Between 1878 and 1895, acquired by Julien Gréau; before 1903, acquired by John Pierpont Morgan (as part of the Gréau glass collection); until 1913, collection of John Pierpont Morgan, New York; 1913-1917, estate of J
× 1 5/16 in. (6.1 × 5 × 3.4 cm) Height (.a): 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm) Height (.b): 15
Cologne: Orbis Biblicus Et Orientalis, pl. 1 B. Kourotchkine, G.N. 1974.
Allegheny, Pa., 1874–Paris, 1946
Three Acts (1933); and the autobiographical publications The Autobiography of Alice B.
Donnan, Christopher B. 2010. “Moche State Religion: A Unifying Force in Moche Political
conservation, Islamic
Fair, L., Rizzo, A., and Edelstein, B. 2010.
[Before 1963, with Ayoub Rabenou]; from 1963, on loan by The Guennol Collection (Alastair Bradley Martin’s collection) to the Museum (L.63.10.2); until 1994, Alastair Bradley Martin’s family; acquired by the Museum in 1994, purchased from The Merrin Gallery, New York
[adapted from Benzel, Kim, Sarah B. Graff, Yelena Rakic, and Edith W.
Mihrab (Prayer Niche)This prayer niche, or mihrab, was originally an architectural element in a theological school (madrasa) in the city of Isfahan. An inscription in the courtyard of this former school, now known as Madrasa Imami, is dated to the year A
(b/w). Harari, Ralph, and Richard Ettinghausen.
Medium: Sandstone Dimensions: A: H. 27 3/8 in. (69.5 cm); W. 27 in. (68.6 cm) B:
Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Helen Cookman, 1964 Object Number: 2009.300.7336a, b
Join curators Sylvia Yount, Medill Higgins Harvey, Adrienne Spinozzi, Amelia Peck, Alyce Perry Englund, Stephanie L. Herdrich, Thayer Tolles, Patricia Marroquin Norby, and Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen along with Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French Director and CEO as the American Wing celebrates its 100th anniversary with a reinstallation of its extensive collection of art and design.
Kane Bequest, in memory of Berry B. Tracy 2020 (2020.7).
