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Photo of collection object Worship of the Infant Krishna, from a Kalighat album

Worship of the Infant Krishna, from a Kalighat album, c. 1890

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Photo of collection object Dog Walker

Dog Walker, early 1830s

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Photo of collection object Ladies Shooting from a Pavilion

Ladies Shooting from a Pavilion, c. 1830

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Photo of collection object Krishna Reaching for the Moon

Krishna Reaching for the Moon, c. 1820

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Photo of collection object Ladies Shooting from a Pavilion

Ladies Shooting from a Pavilion, c. 1810

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Photo of collection object The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover (Utka Nayika)

The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover (Utka Nayika), c. 1800

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Photo of collection object Hindola Raga

Hindola Raga, c. 1790–1800

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Photo of collection object Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karama Chandra: Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and feeds him blood-covered stones (recto); Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be (verso)

Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karama Chandra: Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and feeds him blood-covered stones (recto); Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be (verso), 1744–45

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Photo of collection object Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and feeds him blood-covered stones, folio (recto) from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karama Chandra

Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and feeds him blood-covered stones, folio (recto) from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karama Chandra, 1744–45

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Photo of collection object Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be, folio 18 (verso) from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karama Chandra

Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be, folio 18 (verso) from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karama Chandra, 1744–45

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Photo of collection object The royal priest Shatananda confirms that the four princesses of Mithila should marry the sons of King Dasharatha, from Chapter 70 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood), folio 13 from a “Shangri” Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

The royal priest Shatananda confirms that the four princesses of Mithila should marry the sons of King Dasharatha, from Chapter 70 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood), folio 13 from a “Shangri” Ramayana (Rama’s Journey), c. 1690–1720

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Photo of collection object Lovers Embracing

Lovers Embracing, c. 1630

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Photo of collection object The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian,1247–1318)

The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian,1247–1318), c. 1596

Basavana

Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)

Photo of collection object The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, page from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian,1247–1318)

The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, page from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian,1247–1318), c. 1596

Basavana

Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)

Photo of collection object The parrot mother cautions her young on the danger of playing with foxes, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night

The parrot mother cautions her young on the danger of playing with foxes, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night, c. 1560

Dasavanta

Dasavanta (Indian, d. 1584)

Photo of collection object The origin of music from a fabulous bird of India which had seven holes in its beak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourteenth Night

The origin of music from a fabulous bird of India which had seven holes in its beak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourteenth Night, c. 1560

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Photo of collection object Akrura Drives Krishna and Balarama to Mathura (Isarda Bhagavata Purana)

Akrura Drives Krishna and Balarama to Mathura (Isarda Bhagavata Purana), c. 1560–1570

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