Arts of South and West Asia

female garment from India that consists of a drape which is wrapped around the waist

art form of India that uses designs based on nature and made with colored rice, dyed flour or colored sand

represent the destroyer of the Trinity gods, and is represented by a four-armed figure

30 rock-cut monuments that include paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of Buddhist religious art

a mausoleum located in Agra built by the Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan in 1632 in memory of his wife

two great Indian epics that emerged in the Classical Period

a holiday, also known as the "Feast of Lights", which serves as the Hindu New Year.

Hindu goddess of wealth

Diwali clay lamps used to light the way for the goddess

Periods of Indian Art

heavy textile made from Iran for a wide variety of symbolic purpose

capital of the Achaemenid Empire and signifies Achaemenid art

world's largest jewelry collection

white Arabian garment worn by males

head dress worn by males

head dress worn by females

most sacred site in Islamic culture