Partial image of a white ceramic bowl, painted with red and black floral designs with Arabic script around the edge.

Bowl (detail), Iran, Samanid period, 10th century, earthenware painted under glaze, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Freer Gallery of Art, F1957.24

Engaging the Senses

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A close-up view of a bronze sculpture, lit with warm light and viewed in three-quarter view, of a figure with a raised hand, against a dark blue background.

Shiva Nataraja (detail), India, Tamil Nadu state, Chola dynasty, ca. 990, bronze, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment and funds provided by Margaret and George Haldeman, Freer Gallery of Art, F2003.2

Body Image

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Detail, From the Real to the Symbolic City, From the series Desert of Pharan (2011–13), Ahmed Mater (Saudi Arabia, b. 1979), 2012, Color photograph, Purchase—Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries, S2014.5 image

Detail, From the Real to the Symbolic City, From the series Desert of Pharan (2011–13), Ahmed Mater (Saudi Arabia, b. 1979), 2012, Color photograph, Purchase—Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries, S2014.5

Symbolic Cities: The Work of Ahmed Mater

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Detail image, Funerary Relief Bust, Syria, 3rd century (dated 231 CE), Limestone, 60.1 x 55.3 x 23 cm, F1908.236

Detail, Funerary Relief Bust, Syria, 3rd century (dated 231 CE), Limestone, 60.1 x 55.3 x 23 cm, F1908.236

Palmyra

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Detail image, Lotus and Ducks Hanging scroll, F1998.45

Lotus and Ducks (detail) 荷花雙鳧圖 (軸), (ca. 1696); Bada Shanren (Zhu Da) 八大山人 (朱耷), (Chinese, 1626-1705) Qing dynasty; Hanging scroll; ink on paper; Bequest from the collection of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai, donated in their memory by Mr. Shao F. Wang, F1998.45

Enigmas: The Art of Bada Shanren (1626-1705)

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Right, detail image, The Buddha at Birth, F2005.9a–b; Detail, mirror case, RLS2014.9.157; Center, detail image, Untitled, from Flowers in the Image of Imagination series, S2013.9; Left, detail image, mirror case, RLS2014.9.157

Right, detail, The Buddha at Birth, F2005.9a–b; Detail, mirror case, RLS2014.9.157; Center, detail, Untitled, from Flowers in the Image of Imagination series, S2013.9; Left, detail, mirror case, RLS2014.9.157

Art of the Gift: Recent Acquisitions

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