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The Buddhist site of Tapa Sardar (Ghazni, Afghanistan, 3rd-9th cent. CE): Upper Terrace, Chapel 23; in the foreground, the fallen head of the Durga-like goddess; in the background the base with the feet of a colossal bejeweled Buddha (7th/8th cent.) (1969; M. Taddei; neg. 8159-5; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

Detail of a wall in the Junagarh Fort, Bikaner. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Rama and Lakshmana, Naltai-Ishvara Temple, Tamil Nadu. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves.

Ellora. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Gajendra Moksha panel on the fifth-century temple at Deogarh, Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh. Photo credit: Michael Willis.

The House of lustre-wares (Ghazni, Afghanistan, 12th-13th cent.): Umberto Scerrato, Alessio Bombaci and workmen near the repository of lustre-wares (1957; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

The Buddhist site of Tapa Sardar (Ghazni, Afghanistan, 3rd-9th cent. CE): Upper Terrace, star-shaped stupa (8th cent.) (1968; F. Bonardi; neg. 7410-9; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

Bedse. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Wall painting in Bundi palace. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

View of Rāmagiri from the west (Rāmtek, Maharashtra). Photo credit: Michael Willis.

Ramagiri, Nagpur district, Maharashtra. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Bhaja. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Bedse. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Kushan period sculpture from Khakrakot. National Museum, New Delhi. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Junagarh Fort, Bikaner. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Daulatabad fort. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Bankapur. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Daulatabad fort. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Detail of the ceiling of the Chini-ka-Rauza in Agra. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Stucco head of a Bodhisattva. National Museum, New Delhi. Photo Credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Balligave. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Mandor, Rajasthan. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Cave 1, Ajanta. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Srirangam. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Surya, Varahi temple, Chaurasi, Orissa. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

From Airavateshvara temple, Darasuram. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Nageshvara temple, Kumbakonam. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Cave 3, Aurangabad. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Temple chariot, Kumbakonam. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Ekambareshvara temple, Kanchipuram. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Ganeshvarpuram, Orissa. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Sayla, Gujarat. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Vadhvan, Gujarat. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Parasurameshvara temple, Bhubaneshwar, detail. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Shunga period terracotta. Gurukul Museum, Jhajjar. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Hero stones at Dedadara, Gujarat. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Lakshmana temple, Sirpur, detail. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Sumtsek, Alchi, Ladakh. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

In the Lal Qila, Delhi. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Akhodar. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Alchi, Ladakh. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Monastery, Ladakh. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Main cave at Bhiwkund, Maharashtra. Photo credit: Michael Willis.

Malhar, Chhatisgarth. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Tala, Chhattisgarh. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Malhar, Chhatisgarth. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Dewan E Khas, Red Fort, Delhi. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

From Basesara Mahadeva temple, Bajaura. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Osian. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Temple at Manikaran, Parvati Valley, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Badami. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves.

From Hidamba temple, Manali, Himachal Pradesh. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Jama Masjid, Delhi. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

From Stupa no. 3, Sanchi. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

From Basesara Mahadeva temple, Bajaura. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

From torana, Great Stupa at Sanchi. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Detail from temple at Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

From torana, Great Stupa at Sanchi. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Wall mural, City Palace, Kota. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Mural painting, Bundi fort. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Wall painting in Bundi palace. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Alai Dharwaza, Qutb Complex, Delhi. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Bundi fort. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Detail of doorway, Bhumara. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Cave 3, Badami. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Arha’i-din-ka Jhompra Masjid, Ajmer. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Marble dado panel with interlaced trefoils and Persian inscription from the Ghaznavid Palace(Ghazni, Afghanistan, end 11th - early 12th cent.) (inv. no. C6139©; Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

Panel with octagons pattern from the Ghaznavid Palace (Ghazni, Afghanistan, end 11th - early 12th cent.) (inv. no. C2925; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

Shiva Nataraja, Ravalaphadi cave, Aihole. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Surya temple, Tunduli. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Adalaj Stepwell, Ahmedabad. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Palace at Datia, Madhya Pradesh. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Pune. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Pavilion at the Amber Fort, Rajasthan. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Golconda. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Gateway to the tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah, Agra. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Adalaj Stepwell, Ahmedabad. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

Panel depicting Śiva and Pārvatī, Markaṇḍeśvara temple complex, Markaṇḍa (Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra). Photo credit: Michael Willis.

Gupta period relief of Varaha, Cave 6 at Udayagiri. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Shiva linga on ACI at Ahichhatra. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Gupta period terraced monument (ACI) at Ahichhatra. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

The Buddhist site of Tapa Sardar (Ghazni, Afghanistan, 3rd-9th cent. CE): Upper Terrace, Chapel 23; in the foreground, the fallen head of a colossal bejeweled Buddha; in the background, the base with a slaughtered buffalo, originally belonging to the colossal image of a Durga-like goddess (7th/8th cent.) (1969; M. Taddei; neg. 8158-5; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

The Buddhist site of Tapa Sardar (Ghazni, Afghanistan, 3rd-9th cent. CE): Head of a bodhisattva (inv. no. TS 1220) from Chapel 37 (7th/8th cent.) (2003; E. Monti; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

Terracotta head from Ahichhatra ACIII. Archaeological Survey of India Central Antiquity Collection, Purana Qila. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Late Kushan period terracotta Shiva plaque from Munda. Bikaner Museum. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Kushan period Buddha from Mathura, found at Ahichhatra. National Museum, New Delhi. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Fifth-century Sarnath Buddha. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Fifth-century terracotta Vishnu. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Seventh century Vaikuntha Vishnu from Kashmir. Museo d’Arte Orientale, Turin. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

From Basesara Mahadeva temple, Bajaura. Photo credit: Adam Hardy.

The Ghaznavid Palace (Ghazni, Afghanistan, end 11th - early 12th cent.): brickworks assembled in the western area (1966; neg. 1051-8 © Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

Ellora. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Gupta period temple at Sanchi. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Temple above the Mahākūṭa complex, Bagalkot district, Karnataka. Photo credit: Michael Willis.

Taj Mahal. Photo Credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Nagari. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Terracotta architectural element from the fourth century CE stupa at Devnimori. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Gupta period pillar base from Rajaona. Indian Museum, Kolkata. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Outside Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Gupta period ornamental brick from Bilsar. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Gupta period architectural element from Bhumara. Indian Museum, Kolkata. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Terracotta plaque from Mirpurkhas. CSMVS Museum. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Fragment of a sculpture from Mohanbari. Gurukul Museum, Jhajjar. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Fifth-century CE door jambs from Manora, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. Photo credit: Michael Willis.

Qutab Minar. Photo Credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Chittorgarh. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

Paharni (Chandrapur, Maharashtra). Caitya outside ramparts. Photo credit: Michael Willis.

A view of the courtyard of the Ghaznavid Palace (Ghazni, Afghanistan, end 11th - early 12th cent.) (1962; neg. 820-1; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

Restoration works at the Ghaznavid Palace (Ghazni, Afghanistan, end 11th - early 12th cent.) (1964; neg. 3623-1; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

Hampi: Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves.

The Buddhist site of Gumbat (1st/2nd-10th cent. CE), after excavation and restoration (2012; E. Loliva; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Pakistan)

The Buddhist site of Amluk Dara (2nd-10th cent. CE), after excavation and restoration (2012; E. Loliva; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Pakistan)

The city of Barikot/Bazira (Swat, Pakistan, 2nd cent. BCE-13th/14th cent. CE): Indo-Greek levels (2016; L.M. Olivieri; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Pakistan)

The Buddhist site of Tepe Narenj (Kabul, Afghanistan, 3rd-11th cent. CE): row of Buddhas and bodhisattvas in Zone 14 (8th cent.?) (© Zafar Paiman)

The Buddhist site of Tepe Narenj (Kabul, Afghanistan, 3rd-11th cent. CE): Chapel 4 (500/600 CE?) (IMG_011; © Zafar Paiman)

The Buddhist site of Tepe Narenj (Kabul, Afghanistan, 3rd-11th cent. CE): Chapel 8 (500/600 CE?) (IMG_3303; © Zafar Paiman)

The Buddhist site of Tapa Sardar (Ghazni, Afghanistan, 3rd-9th cent. CE): Room 75(5th/6th cent.?) (1976; M. Taddei; neg. 12045-9; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

The Buddhist site of Tapa Sardar (Ghazni, Afghanistan, 3rd-9th cent. CE): consolidation work in Room 75 (5th/6th cent.?) (1976; M. Taddei; neg. 12042-7; © Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan)

Amber Fort, Rajasthan. Photo credit: Laxshmi Greaves Andrade.

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