Situated at the crossroads of Mediterranean trade routes, the Etruscans were avid importers of Greek vases with figural decoration. Many of these vessels survive today because they were buried with ...
After a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699) in the style of Jean I Berain (1640–1711); border design by Jean I Berain Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of the ...
Poem by Lady Akazome Emon Poem by Sosei Hoshi, from the series “One Hundred Poems Explained by a Wet Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)” ...
This bronze and enamel clock originally came to New York in about 1880 shortly after it had been made in Paris by the firm L’Escalier de Cristal (The Crystal Staircase). It had been acquired for the ...
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory Singer for the Monkey Band, c. 1765 Meissen Porcelain Manufactory Drummer for the Monkey Band, c. 1765 Meissen Porcelain Manufactory Violinist for the Monkey Band, c.
About this artwork Status Currently Off View Department Arts of Asia Title Jar with Six Square Loop Handles Place China (Artist's nationality:) Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art ...
During the period of the five “Good Emperors,” succession was not hereditary. It was instead based on merit, with the current ruler formally adopting his successor. This pattern ended with Marcus ...
The second half of the 12th century was a time of great political instability in Japan. Aristocrats felt as if they were living in an age of mappo, or Buddhist decline, and were preoccupied with the ...
Third Intermediate Period–Ptolemaic Period (about 11th century–1st century BCE) ...
Sarahh Scher is interested in the intersection of costume, gender, and power in ancient Peruvian art and in the ancient Americas in general.
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