In the Kushana Gallery there are images of Buddhist, Hindu and
Jaina deities in human form and exhibits three styles of art from Mathura,
Gandhara and Ikshvaku. Classical age of Indian art from 4th to 6th Century
A.D with icons of gods, fauna and flora is represented in the Gupta
Gallery. The medieval galleries exhibits, representative examples
of various art-styles which flourished side by side in different regions
of the country under different powers between 7th and 13th century A.D.
Several stone sculptures of the early medieval period and sculptures and
temple art of the famous temples like the Sun temple of Konark and Khajuraho
etc of the late medieval period are displayed. Bronze Gallery has
some excellent bronze collections mainly religious in character from the
periods of Sunga, Kushana, Ikshvaku, Gupta etc. The art of bronze casting
reveals the high level technical know-how of the people in the field of
metallurgy in ancient India. The bronzes were cast by the lost-wax process
called Madhuchchhist-tavidhana in Sanskrit. Buddhist Art Gallery
has exhibits of the three major schools of Buddhism - Hinayana, Mahayana
and Vajrayana. A large number of Buddhist artifacts ranging from 2nd century
B.C. to 12th century A.D. are displayed including sculptures of symbols
from the Hinayana phase, Buddhist images from the Mahayana phase and images
of Tantrik god and goddesses from the Vajrayana phase. Relics from major
Buddhist sites in India and abroad, Thankas from Tibet and Nepal are some
of the exhibits. The special interest in this gallery is a slab depicting
scenes from Buddha's life and two relic caskets excavated from Piprahwa
in Uttar Pradesh. Buddhist's visit this gallery to pay homage to Lord
Buddha. Tantra Art Gallery has 135 super creations of varying Tantric
Manifestations from different parts of India, Nepal and Bhutan and Tibet. In
Decorative Art Section there are wood carved objects and bidri
ware from different parts of India, ivory carvings including a temple
shrine and a large Jali (screen) with rich and minute workmanship, carved
jade objects of the Mughal period and a variety of other decorative articles
like studded plates, cups, bowls, vessels etc.
Gallery of Jewellery gives an insight to the
ornaments worn in different regions from the 3rd millennium B.C. to the
early 20th century. This specially designed gallery displays two hundred
forty-three objects in twenty-seven showcases, each narrates a story of
its own. Antique jewellery in exquisite workmanship mostly in gold and
precious jewels like diamonds, rubies, emerald etc are seen here.
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