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1 CHAPTER 9 ADVANCED PLACEMENT ART HISTORY ART OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA BEFORE 1200 LECTURE SLIDES

2 READING ASSIGNMENT 27:

3 South and Southeast Asia

4 South and Southeast Asia South Asia Southeast Asia

5 South and Southeast Asia

6 South and Southeast Asia

7 Ashokan Pillar, Bihar, India, Maurya Period, 246 BCE note that Buddhism predates Christianity

8 Ashokan Pillar

9 Ashokan Pillar

10 Ashokan Pillar

11 Seal Impressions, Indus Valley civilization, steatite, 1500 BCE Cylinder Seal and its modern impression, lapis lazuli, Ur, Iraq, 2,550-2,400 BCE

12 Seal Impressions, Indus Valley civilization, steatite, 1500 BCE yogi figure

13 Large Water Tank, Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley civilization, BCE

14 Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley civilization, BCE

15 Torso of a Priest-King, Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley civilization, BCE figure is 7 in height

16 Torso of a Priest-King, Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley civilization, BCE

17 Torso of a Priest-King, Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley civilization, BCE

18 Torso, Harappa, Indus Valley civilization, red sandstone, BCE figure is 3¾ in height

19 Female Figure holding a Fly Whisk, Bihar, India, Maurya Period?, sandstone, 250 BCE figure is 5 4¼ in height

20 Female Figure holding a Fly Whisk, Bihar, India, Maurya Period?, sandstone, 250 BCE

21 Female Figure holding a Fly Whisk, Bihar, India, Maurya Period?, sandstone, 250 BCE

22 Female Figure holding a Fly Whisk, Bihar, India, Maurya Period?, sandstone, 250 BCE

23 Lion Capital, from Ashokan Pillar, India, Maurya Period, sandstone, 250 BCE capital is 7 in height

24 Lion Capital, from Ashokan Pillar, India, Maurya Period, sandstone, 250 BCE

25 Lion Capital, from Ashokan Pillar, India, Maurya Period, sandstone, 250 BCE

26 Lion Capital, from Ashokan Pillar, India, Maurya Period, sandstone, 250 BCE chakra: a wheel, a commonly used Buddhist symbol

27 Lion Capital, from Ashokan Pillar, India, Maurya Period, sandstone, 250 BCE lotus flower

28 India s flag bears a chakra

29 Lotus flower bloom

30 Elements of Architecture: Stupas and Temples

31 Elements of Architecture: Stupa

32 Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, BCE

33 Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, BCE

34 Plan of Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, BCE

35 Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, BCE

36 Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, BCE

37 Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, BCE

38 East torana of Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, BCE

39 Relief from east torana of Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, BCE

40 Yakshi Bracket Figure, east torana of Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, BCE

41 Yakshi Bracket Figure, east torana of Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, 1 st century BCE

42 Buddhist stupa

43 Buddhist stupa

44 Chaitya Hall, Karle, India, 1 st century BCE- 1 st century CE mithuna note the octagonal shafts and lotus flower capitals

45 Section drawing of Chaitya Hall, Karle, India, 1 st century BCE-1 st century CE

46 Mithuna figures

47 READING ASSIGNMENT 28:

48 Standing Buddha, Pakistan, Kushan Period, schist, 2 nd -3 rd century figure is 7 6 in height

49 Standing Buddha, Pakistan, Kushan Period, schist, 2 nd -3 rd century

50 Standing Buddha, Pakistan, Kushan Period, schist, 2 nd -3 rd century

51 Mudras teaching meditation and balance intellectual debate reassurance and blessing call to witness Buddha charity

52 Buddha and Attendants, India, Kushan Period, red sandstone, 1 st - 2 nd century

53 Buddha and Attendants, India, Kushan Period, red sandstone, 1 st - 2 nd century

54 Buddha and Attendants, India, Kushan Period, red sandstone, 1 st - 2 nd century

55 Siddhartha in the Palace, India, Later Andhra Period, limestone, 3 rd century

56 Siddhartha in the Palace, India, Later Andhra Period, limestone, 3 rd century

57 Siddhartha in the Palace, India, Later Andhra Period, limestone, 3 rd century

58 Standing Buddha, Sarnath, India, Gupta Period, sandstone, 474 CE figure is 6 4 in height Sarnath Gupta Style: -Buddha in a state of perfection and equilibrium -graceful -perfected form -introspective -gentle and human-like

59 Standing Buddha, Sarnath, India, Gupta Period, sandstone, 474 CE There was once a full halo around this Standing Buddha elongated earlobes

60 Standing Buddha, Sarnath, India, Gupta Period, sandstone, 474 CE There was once a full halo around this Standing Buddha

61 Standing Buddha, Afghanistan, 5 th century CE sculpture is approximately 115 in height

62 Standing Buddha, Afghanistan, 5 th century CE

63 Standing Buddha, Afghanistan, 5 th century CE

64 Bodhisattva, wall painting in cave, India, Vakataka Dynasty, 475 CE

65 Bodhisattva, wall painting in cave, India, Vakataka Dynasty, 475 CE

66 Bodhisattva, wall painting in cave, India, Vakataka Dynasty, 475 CE

67 Bodhisattva, wall painting in cave, India, Vakataka Dynasty, 475 CE

68 Bodhisattva, wall painting in cave, India, Vakataka Dynasty, 475 CE Bodhisattvas are beings who have intentionally postponed their own Enlightenment to help others achieve Enlightenment typically shown with: -graceful, relaxed posture -grand jewelry displays -elaborate crown -larger in scale

69 Bodhisattvas

70 Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE Vishnu Temple, Deogarh. Gupta Dynasty, c. 530 CE.

71 Garbhagriha at Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India

72 Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters, relief panel on Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE 3 Hindu creation story 2 1 4

73 Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters, relief panel on Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE Brahma Lakshmi Vishnu Demons

74 Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters, relief panel on Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE

75 Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters, relief panel on Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE

76 Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters, relief panel on Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE

77 Cave-Temple of Shiva, Elephanta, India, Post-Gupta Period, 6 th century

78 Eternal Shiva, Cave-Temple of Shiva, Elephanta, India, Post-Gupta Period, 6 th century

79 Eternal Shiva, Cave-Temple of Shiva, Elephanta, India, Post-Gupta Period, 6 th century

80 READING ASSIGNMENT 29:

81 Dharmaraja Ratha, Mamallapuram, India, Pallava Period, 7 th century

82 Descent of the Ganges relief, Mamallapuram, India, granite, 7 th century

83 Descent of the Ganges relief, Mamallapuram, India, granite, 7 th century

84 Descent of the Ganges relief, Mamallapuram, India, granite, 7 th century

85 Shiva Nataraja, Tamil Nadu, Chola Dynasty, bronze, 12 th century

86 Shiva Nataraja, Tamil Nadu, Chola Dynasty, bronze, 12 th century

87 Elements of Architecture: Northern-style temple

88 Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajaraho, India, Chandella Dynasty, 1000

89 Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE this temple is a precursor to the Great Hindu Temples Vishnu Temple, Deogarh. Gupta Dynasty, c. 530 CE.

90 Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajaraho, India, Chandella Dynasty, 1000

91 Erotic Couples, Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajaraho, India, Chandella Dynasty, 1000

92 Erotic couples, Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajaraho, India, Chandella Dynasty, 1000

93 Elements of Architecture: Southern-style temple

94 Rajarajeshvara Temple of Shiva, Thanjavur, India, Chola Dynasty,

95 A modern Hindu temple in Delhi, India SUBMITTED BY KISHAN SANGANI (A.H.S. CLASS OF 2012)

96 A modern Hindu temple in Chicago, Illinois SUBMITTED BY KISHAN SANGANI (A.H.S. CLASS OF 2012)

97 A modern Hindu temple in Houston, Texas SUBMITTED BY KISHAN SANGANI (A.H.S. CLASS OF 2012)

98 Rajaraja I and his Teacher, wall painting in Rajarajeshvara Temple of Shiva, Thanjavur, India, Chola Dynasty, 1010

99 Buddha Maitreya, Thailand, copper alloy with inlaid black glass eyes, 8 th century figure is 3 2 in height Prakhon Chai Style: depicts Buddha in a much different way than previous styles

100 Buddha Shakyamuni, Thailand, Mon Dvaravati Period, sandstone, 9 th century

101 Buddha Shakyamuni, Thailand, Mon Dvaravati Period, sandstone, 9 th century

102 Borobudor, Java, Indonesia, 800 CE large stupa + 72 smaller stupas!

103 Plan of Borobudor, Java, Indonesia, 800 CE

104 Borobudor, Java, Indonesia, 800 CE

105 Borobudor, Java, Indonesia, 800 CE

106 Borobudor, Java, Indonesia, 800 CE

107 Maya Riding to Lumbini, Borobudor, Java, Indonesia, 800 CE

108 Angkor Vat, Cambodia, 12 th century

109 Angkor Vat, Cambodia, 12 th century

110 Vishnu Churning the Ocean of Milk, Angkor Vat, Cambodia, 12 th century

111 Vishnu Churning the Ocean of Milk, Angkor Vat, Cambodia, 12 th century

112 Vishnu Churning the Ocean of Milk, Angkor Vat, Cambodia, 12 th century

113 Parinirvana of the Buddha, Sri Lanka, 11 th - 12 th century

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