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How people picture the sacred

Icons, reliefs, thangkas and masks from many traditions, each a way of making the unseen visible..

Byzantine icon. Gold leaf and tempera.
Byzantine iconGold leaf and tempera
Gupta sculpture. A bodhisattva in stone.
Gupta sculptureA bodhisattva in stone
Tibetan thangka. A protective deity in painted cloth.
Tibetan thangkaA protective deity in painted cloth
Khmer relief. Apsaras carved at Angkor.
Khmer reliefApsaras carved at Angkor
Ethiopian icon. Mary and child in bright color.
Ethiopian iconMary and child in bright color
Jade Buddha. Gold and green in a shrine.
Jade BuddhaGold and green in a shrine
Kuan Yin. Compassion in silver.
Kuan YinCompassion in silver
Yoruba mask. A ritual mask, finely worked.
Yoruba maskA ritual mask, finely worked
Mihrab. A niche of light and pattern.
MihrabA niche of light and pattern