Images

A limestone statue of a bodhisattva. My Duc, Quang Binh province, Vietnam. 9th-10th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A limestone relief depicting an elephant. Tra Kieu, Quang Nam province, Vietnam. 10th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A limestone Brahman worshipper from Thu Thien, Bnh Djnh province, Vietnam. 13th-14th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A red terracotta head of a turbaned woman, Kashmir, Akhnur. 6th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A red terracotta head of a man, Kashmir, Akhnur. 6th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A blue schist statue of Vishnu. Madyha Pradesh, India, 11th-12th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A bronze incense burner in the form of a duck. Han dynasty, China, 2nd-3rd centruy CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A bodhisattva with diadem from Tumshuq, Toqquz-sarai, Small Temple D (Xinjiang), China. 6th-7th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A grey limestone sculpture of a seated Buddha. Gongxian Grotto (Henan), China. Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

Limestone figure depicting a Chinese celestial king. Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)