India
The collection includes sculptures coming from several areas of the Indian subcontinent representing mainly deities from the Brahmanical pantheon, such as Shiva and Vishnu and images of buddhas and bodhisattvas (8th-18th cent.).
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Ancient Near and Middle East
Permanent exhibitionThe ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean area, the Iranian Plateau and Central Asia are present with potteries, bronzes, precious metals and semiprecious stones (6th millennium BC – 7th cent....
Islam
Permanent exhibitionThe section includes metals, glasses and ceramics mainly from Iran, ranging from the Protoislamic to the Qajar period (8th-19th cent.) and findings from Mas’ud III palace at Ghazni in Afghanistan...
Gandhara
Permanent exhibitionThe reliefs, coming mostly from the excavations of the Italian Archaeological Expedition in Pakistan, represent scenes of Buddha’s historical life and of his earlier existences (1st-4th cent.). Text...
Tibet and Nepal
Permanent exhibitionThe collection is formed mostly by paintings on textiles, metal statues, ritual and everyday life objects, jewels and part of pieces of forniture (12th-19th cent.). Text source Image source
Corea
Permanent exhibitionThis gallery, recently opened thanks to the generous support of the Korea Foundation, is dedicated to Korean archaeology and art and hosts bronzes, seals, céladons and contemporary art objects. Text...
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