Frontispiece from the Great Destroyer of the Thousand Foes (Mahasahasrapramardani) Sutra ManuscriptTibet ca. 13th–14th century
Detail of a nobleman’s robeDelgerkhaan soum, Khentii Province, Mongolia Mongol Imperial period, 14th century
Detail of Yongle Handscroll, “Delivering the Soul of Ming Taizu,” at Lingusi, Nanjing, with inscriptions in Chinese, Persian, Tay, Tibetan, and MongolianChina 1407
Elephant-skin drum with stone base inside Longguodian (Hall of Dynastic Prosperity)China Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
AvalokiteshvaraYatse Kingdom (Khasa Malla Kingdom), western Nepal/western Tibet ca. 13th–14th century
Thirty-Two-Deity Mandala of Aksobhyavajra, the second painting of the Vajravali set commissioned in memory of Lama Dampacentral Tibet, Sakya tradition 1375–1380
Drilbu Bell Claimed to Have Been Discovered by Dorje LingpaThimpu, Bhutan discovered in the 14th century
White AchalaSegoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
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