Mathura Collection

Krishna and the Cowherds Receiving Garlands in Mathura... between c1625 and c1650. Creator: Unknown
Krishna and the Cowherds Receiving Garlands in Mathura, Folio from the "Tularam" Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord), between c1625 and c1650

Krishna and Balarama Being Driven by Akrura to Mathura, Folio from a Bhagavata... c1730. Creator: Unknown
Krishna and Balarama Being Driven by Akrura to Mathura, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord), c1730

Crossbar, c.1st-2nd century. Creator: Unknown
Crossbar, c.1st-2nd century

Tympanum with Kubera, the God of Riches, 4th century. Creator: Unknown
Tympanum with Kubera, the God of Riches, 4th century

Along the Ghats, Mathura, c1880. Creator: Edwin Lord Weeks
Along the Ghats, Mathura, c1880

Architectural Capital with Yakshas and Avatars (image 3 of 5), 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Architectural Capital with Yakshas and Avatars (image 3 of 5), 10th century

Buddha and two monks, 3rd cen. AD. Creator: Central Asian Art
Buddha and two monks, 3rd cen. AD. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History of Uzbekistan

Statue of the emperor Kanishka with inscriptions in Brahmi Script, 1st-2nd century. Creator: Central Asian Art
Statue of the emperor Kanishka with inscriptions in Brahmi Script, 1st-2nd century. Found in the Collection of the Archaeological Museum, Mathura

Bathing ghat on the Yamuna River, Muttra, 1917

Double -Sided Capital with Female Figure Astride a Lion, c. 1st century A. D
Double -Sided Capital with Female Figure Astride a Lion, c. 1st century A.D

Lion Protome, probably for a Throne, c. 2nd century. Creator: Unknown
Lion Protome, probably for a Throne, c. 2nd century

Karttikeya, God of War, Holding a Spear, 2nd century. Creator: Unknown
Karttikeya, God of War, Holding a Spear, 2nd century

Woman with a Headdress, Mauryan period, 1st century B. C. Creator: Unknown
Woman with a Headdress, Mauryan period, 1st century B.C

Bust of a Female Figurine, Mauryan period, 3rd / 2nd century B. C. Creator: Unknown
Bust of a Female Figurine, Mauryan period, 3rd/2nd century B.C

Torso of a Female Figurine, Mauryan period, 3rd / 2nd century B. C. Creator: Unknown
Torso of a Female Figurine, Mauryan period, 3rd/2nd century B.C

Battle of the Forces of Krishna and Bana, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana, c. 1520-30

The Infant Krishna Spirited Away by Vasudev, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana, c. 1520-30

Yakshi, Kushan period, 2nd century. Creator: Unknown
Yakshi, Kushan period, 2nd century

Encounters in Mathura: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana... ca. 1700. Creator: Unknown
Encounters in Mathura: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu), ca. 1700. The nobility of Mathura watch as Krishna and Balarama participate in heroic deeds

Buddha Head, 3rd-4th cent Creator: Central Asian Art
Buddha Head, 3rd-4th cent.. Found in the Collection of Musee Guimet, Paris

Section of a Coping Rail, 1st century. Creator: Unknown
Section of a Coping Rail, 1st century. The bells are intended to evoke the sounds that once accompanied the sacred space as much as visual ornamentation

Section of Monolithic Railing with Bather and Lotus Medallions, c. 150-250. Creator: Unknown
Section of Monolithic Railing with Bather and Lotus Medallions, c. 150-250. Railings demarcated a sacred space, such as a tree shrine or a stupa

Nature Divinity (Yakshi), c. 75. Creator: Unknown
Nature Divinity (Yakshi), c. 75. Iconic images of female divinities who personify the life-giving forces of nature were worshipped for fertility, healthy pregnancies, and safe childbirth

Head of a Yaksha, c. 125 BC. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Yaksha, c. 125 BC. Images of yakshas, often imposing in scale, were worshipped in shrines, usually under a special tree, in the hopes that they will grant prosperity and wealth

Mosque at Mathura, 1835. Creator: William Daniell
Mosque at Mathura, 1835. From " The Oriental Annual, or Scenes in India", by William Daniell, R.A. [Bull and Churton, London, 1835]

Muttra, 1905. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
Muttra, 1905. From India, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Flora A. Steel. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1905]

Bathing ghats, Mathura, India, 1916-1917. A ghat is a series of steps leading down to a body of water in many parts of South Asia

Water well, Mathura, India, 1916-1917

Gate to Muttra, India, 1917

Tonga (horse cart), Muttra, India, 1917

Ghat and Temple at Gokul, India, c1838. Artist: R Wallis
Ghat and Temple at Gokul, India, c1838

Royal Elephant at the Gateway to the Jami Masjid, Mathura, 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Edwin Lord Weeks
Royal Elephant at the Gateway to the Jami Masjid, Mathura, 19th or early 20th century. From a private collection

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