For this reason, few examples have survived, and these have been recovered almost
Ancient Egypt and the Near East share a number of games that were transmitted through military campaigns and trade relations.
The earliest known boards, which have two or three parallel rows of holes, come from
One notable feature of the Late Period is the diversity of religious practices manifest in inscriptions and material remains.
From 404 to 399 B.C., Egypt seems to have been ruled by Amyrtaios II of Sais, who
Chemical analysis of enamel compositions help to distinguish between authentic Renaissance period pieces and later pieces done in Renaissance style.
Recent stylistic re-evaluations as well as emerging documentary evidence have raised
It may originally have been placed above a door or as a lunette beneath an arch,
From the chapel of Château-de-Bouvreuil, Rouen (destroyed late 16th century; glass installed in the chapel of a building constructed on the same site (late 17th century–early 19th century); [ Art market, rue Saint-Remain, Rouen (sold 1905) ; Albert Gorge, Rouen (1905–sold shortly after 1910) ; [ Bacri Frères, Paris (acquired shortly after 1910–sold before 1935)] ; [ Michel Acézat Paris, 1878–1944 (acquired before 1935–until 1944)] ; his posthumous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris (November 24-25, 1969, no
ca. 1265 On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 08 These glass panels may have
Avenue in Gallery 207 Turtles and tortoises, symbols of longevity and endurance, have
W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Edward B.
Curator Keith Christiansen explores the mixture of French and Italian painting styles that influenced artistic production in fifteenth-century Milan, and the impact of this cross-cultural approach on the work of Stefano da Verona.
As evidence, we have a notice written about 1420 by the outstanding scholar Uberto
Excavated by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter, 1911. Acquired by Carnarvon in the division of finds. Carnarvon Collection, 1911–1926. Carnarvon Collection purchased by the Museum from Lady Carnarvon, 1926
The statuettes of the child Amenemhab (26.7.1413a, b) and Huwebenef were found inside
