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But her presence in the artist’s studio must have had a profound impact all the
Abandoned by 1400, Jenne-jeno left behind tells (settlement mounds) containing the remains of a once-thriving city, including funerary pots and a multitude of buried statuary.
These waterways have provided the region with a fertile floodplain and a natural
The heavy spherical element seems to have contained a projecting spike designed to
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Critical factors in the establishment and success of any such center were proximity to water (which would provide energy as well as transport routes) and the availability of metal either from nearby natural supplies or through trade.
Indeed, makers of arms and armor appear to have been among the first craftsmen to
The new musical styles of the time, which we now call “classical music,” were well suited for the Viennese action piano, and composers were beginning to write a great deal of music for the instrument.
Early in his career, he may have become familiar with the pianos of Johann Andreas
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
incorporate a depiction of Hathor’s head, and clappers in various shapes seem to have
This roundel is a rare and splendid example of early fifteenth-century Franco-Flemish embroidery. The detailed pictorial design and luminous palette, created by colored silk and metallic threads, highlight the sophistication of this medium, which was so highly prized during this period
panels are now dispersed among public and private collections), the embroideries may have
Bidri Water Pipe BaseOf the small number of known bidri objects that predate the eighteenth century, a majority are huqqa (water pipe) bases. Tobacco arrived in India sometime in the late sixteenth century, brought by the Portuguese from the New World to the port of Goa
Fifth Avenue in Gallery 463 This huqqa base, with irises and other flowers, would have
Her left hand, open with the palm up, may have held an object.
