c11th century Volcanic Stone sculpture of #Hindu God #Ganesha from #Java #Indonesia now on display at the "Ancient #India: Living Traditions" ongoing exhibition (22nd May-19th October 2025) at British #Museum London
Supported by Reliance Foundation and Reliance Industries Limited

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有的鸟看到这个脸都笑歪了

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3rd century grey schist of #Maitreya (Bodhisattva), from the ancient region of #Gandhara of #Pakistan #Afghanistan which combines #Greek, #Roman, #Scythian & #Iranian with #Indian artistic modes on upcoming Sothebys sale of March 20, estimate £180,000-300,000

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Bodhisattva is the future & final #Buddha who is worshipped in many Asian #Buddhist cultures as a spiritual being on the path to enlightenment

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关于美国人这样那样的想法
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Antefix with a Kneeling Guardian

10th century #Angkor period Reddish Sandstone statue from #Cambodia now at #TheMet (Metropolitan #Museum of #Art USA

Antefix is a vertical block which conceals the covering tiles of a tiled roof

(How grand the undisturbed complete complex would have looked!)

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The Golden Road and the Brattle Book Shop, Part II

Reflections about finding an old copy of The Golden Road by L.M. Montgomery at the Brattle Book Shop in Boston.

The wonder that was #India in ancient times
Article by #KaranThapar
#TheGoldenRoad #HowAncientIndiaTransformedtheWorld #book by #WilliamDalrymple is, therefore, not just about the #wonder that was India but its #influence on the rest of the world.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-wonder-that-was-india-in-ancient-times-101730555872300.html
William Dalrymple acknowledges India as the Mother of Science and Civilization - The Sunday Guardian Live

LONDON: Most Indians know of two British individuals who live in India. They are Mark Tully, the famous former correspondent for BBC in India and William

The Sunday Guardian Live
Sweet as a May mist

A quote from The Golden Road by L.M. Montgomery about the month of May.