with gilding

7.
Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil

10th–11th century
India
Sandstone

Gods of The MET

THE MET SOUTH ASIAN HINDU, BUDDHIST AND JAIN SCULPTURE

The Gods watch silently as you pass, crumbling, trapped behind glass

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1.
Seated Mother Goddess

2.
Torso of a Bodhisattva

3.
Avalokiteshvara Padmapani

4.
Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha

5.
Hanuman Conversing

6.
Buddha Seated in Meditation

7.
Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil

Some of them can fit in your palm. Others are as big as you are.

Some of them are very old and for some of them it’s starting to show.
Others still look as good as new.

They come from many parts of South Asia and one even from China.

They are contained in vessels of stone and metal, bone and mineral.

Depictions of Shiva

5th to the 13th Centuries

Gods of The MET

THE MET SOUTH ASIAN HINDU, BUDDHIST AND JAIN SCULPTURE

The Gods watch silently as you pass, crumbling, trapped behind glass

Scroll to explore

1.Seated Mother Goddess

2.Torso of a Bodhisattva

3.Avalokiteshvara Padmapani

4.Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha

5.Hanuman Conversing

6.Buddha Seated in Meditation

7.Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil

Some of them can fit in your palm. Others are as big as you are.

Some of them are very old and for some of them it’s starting to show.Others still look as good as new.

They come from many parts of South Asia and one even from China.

They are contained in vessels of stone and metal, bone and mineral.

Depictions of Shiva

5th to the 13th Centuries

1.
Seated Mother Goddess

2.
Torso of a Bodhisattva

3.
Avalokiteshvara Padmapani

4.
Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha

5.
Hanuman Conversing

6.
Buddha Seated in Meditation

7.
Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil

Some of them are very old and for some of them it’s starting to show.
Others still look as good as new.