Inscription: Colophon (in lower right, at beginning of text) by Mengying, dated 982, regular script, describes the re-erection of the stele in the Changan Confucius Temple.Stele dated 780
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Textile FragmentThe royal textile factories of al-Andalus were famous throughout the medieval world in a period when luxury textiles constituted one of the most valuable possessions in a ruler’s treasury as well as in the trousseaux of wealthy brides
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When it came to depicting Jesus on the Cross, many artists of the earlier Middle Ages portrayed Jesus as alive and alert, his body entirely resistant to the trauma of crucifixion. In this example, Jesus almost bears himself easily, with his torso erect, knees slightly bent, and head held high
Rorimer, James J., and Margaret B. Freeman.
The art of the Solomon Islands is characterized by its intricate designs which utilize inlays of pearl shell.
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Nineteenth-Century America: Furniture and Other Decorative Arts Tracy, Berry B.
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Detour, his most recent intervention, commissioned by The Met for its Iris and B.
Emanuel Leutze (American, b. Germany 1816).
