From the Passion of Christ window, choir of the castle chapel (the Schlosskapelle) at Ebreichsdorf, south of Vienna.; Lolowrat-Liebsteinsky, Ebreichsdorf (1843-73) ; Count Joseph Arco-Zinneberg, Ebreichsdorf (1873-1922) ; [ Duveen Brothers, London, Paris and New York] ; Mrs
Rice, New York (1923-1957) ; Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery, Washington
Inscription: Inscribed on top of the nasal: „There is no God but God“, „Mohammad is the Messenger of God“; below the nasal: „Victory from God“, „By order of Safi ad-Din Ahmad Ibn (al-Hasan?)“; at the base of the nasal: „and close (imminent) conquest“; on the band at the base of bowl: a Koranic inscription; on the peak or visor, pious inscriptions which includes the 99 names of Allah, among them: „the hearing, the wise“; on the right cheek piece, front plate: „God“; on the right cheek piece, bottom most plate: „Oh living“, „Oh everlasting
Washington. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Bird Pre-Columbian Textile Conference, 1973, Washington D.C., May 19 and May 20,
Rica, Panama and Colombia: A Symposium at Dumbarton Oaks, 9 and 10 October 1999 (Washington
Washington, DC: The Textile Museum; Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library
Talismans that contain inscriptions with the names of prophets and religious heroes have the power to protect an individual from hardship and danger by acting as a conduit between the two.
Washington, D.C.: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 2009.
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
A guide to Provenance Research Projects around the world.
for each artwork) • Provenance Research Project • Twentieth Anniversary of the Washington
This major loan exhibition focuses on the artistic tradition inspired by The Tale of Genji, Japan’s most celebrated work of literature.
#MetGenji Featured Media Sunday at The Met „Sheer pleasure“ —The Washington
This landmark exhibition of luxury arts of the Incas, the Aztecs, and their predecessors will trace the emergence and florescence of goldworking in the ancient Americas.
—Washington Post „. . . an unabashed celebration of splendor.“
