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Two temple guardians
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400, sculpture, AK-RAK-2007-1-B
These guards stand at the entrance to a temple to ward off evil. They are holding a vajra, with which to crush ignorance. Their open and shut mouths represent the first and last letters of the Japanese script: A and N: this symbolises the totality of sounds and letters, of knowledge. Worshippers who…
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Aquamanile in the form of a mounted…
anonymous, c. 1220 - c. 1240, figure, BK-16911
On display in room 0.2
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500, sculpture, AK-RAK-1997-1
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
Chastity Plaque for a Young Woman
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500, AK-MAK-1294
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Jar with flower sprays and applied…
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400, pot, AK-MAK-643
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Tile Mosaic Fragment
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400, tile, BK-NM-14221
On display in room 0.10
Aquamanile in the form of a lion…
anonymous, c. 1220 - c. 1230, figure, BK-16910
On display in room 0.2
Possibly candlestick: Mounted…
anonymous, c. 1275 - c. 1300, candlestick, BK-NM-9544
On display in room 0.2
Aquamanile in the form of a centaur
anonymous, c. 1220 - c. 1240, figure, BK-16914
On display in room 0.2