The low relief carving on this ivory panel represents the progress of the hunt in three scenes. On the left, the chase begins as a hunter on a galloping horse blows his horn while his dog runs beside him and　court ladies watch from the parapets of the castle
On the front, narratives representing a knight’s rescue of ladies from wild men
1902-1934, acquired by John H. Marshall from the Montgomery district of the Punjab Province of British India, in what is now Pakistan; acquired by the Museum in 1949, purchased from Sir John Hubert Marshall, Guildford, Surrey
They are engraved with images of wild or domestic animals, humans, fantastic creatures
Although no signs of houses were found [in Wadi Kubbaniya], diverse and sophisticated stone implements for hunting, fishing, and collecting and processing plants were discovered around hearths.
In Wadi Kubbaniya, a dried-up streambed cutting through the Western Desert to the
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Gold ring with sard Dress Ornament 18th–20th century Engraved pearl shell Western
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The last quarter of the century witnessed the true vindication of watercolor, not merely in popularity but in its nature—as a fluid and transparent medium.
Hassam 1916 Mother Playing with Child Mary Cassatt ca. 1897 Fishing Boats, Key West
