Gardner's Art Through the Ages, 13th edition

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Chapter 6 : South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

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Plate 1 — Jia-2700
Title: Prayer-Hall (Chaitya Hall)
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1st BCE-early 2nd c.; late 5th c. add.
View: Nave, principal view with stupa, columns & vaulting
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1st BCE-early 2nd c.; late 5th c. add.
Plate 5 — Jia-2134
Title: Great Stupa
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 280 BCE-ca. 50 CE
View: Total, view east northeast
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 280 BCE-ca. 50 CE
Plate 8 — Jia-2106
Title: Great Stupa
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 280 BCE-ca. 50 CE
View: East gateway from outside, close detail: female nature goddess (yakshi)
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 280 BCE-ca. 50 CE
Plate 15 — Kie-0085
Title: Ajanta: Cave 1
Creator(s):
Date: ca. second half of 5th c. CE
View: Bodhisattva Padmapani holding his lotus on back wall to left of shrine antechamber
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. second half of 5th c. CE
Plate 16 — Kia-0699
Title: Udayagiri Caves
Creator(s):
Date: ca. early 5th c. CE
View: Cave 5, relief of Vishnu as Cosmic Boar (Varaha) rescuing Earth Goddess (Prithvi) from churning ocean
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. early 5th c. CE
Plate 17 — Kia-0606
Title: Badami: Cave 1
Creator(s):
Date: Third quarter of the 6th c
View: Relief panel of Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja) shown with 18 arms & accompanied by his bull mount Nandi, dancing Ganesha & drummer
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: Third quarter of the 6th c
Plate 18 — Kia-0686
Title: Great Cave
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 535-555 CE
View: Pillared hall (mandapa), S wall, relief panel of Shivamahadeva (triple-faced Shiva as fierce (Aghora), serene (Tatpurusha) and blissful (Vamadeva), from left to right
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 535-555 CE
Plate 19 — Kia-0710
Title: Dashavatara Vishnu Temple
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 475 CE
View: Temple on its platform (jagati), S side
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 475 CE
Plate 20 — Kia-0712
Title: Dashavatara Vishnu Temple
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 475 CE
View: S side, central niche, relief panel showing Vishnu reclining on Ananta (also called Shesha), the serpent of infinity (Vishnu Anantashayana)
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 475 CE
Plate 21 — Dva-0277
Title: Rock-cut temples: Dharmaraja Ratha, Bhima Ratha, Arjuna Ratha, and Draupadi Ratha
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 630-670
View:
Vendor: Davis Art Images
Date: ca. 630-670
Plate 22 — Kia-1000
Title: Rajarajeshvara Temple Complex
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1004-1010
View: pyramid-shaped tower with monolithic crown (sikhara) at top
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1004-1010
Plate 23 — Kia-0887
Title: Kandariya Mahadeva Temple
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1025 CE
View: Total, view NNE
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1025 CE
Plate 24 — Kia-0906
Title: Kandariya Mahadeva Temple
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1025 CE
View: Detail: S side, three panels of erotic couples (mithuna) with attendants
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1025 CE
Plate 25 — Kic-0115
Title: Nataraja, Shiva as the King of Dance
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 1000-1099
View:
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 1000-1099
Plate 27 — Kia-0410
Title: Stupa
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 800
View: Total
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 800
Plate 28 — Kcc-0019
Title: Harihara
Creator(s):
Date: ca. 600-699
View:
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: ca. 600-699
Plate 30 — Kca-0030
Title: Angkor: Khmer (Angkorean) capital and temple complexes
Creator(s):
Date: 1080-1107 and 1181-ca. 1220
View: Angkor Vat: Overall view
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: 1080-1107 and 1181-ca. 1220
Plate 32 — Kca-0044
Title: Angkor: Khmer (Angkorean) capital and temple complexes
Creator(s):
Date: 1080-1107 and 1181-ca. 1220
View: Angkor Thom: The Bayon. view of one of the Face Towers with depictions of the Bodhisattva
Vendor: Saskia, Ltd.
Date: 1080-1107 and 1181-ca. 1220

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