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Buddha Shakyamuni Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra)
Granite
This meditating Buddha comes from the coastal town of Nagapattinam in southern India, which was, as a result of settlers from Srivijaya (Indonesia), one of the few places where Buddhism was still flourishing in the twel…
| Work | Maker | Date | Medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddha Shakyamuni Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra) | India Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu | Chola period, about 12th century | Granite |
| Coronation Stone of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin | Maker unknown (Mexica, Aztec) Probably Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), Mexico | c. 1503 | Basalt |
| Hero Construction | Richard Hunt American, 1935-2023 | 1958 | Steel |
| Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá) | Olowe of Ise (died 1938) Yòrùbá: Èkìtì; Ikere, Nigeria Coastal West Africa | 1910-14 | Wood and pigment |
| Venus de Milo with Drawers | Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989 | 1936 | Painted plaster with metal pulls and mink pom-poms |
| Golden Bird | Constantin Brancusi Romanian, active France, 1876–1957 | 1919/20 (base c. 1922) | Bronze, stone, and wood |
| Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja) | India Tamil Nadu | Chola period, about 10th/11th century | Bronze |
| Hinoki | Charles Ray American, born 1953 | 2007 | Cypress |