Folio from the Anonymous Bagdad Qur’anThis illuminated folio and folio no. 55.44 come from different sections of one of the acknowledged masterpieces of calligraphy and book production in the Islamic world
Possible candidates have included Sultan Ghazan (r. 1295–1304); his successor,
A pair of clappers could be played either with both hands or with just one. That this pair was played one-handed is indicated by the holes near the rounded ends, which show slight traces of wear caused by rubbing from an attached string
.); b: L. 14.3 × W. 2.8 × Th. 0.8 cm (5 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 5/16 in.)
Said to have come from Alexandria (von Bothmer and d’Harnoncourt 1950, p. 9, no.
Baker, 1971 Object Number: 1972.118.95 Said to have come from Alexandria (von Bothmer
Stonepaste production expanded significantly in the twelfth century, as witnessed by a substantial increase in production centers; advances in established techniques and the development of new ones, especially underglaze painting; a greater sophistication in decoration; and a more marked stylistic divergence between Syrian and Iranian productions.
Scholars have endeavored to locate this technological and artistic growth in the
Maya sculptors celebrated the human form in a naturalistic way, portraying royal individuals as they sit, stand, hold things, and interact with one another.
A spouted chocolate vessel ( 1999.484.3) made of indurated limestone would have
Small holes on the perimeter suggest that this disk may have been attached to a ceremonial
Christensen, B. (1939). El teponaztli de Xicotepec.
Varvara Nikolaevna was born on July 7, 1762. The daughter of Prince Nikolai Mikhailovich Golitsyn (1727–1787) and Princess Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Golovina (1728–1769), she married Prince Sergei Sergeyevich Gagarin (1745–1798)
Nikolaevna Golitsyna and her husband Prince Sergei Sergeyevich Gagarin seem to have
Art historians have identified Shahsevan weavings, including a variety of small-format
In plan, Teotihuacan is a complex urban grid filled with single- and multi-floor apartment compounds. This grid, unique in Mesoamerica in its scale and organization, implies a high degree of social control.
Some scholars have suggested that the city’s monumental architecture was laid out
