Mike Dixon Collection (page 15)

Tibetan Black Hat used in Ritual Black Hat Dance, of pre-Buddhist origin. One of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the Karma Kagyu are sometimes called the Black Hat Lamas

Dance-mask of Hanuman, Monkey-god hero of the Ramayana, Cambodia, 20th Century

Portrait of a European, Mughal School, Akbar Period, late 16th Century. Victoria and Albert Museum

The Conversion of Sundarananda. Relief from Afghanistan, 2nd century. Nanda was chief disciple of Gautama Buddha. At British Museum

Siva, followed by his consort Parvati, walking with the Bull, Nandi, c1730. Painting from Mandi, Victoria and Albert Museum. London

Vishnu worshipped in Five Manifestations, c1690. Illustration from Hindu Text of the Vishnu Sahabranama. At Victoria + Albert Museum

Timur hands his crown to Babur Mughal, c1630. Timur (1336-1405), sits between the first two Mughal Emperors, Babur Timur (1336-1405), and Humayan (r.1530-1540 and 1544-1545)

Vishnu in his 10th Incarnation as the White Houre Kalki, 1710-1720. Painting from Bilaspur at Victoria and Albert Museum. London

Krishna Celebrating Spring Festival of Holi, c1770-1780. Painting from Kangra, Punjab Hills. Victoria and Albert Museum

Krishna with flute, approached by two ladies

Krishna standing with subdued Kaliya Naag, his wives asking for mercy

Siva destroys the demon Andhaka, Harivamsa manuscript, Mughul, c1590. In Hindu mythology, Andhaka often refer to a malevolent asura, is killed by Shiva for trying to abduct Parvati

Siva and Parvati with their children, Ganesh and Karttikgya on Mount Kailash, c1745. Painting from Punjab Hills. At Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Krishna, (on Bird-God, Garuda) fights Indra (on elephant), Harivamsa manuscript, c1590. Mughal painting. At Victoria and Albert Museum. London

Siva as Lord of the Dance, Indian Bronze From Madras, (Chola Dynasty), 10th century. 69 cm high. At Victoria and Albert Museum. London

Alexander the Great of Macedon (Iskandar) is brought by a priestess to spare an idol from destructio
Alexander the Great of Macedon (Iskandar), Mughal School, 1595-1596. Iskander is brought by a priestess to spare an idol from destruction. Illustration from a Persian manuscript

Timur enthroned during celebrations, Mughal manuscript, 1600-1601. Timur was a Turco-Mongol conqueror. At British Museum

Asoka Pillar, Delhi, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Asoka Pillar. Delhi, c20th century. The pillars of Ashoka are a series of columns dispersed throughout India, erected or at least inscribed with edicts by the Mauryan king Ashoka during his reign in

Buddhist Stupa with figures of Buddha adored by flying deities, 2nd century. Tw-sided Drum-slab, carved in pale limestone. Relief depicting a stupa with Buddha standing at entrance

Devadattas attempt to murder the Buddha, c2nd-3rd century. Devadettas Men are stricken with remorse when Buddha touches the wall. British Museum

Panel from The Bodhimanda, Buddha prepares for enlightenment, c2nd-3rd century. The Naga, Kalika, and his wife, comfort the Buddha as he takes his seat under the Bodhi-Tree. Relief carving

Gautama Buddha, The Presentation of the Bowls, Gandhara School. 2nd-3rd century. The seated Buddha holds a bowl in his left hand while his right rests upon it, taking food. Relief carving

Buddha with daughters of Sena, Gandhara Style, c2nd-3rd century. Before his enlightenment and emaciated by austerities, Buddha receives food from the daughters of Sena, Gandhara Style

Chinese Stoneware, Seated Daoist Deity, Ming Dynasty, 16th century. British Museum

Buddha meditating with disciples, Sariputta and Moggallana, c2nd-3rd century. Buddha preaching from a lotus flanked by two bodhisattvas, (from Jamalghari, Yosufzai) Gandhara Style. British Museum

Zoroaster, from Maharashtra, India, c19th century. Indian-Zoroastrian perception of Zoroaster derived from a figure that appears in a 4th century sculpture at Taq-e Bostan in south-western Iran

Mask of the War and Mountain God, Kangchendzonga, Sikkim, Himalaya

Siva Destroys the Demon and Haka, Harivamsa manuscript, Mughal School, c1590. The Harivamsha is an important work of Sanskrit literature also known as the Harivamsha Purana

Akbar hunting, Mughal Scool, 1590. At British Museum

Hanuman, the Monkey-Demon, causing mischief among men, c1730. Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, illustration to the Bhagavata Purana Divivida the monkey demon causing mischief Indian painting

Krishna, riding the Bird-God Garuda, fights the God, Indra (on an elephant), c1590. Garuda is a large legendary bird, bird-like creature

Ivory Dagger Handle of Camels Head, India, Mughal, 17th century. British Museum

The Institution of Passover, Italian Earthenware plate from Urbino, c1540-1545. Fontano Workshop

Birth of Adonis, Ovid: Metamorpheses X, Italian Earthenware Dish, 1541. Artist: Francesco Durantino
Birth of Adonis, Ovid: Metamorpheses X, Italian Earthenware Dish, 1541. Theias strikes a tree with an arrow, which bursts open and Adonis emerges

Monks and Organ with Sheet Music, Earthenware Italian Dish, c1515

Cupid on a Snail blowing a trumpet, plate from Siena, Italy, 1510

Portrait of Lorenzo, c15th century. Lorenzo di Credi (c. 1459 -January 12, 1537) was an Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor

Adoration of the Magi, Faenza, Italy, c1490

Soldier of the 4th Crusade, Mosaic in church of San Giovanni Evangelista, 13th century. The Fourth Crusade (1202-04) was a Western European armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III

Dome Mosaic in Orthodox Baptistry, Ravenna, Italy, 5th century. The Arian Baptistry in Ravenna, Italy is a Christian baptismal building that was erected by the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great

Tomb of Jesus on Easter Morning, Wood Panel, Byzantine casket, 5th century. British Museum

Pilate Condemns Christ and St Peter Denies Him, Ivory Panel, Byzantine Casket, early 5th century

The Incredulity of Thomas, Ivory Panel, Byzantine Casket, 5th century. British Museum

The Stoning of St Paul, Ivory Panel from Casket, Rome, late 4th century. At British Museum

Massacre of the Innocents, Fresco in church of Santi Agostino, Siena, 1482. Artist: Matteo di Giovanni
Massacre of the Innocents, Fresco in church of Santi Agostino, Siena, 1482. Mateo di Giovanni. The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical account of infanticide by Herod the Great

Archaic Greek warrior in Bronze, Syracuse, Sicily

GreekGreek Ampitheatre, seashore and Mt Etna, Taormina, Sicily, 3rd century, (c20th century)
Greek Ampitheatre, seashore and Mount Etna, Taormina, Sicily, 3rd century, (c20th century). The Greek theatre of Taormina

Israelities Take Jericho, detail of Baptistry Door, Florence, Italy, c15th century. Artist: Lorenzo Ghiberti
Israelities Take Jericho, detail of Baptistry Door, Florence, Italy, c15th century. The Fall of Jericho, in Baptistry of San Giovanni by Lorenzo Ghiberti, Florence, Italy, ca. 1410

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