Said to have been found on Rhodes (Richter 1943-44, p. 122). [1930, purchased by
One of the few bronze statues to have survived from antiquity, this figure of a plump
Said to have been collected between 1782 and 1798 by Thomas Hurd (1757-1823) a hydrographer
Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2018 Object Number: 2018.867.3 Said to have
This late work is clearly a theatrical subject, and as he is known to have made drawings – of comic actors and quacks from an early age, he must have been interested in the
dressed in an old-fashioned, formal costume that in the eighteenth century would have
subject and its relationship to a similar picture in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, have
subject and its relationship to a similar picture in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, have
stones are talismanic objects named for the location where they are believed to have
The source of these images is likely to have come to Goa through the Portuguese and
recent change in the understanding of this magnificent head demonstrates how much we have
recent change in the understanding of this magnificent head demonstrates how much we have
even monumental for use in recitations, others were miniature in scale and may have
The final codified consonantal form of the Qur’an is thought to have been produced
An amulet is an object believed to have certain positive properties that, as the
An amulet is an object believed to have certain positive properties that, as the
Most artists were anonymous and rarely signed their works, although names have survived
Most artists were anonymous and rarely signed their works, although names have survived
Early Animal RugEarly animal rugs of Anatolia have long held a special fascination
, 1990 Object Number: 1990.61 Early Animal Rug Early animal rugs of Anatolia have
