Suresh Kumar
@vicitracitta.bsky.social
Historian of ancient Afro-Eurasia | MSt (Oxon) PhD (Lond) | Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore | http://instagram.com/vicitracitta/ 📷's (©) are mostly mine.
A hot pink wall featuring my co-authored book, Ancient India: Living Traditions, at the British Museum's special exhibition store: www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/ancient-indi...
May 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A hot pink wall featuring my co-authored book, Ancient India: Living Traditions, at the British Museum's special exhibition store: www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/ancient-indi...
London Charterhouse
May 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
London Charterhouse
The official publication date is 22 May (when it becomes widely available through online retailers) but the book is already on sale at the British Museum's bookstores and available on the British Museum shop’s website: www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/ancient-indi...
May 5, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The official publication date is 22 May (when it becomes widely available through online retailers) but the book is already on sale at the British Museum's bookstores and available on the British Museum shop’s website: www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/ancient-indi...
The last chapter ("Afterlives") considers the modern phase of these ancient traditions and uses the United Kingdom and Singapore as case studies in religious pluralism.
May 5, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The last chapter ("Afterlives") considers the modern phase of these ancient traditions and uses the United Kingdom and Singapore as case studies in religious pluralism.
The book also considers how religious ideas and images originating in the Indian subcontinent were localised and woven into the cultural fabric of Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia.
May 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The book also considers how religious ideas and images originating in the Indian subcontinent were localised and woven into the cultural fabric of Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia.
The first chapter explores the emergence of Indian religious traditions against the backdrop of local environments, emphasising the importance of nature in essential human experiences. The next three chapters are focused on Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism.
May 5, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The first chapter explores the emergence of Indian religious traditions against the backdrop of local environments, emphasising the importance of nature in essential human experiences. The next three chapters are focused on Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism.
Chapter preview of "Ancient India: Living Traditions," a book I co-authored with Sushma Jansari, the Tabor Foundation Curator of South Asia at the British Museum. The book accompanies a major exhibition of the same title at the British Museum (22 May - 19 Oct 2025).
May 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Chapter preview of "Ancient India: Living Traditions," a book I co-authored with Sushma Jansari, the Tabor Foundation Curator of South Asia at the British Museum. The book accompanies a major exhibition of the same title at the British Museum (22 May - 19 Oct 2025).
The Musée Guimet’s ongoing exhibition on Cambodian bronzes includes this stunning digital restoration of the 11th-century West Mebon Viṣṇu. Source: www.lemonde.fr/culture/arti...
May 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Musée Guimet’s ongoing exhibition on Cambodian bronzes includes this stunning digital restoration of the 11th-century West Mebon Viṣṇu. Source: www.lemonde.fr/culture/arti...
Reliefs from the Terrace of the Leper King, Angkor, early to mid-13th century
May 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Reliefs from the Terrace of the Leper King, Angkor, early to mid-13th century
Ta Som, Angkor, 1180s-90s
May 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Ta Som, Angkor, 1180s-90s
Hoof-shaped Attic red-figure cup with a herding scene, c. 470-460 BCE, Metropolitan Museum of Art
April 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Hoof-shaped Attic red-figure cup with a herding scene, c. 470-460 BCE, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Paintings from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Italy, c. 50-40 BCE, Metropolitan Museum of Art
April 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Paintings from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Italy, c. 50-40 BCE, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Temple door socket from Marad with an Akkadian inscription of Narām-Sîn (late 23rd century BCE) documenting his battles and his son Lipit-ilī's construction of a temple for the tutelary deity of Marad, New York Public Library
April 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Temple door socket from Marad with an Akkadian inscription of Narām-Sîn (late 23rd century BCE) documenting his battles and his son Lipit-ilī's construction of a temple for the tutelary deity of Marad, New York Public Library
Look what arrived! "Ancient India: Living Traditions," a book I co-authored with Sushma Jansari is now available for purchase at the British Museum's shops (wider release on 22/5). The book accompanies a major exhibition of the same title at the British Museum (22/5-12/10).
April 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Look what arrived! "Ancient India: Living Traditions," a book I co-authored with Sushma Jansari is now available for purchase at the British Museum's shops (wider release on 22/5). The book accompanies a major exhibition of the same title at the British Museum (22/5-12/10).
Lapis lazuli seal showing a worshipper before two altars with divine symbols, c. 626-539 BCE, Babylonia, Morgan Library, New York
April 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Lapis lazuli seal showing a worshipper before two altars with divine symbols, c. 626-539 BCE, Babylonia, Morgan Library, New York
Steatite seal showing a deity striding over a composite creature and taking aim at a lion-griffin, c. 1000-700 BCE, Mesopotamia, Morgan Library, New York
April 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Steatite seal showing a deity striding over a composite creature and taking aim at a lion-griffin, c. 1000-700 BCE, Mesopotamia, Morgan Library, New York
Carnelian seal depicting a winged hero/ deity contesting with a lion, c. 800-650 BCE, Mesopotamia, Morgan Library, New York. The seal is inscribed with a prayer to the god Nabû on behalf of its owner Nabû-nādin-šumi.
April 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Carnelian seal depicting a winged hero/ deity contesting with a lion, c. 800-650 BCE, Mesopotamia, Morgan Library, New York. The seal is inscribed with a prayer to the god Nabû on behalf of its owner Nabû-nādin-šumi.
Hematite seal with suppliant deities and scorpions before a winged goddess with weapons, c. 1720-1650 BCE, Syria, Morgan Library, New York
April 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hematite seal with suppliant deities and scorpions before a winged goddess with weapons, c. 1720-1650 BCE, Syria, Morgan Library, New York
Achaemenid Period
April 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Achaemenid Period