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Shiva Nataraja
anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1200, sculpture, AK-MAK-187
Shiva is depicted here as Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), standing in a ring of fire in the anandatandava position. He is both the creator and destroyer of the world. He is standing on a dwarf, symbolising ignorance. Richly decorated bronze statues of Hindu gods like this are carried in processions…
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
Striding warrior
Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode (attributed to), c. 1567 - c. 1580, sculpture, BK-1959-3
On display in room 2.1
Two Statuettes of Guanyin
anonymous, 512, sculpture, AK-RAK-1989-2
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
A Young and an Old Centaur
anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1780, sculpture, BK-1955-17-A
On display in room 1.9
Venus
Niccolò Roccatagliata, c. 1600, sculpture, BK-16942-1
On display in room 0.5
Bust of a Laughing Faun
Luigi Valadier (circle of), c. 1775 - c. 1780, sculpture, BK-16945
On display in room 1.9
A Young and an Old Centaur
anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1780, sculpture, BK-1955-17-B
On display in room 1.9
Venus
Elias de Witte (attributed to), c. 1570, sculpture, BK-NM-12088
On display in room 0.5
Statuette of Frederick the Great,…
Emanuel Bardou, 1778 - 1779, sculpture, BK-NM-8339
On display in room 1.10
Charity and Faith
Hubert Gerhard (circle of), Heinrich Gerhard (possibly), c. 1600 - c. 1610, sculpture, BK-1957-8-B
On display in room 2.3