Slides by Thematic Structure

Map giving the present location of the objects in this study

The position and role of the female in religious ideology

The female as cult object in Buddhism

Guardian Goddesses

Nagas (cobras) and naginis (female cobras) as guardians

Attendant Goddesses

Goddess Laksmi or Shri in the Art of early Sri Lanka

Goddesses in Hindu Worship

Composite images

The female as religious devotee

Women in music and dance

Women in acrobatic postures

The female in erotic art

Composite figures which are part female

The female in narrative art