http://collections.mfa.org/collections/449599/objects/rdfASI.South and Southeast Asian Collection Highlightshttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1016960/resize%3Aformat%3Dfullhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/757267/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBhairava or Mahakalaabout 14th centuryAndesite (volcanic stone)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/22546/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1446297/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBowl with Fish Designsabout 1890Silverhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/597089/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1082588/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCasketmid to late 16th centuryIvory, gold, glass, rubies, turquoise, and gilt bronzehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/155892/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/821929/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCeremonial Dagger1040 or 1041Gilt bronzehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/22443/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1016960/resize%3Aformat%3DfullChesta Chatura Nayaka (The Hero Who is Clever in Action)1660–70KripalOpaque watercolor, silver, gold, and beetle wing on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/149190/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1561226/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDara Shikoh with his consortabout 1633BalchandWatercolor and gold on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/227605/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/978960/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDish with deer15th–16th centuryStoneware with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome-enamel decoration, My Xa kilnshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/22984/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/610325/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDurga as Mahishasuramardini (the Slayer of the Buffalo Demon)970–1070Green schisthttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/17153/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1223537/resize%3Aformat%3DfullEwer in the form of a Hamsa (Gander)about 16th centuryBronze with later brass repairs, copper-arsenic pastehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/18461/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1037642/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHead of a Deva, from Preah Kan temple, Angkorlate 12th–early 13th centurySandstonehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/28933/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1178220/resize%3Aformat%3DfullIllustrated manuscript of the Balagopala Stuti by Bilvamangala Swamiabout 1425Ink, color and gold on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/149637/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/620406/resize%3Aformat%3DfullIncense burner with Dragon handle and Phoenix cover3rd century A.D.Cast bronzehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/23130/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/910185/resize%3Aformat%3DfullJar Painted with Birds2600–2000 B.C.Terracotta; buff-colored clay painted with red slip and black decorationhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/18379/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/746353/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMahakala as Panjaranathalate 15th centuryDistemper on cotton, mounted with silk brocade.Painting with decorative borders, mounted on support panel. Would have originally been in thangka format. Standing on a prostrate corpse, Panjaranatha or Great Vajra Black One, is a special protector of the Hevajra cycle of teachings. Here, Panjaranatha is seen encircled by flames, in which appear jackals, crows, dogs, and other denizens of the cemeteries which he inhabits.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/12910/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/952423/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMaharana Jawan Singh of Mewar worshipping an iconAbout 1830Ink, color, gold, and tin on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/149630/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/979946/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPathology of Suspension #62005Shahzia SikanderTransparent and opaque watercolor, brush and ink, on prepared paperCourtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/481721/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/965115/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPictorial carpetabout 1590–1600Cotton warp and weft with wool knotted pileWarp, white cotton; weft pinkish brown cotton(?) apparently two threads between each row of knots. One hundred Persian (Sehna) knots to a square centimeter; pile, wool. The ground of the main field is of dark red. The design main field is dark red. The design of houses, men, real and imaginary, birds, and animals is of light tan, dark blue, greens, yellow, white and red. The ground of the main border is light neutral tan, on this is a design of palmettes filled with masks and separated filled with masks and separated by flowers and Chinese looking birds. The inner guard band has a floral design; the outer one has a reciprocal design.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/71487/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1228301/resize%3Aformat%3DfullRishabhanatha11th century C.E.Stonehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/17532/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1540793/resize%3Aformat%3DfullShorhasi/Chinnamostaabout 1885–95Calcutta Art StudioLithographhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/557411/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1259174/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSiva on Nandi1409 or 1410Sandstonehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/264559/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/758861/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThrone back for seated Buddha (MFA 1970.3)about 9th centuryGilt bronzehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/22381/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/743563/resize%3Aformat%3DfullTorso of a fertility goddess (yakshi), from the Great Stupa at Sanchi25 B.C.–A.D. 25Sandstonehttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/17530/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/766007/resize%3Aformat%3DfullVajrabhairava with consort Vajravetali17th centuryCopper and brass, partially silvered and gilt, with pigment and inlaid semi-precious gemsMulti-armed, multi-legged, and multi-headed Vajrabhairava stands in sexual embrace with his consort. Vajrabhairava stands in a striding stance; his consorts legs are wrapped around his waist. The god's primary face is that of a buffalo. He wears a garland of severed heads and an elephant skin and holds attributes in every hand. He stands on the prostrate bodies of Hindu deities and animals.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/16382/rdf