Pandrenthan Sculptures
The name Srinagar or Srinagari dates back to the time of Ashoka, who is said to have built a capital of this name in Kashmir around 250 BC, at the site of the modern village of Pandrenthan (ancient Puranadisthan). A number of sculptures have been excavated at Pandrenthan which give a clear idea of the quality of the Kashmir artists’ work.

Avantipura Sculptures
The town of Avantipura was established by King Avantivarman (855-883 AD). A large number of temples were built by the king, whose ruins rank among the most imposing monuments of the ancient Kashmiri architecture. A number of sculptures have been unearthed from one of these temples.

Ushkar
The modern village of Ushkar near Baramulla represents the ancient town of Huvishkapura, built by the Kushan king Huvishka in the 2nd century AD. Terracotta fragments excavated at Ushkar bear a striking resemblance to later Gandhara art as exemplified by the sculptures of the Mathura school.

Parihasapura Sculptures
Parihasapura was the capital city founded by the great King Lalitaditya in the first half of the 8th century AD. Three of the Buddhist buildings have been excavated so far, including a stupa, a monastery, and a chaitya temple. Sculptural fragments were also discovered in debris around the present enclosure.

Buddhist Antiquites From Ladakh
This collection consists mainly of unbaked and clay-cast Buddhist seals. They were collected by Dr. A.H. Francke of the Moravian Mission for the Archaeological Survey of India. They include baked and painted clay tablets with various types of figures of the Buddha, Bodhisattvas, Manjusri, Vajrapani, Tara and a number of other deities. In the majority of cases, the age of the seals and also their creed can by derived from these figures.