The British Museum
Kew at the British Museum
India Landscape
1 May – 11 October 2009 / West Lawn, British Museum forecourt / Exhibition closed
Banyan Yogis seated beneath a banyan tree. North India, 1700s.
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‘Betel nut’ palm Pandan (box to hold betel ingredients and equipment). North India, 1800s.
Scholar tree The heroine’s scribe uses a wooden writing board. Rajasthan, about 1610.
‘Betel nut’ palm A raja takes a betel quid from a servant. Detail from the Gazi scroll. Bengal, about 1800.
Peepul Leaf-shaped plaque depicting the Buddha beneath the peepul. Bodh Gaya, India about AD 800.
Holy basil Rama, hero of the epic the Ramayana, honours a tulsi plant. North India, 1800s.
Lotus Island shrine in a lotus pond. Rajasthan, about 1610.
Bamboo Split bamboo is woven to make circular boats (coracles). This is in the Museum's collection.
Lotus The sun-god Surya, whose emblem is the lotus in full bloom. Orissa, 1200s.
Peepul The peepul tree beneath which the Buddha sat. Amaravati. 1st century AD.
Holy basil A female devotee approaches a tulsi plant. North India, 1700s.
Indian Summer: A season of exhibitions and events focusing on India
