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The Indian Collection in gallery nos 3/3A:Earliest indian sculptures on display are :a Bharhut Rail slab (1st or 2nd century BC); standing Buddha statue of limestone from Nelakondapally (2nd or 3rd century AD); Mukhalinga from Kausambhi (4th or 5th century AD); Anathasayi Vishnu, ten incarnations carved on top (12th century, Kakatiya, Warangal); Jain, Buddhist and Hindu bronzes going back to later Pallava, Chola and Vijayanagara periods.

The Ivory collection in gallery no 14:Ivory chairs presented to Tipu Sultan by Louis XV of France; a handsome beer mug; early 20th century German circus figures

The Veiled Rebecca in gallery no 16:A poem in pure marble by the Italian sculptor G B Benzoni

Mephistopheles & Margaretta in gallery 16:A 19th century french sycamore wood carving portraying a double statue in the Neo-classical style.

Battle Arms in gallery no 16a:of mughal emperor aurangazeb, Tippu Sultan, Mohammad Shah; sword of the Qutb Shahi period with Dasavatara engraving

Musical Clock near gallery 16Acquired from Great Britain

Oil paintings in gallery no 20:'Soap Bubbles' by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882), Italy; 'Piazza of San Morco' by Antonio Canaletto (1697-1768); 'Venice' by Marc Aldine (19th century), Italy

Potteries in gallery 21:from Dresden (Germany), Sevres (French) capodimonte (Italy), Wedgewood and English Porcelain

glassware in gallery 24:from Venice, Ireland, England, France, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Istanbul

Celadon in gallery 31:of Sung (960-70); Yuan(1279-13650 Ming and Ching periods

Jade in gallery 25:Inscribed jade book, (Quran) stand of altamash (1209-10 AD); fruit knife of Mughal Empress Noorjehan (17th century0; hunting knife of mughal Emperor jahangir; 17th century dark green jade inscribed archery ring of Shah Jehan

manuscripts in gallery 29:Arabic Al-Quran in Naskh, Calligrapher -Yaqut-al-Must'sami in 1288 AD bearing autographs of Mughal Emperors Jehangir, Shah Jehan & Aurangazeb.

A Persain Bukhara MSS, 'Raudat-ul-Muhibbin' by Amir Hussaini Saadat(1329 AD), Salman Savji (1377) and Ibn-e-Imad (1397).An Urdu poetic composition,'Diwan-e-Mohd Quli Qutb Shah' 1595 AD by Sultan Mohd. Quli Qutb Shah from the Royal Library of Golconda