
Portable Buddhist Temple (900s CE)
A kaolinite buddhist temple from the 900s, displaying scenes from the Buddha’s life, carved with niches on each side.

The Indian Pala Period (circa 8th–12th centuries CE), known for its Buddhist art and scholarship. This category includes stone carvings and manuscripts from a time of cultural flourishing in eastern India.

A kaolinite buddhist temple from the 900s, displaying scenes from the Buddha’s life, carved with niches on each side.

A stone figure from the late 1000s, depicting Lokeshvara with Amitabha crown, carved from kaolinite with traces of pigment.

A stone figure from the 800s, depicting Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra, carved from chloritic schist with ficus leaves above.

A stone linga from the 600s–700s, depicting Shiva with a crescent moon, carved from chloritic schist with a third eye and matted hair.