National Museum
Est. 1949, Janpath, New Delhi

Museum galleries

Edicts of Ashoka
3rd c. BCE, Girnar, Gujarat ▒

National Museum
Est. 1949, Janpath, New Delhi

Turbaned Male Head, Maurya,
3rd c. BCE, Sarnath, UP ▒

Woman in grief, Sunga,
2nd c. BCE, Sarnath, UP

Carving of a Cave, Sunga,
2nd c. BCE, Bharhut, MP ▒

Royal Couple with Attendants,
Satavahana, 2nd c. BCE,
Pitalkhora, Maharashtra ▒

Yaksha, Satvahana, 2nd c.
BCE, Pitalkhora, Maharashtra ▒

Salabhanjika (Railing pillar) Sunga,
2nd c. BCE, Mehrauli, New Delhi ▒

Yaksha, Sunga,
2nd c. BCE Amin, Haryana

Asitas visit to Suddhadhana,
Satvahana, 1st-2nd c. CE,
Amaravati, AP ▒

Vasantasena, Bacchanalian relief
with intoxicated courtesan,
Kushan, 2nd c. CE, Mathura, UP

Buddha with Naga-Kalika, Gandhara,
2nd c. CE, Provenance unknown

Conversion of Jatilas, Kushana,
2nd c. CE, Gandhara

Kubera (god of wealth) Kushan,
2nd c. CE, Ahichchhatra, UP

Ayaga-Frieze: depicting scenes from Buddha's life and the Jatakas (full) Ikshavaku, 3rd c. CE, Nagarjunakonda, AP

Buddha, Gandhara,
2nd c. CE, Provenance unknown

Buddha's Life scenes, Ikshavaku,
3rd c. CE, Nagarjunakonda, AP

Bodhisattva Head, Kushan,
3rd c. CE, Gandhara

Adoration to Turban, Ikshvaku,
3rd c. CE, Nagarjunakonda, AP

Shiva Vamana, Vakataka,
5th c. CE, Mansar, Maharashtra

Dance and Music group
Gupta, 5th c. CE, Deogarh, UP

Head of Parvati, Gupta,
4th-6th c. CE, Ahichchhatra, UP

Rama redeeming Ahilya
Gupta, 5th c. CE, Deogarh, UP

Bust of Bodhisattva, Gupta,
5th c. CE Sarnath, UP

Devaki and Vasudeva, Gupta,
5th c. CE, Deogarh, UP

Lakshmana disfiguring Surpanakha,
Gupta, 5th c. CE, Deogarh, UP

Buddha Head, Gupta,
5th c. CE, Sarnath, UP

Yamuna, Gupta,
5th c. CE, Ahichchhatra, UP

Lovers enjoying wine, dance and music, Gupta,
5th c. CE, Deogarh, UP

Ganga, Gupta,
5th c. CE, Ahichchhatra, UP

Krishna overturning a cart, Gupta,
5th c. CE, Deogarh, UP

Scenes from Buddha's Life
Gupta, 5th c. CE, Sarnath, UP

Durga, Maitraka,
6th c. CE, Jhadol, Rajasthan

Linga showing Brahma, Vishnu,
Mahesh and Surya,
Gupta, 6th c. CE, UP

Flying Celestials, Early Western
Chalukya, 7th c. CE, Aihole

Lintel Showing Navagrahas,
Pratihara, 8th c. CE,
Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Lintel Showing Navagrahas,
Pratihara, 8th c. CE,
Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Siddhaikavira, Pala,
8th c. CE, Nalanda, Bihar

Avatars of Vishnu, Pratihara,
8th c. CE, North India

Uma-Maheshvara, Pratihara
9-10th c. CE, North India

Ambika,Pala,
10th c. CE, Sundarban, WB

Ganesha, Chedi,
10th c. CE, MP

Durga
Chedi, 11th c. CE, Piparia, MP

Uma-Maheshvara, Pala,
11th c. CE, Bihar

Mohini, Western Chalukyan,
11th c. CE, Karnataka

Mother and Child, Pala,
11th c. CE, Bengal

Huntress, Hoysala,
12th c. CE, Mysore

Nataraja, Late Chola,
12th c. CE, South India

Lintel Showing Trinity, Kakatiya,
12th c. CE, Warangal, AP

Vishnu, Late Chola,
12th c. CE, South India

Sarasvati, Chahman,
12th c. CE, Pallu, Rajasthan

Harihara, Gahadavala,
12th c. CE, Rajasthan

Musicians, Hoysala,
12th c. CE, Halebid, Mysore

Kali, Late Chola,
12th c. CE, South India

King Narasimha as an archer,
Eastern Ganga,
13th c. CE Konark, Orissa

Vishnu with consorts, Eastern
Ganga, 13th c. CE Konark, Orissa

Mahisasuramardini, Kakatiya,
13th c. CE, Provenance unknown

Devotee, Vijayanagar,
14th c. CE, South India

Balakrishna (2), Vijayanagara,
15th c. CE, South India

Devi, Vijayanagara,
15th c. CE, South India

Noble enjoying wine and verses,
Mughal, Jahangir period, 1620-25 CE

Ladies enjoying wine, Mughal,
Shahjahan period, 1640 CE

Babur inspecting Gwalior Fort
Baburnama illustration, ~1698 CE

Ragaputra, Sarang of Raga Megha
Bijapur, Deccan ~1700 CE

Elephant and Lion fight
1770 CE, Bundi, Rajasthan

Dhola and Maru
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, ~1810 CE

Harappan Storage Jar
~2700-2000 BCE
Chanhudaro, Pakistan

Polished Pillar Base
c. 2600 BCE, Dholavira

Indus seal inscriptions Harappan
Gallery ~3500-1000 BCE
Western India and Pakistan

Harappan Storage Jars
~ 2500 BCE

Lothal - Artist's impression

Dholavira - Artist's impression

Dubious scholarship, ASI!
(no evidence to justifies this)