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Full-figure glyphs, Palace Tablet: A9-B14

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Description: Full-figure glyphs, Palace Tablet: A9-B14
TitleFull-figure glyphs, Palace Tablet: A9-B14
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 720
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsUnknown
DimensionsUnknown
LocationUnknown
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsPalenque Site (Mexico)Glyphs (Graphic methods)Human figure in art
StatusObject from Chiapas, Mexico
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3. The Life Within
Stephen D. Houston
Description: The Life Within: Classic Maya and the Matter of Permanence
The Life Within: Classic Maya and the Matter of Permanence
The treasure of Maya ethnography comes from a hundred or more researchers, living and talking with native peoples, often over decades. What the sources offer: testimony that things, places, and materials might live. What they reject: the boxing of belief into a single set of ideas or practices, unyielding to time and circumstance. The concepts are too varied for that. Yet, past and present, Maya communities do participate in a shared frame of reference about living things. They endorse the …
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Stephen D. Houston
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2014 by Stephen Houston
Related print edition pages: pp.75-123
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Description: Palenque Temple XVIII tablet: A6
Palenque Temple XVIII tablet: A6
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 699
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsLimestone
Palenque Temple XVIII tablet: A6
Palenque Temple XVIII tablet: A6
Description: Jade and spirit within, highlighted, Palenque, Temple XII
Jade and spirit within, highlighted, Palenque, Temple XII
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 697
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsJade
LocationMuseo de Sitio de Palenque, "Dr. Alberto Ruz L'Huillier," Mexico
Accession number10-458708
Jade and spirit within, highlighted,...
Jade and spirit within, highlighted, Palenque, Temple XII
Description: The Anatomy Lesson
The Anatomy Lesson
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1494
Object typePrint
Materialswoodcut with colors applied by hand-printed blocks and stencils
Dimensionssheet: 11.73 × 7.76 in. (29.8 × 19.7 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/anatomy-lesson-from-johannes-de-kethams-fascicolo-di-medicina-4376
Accession numberM26137
The Anatomy Lesson
The Anatomy Lesson
Description: Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
Dimensions15.7 in. (40 cm) H
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a...
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Description: Agias, from the Daochos monument, Delphi
Agias, from the Daochos monument, Delphi
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)Probably after Lysippos, c. 338–334 BC
Creator roleSculptor
Creation daten/a
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationDelphi Museum, Delphi
Agias, from the Daochos monument, Delphi
Agias, from the Daochos monument, Delphi
Description: Bonampak Murals: "baah tz'am," "head-throne,"...
Bonampak Murals: "baah tz'am," "head-throne," Caption I-34
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 791
Object typePainting
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Bonampak Murals: "baah tz'am,"...
Bonampak Murals: "baah tz'am," "head-throne," Caption I-34
Description: Bowl depicting a human figure with serrated "cloud terrace" (?)
Bowl depicting a human figure with serrated "cloud terrace" (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white (oxidation fired, red)
Dimensions4 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (10.5 x 26.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a human figure with...
Bowl depicting a human figure with serrated "cloud terrace" (?)
Description: Rustam killing the white dīv., scene from Firdawsi's Shāhnāmā...
Rustam killing the white dīv., scene from Firdawsi's Shāhnāmā (fragment from drawing mounted on fol. 84b at lower edge)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Attributed to Bihzad
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1536
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk and wash on paper
Dimensions31.3 x 27.5 cm, drawing
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 112a
Rustam killing the white dīv.,...
Rustam killing the white dīv., scene from Firdawsi's Shāhnāmā (fragment from drawing mounted on fol. 84b at lower edge)
Description: Male figure wearing Spondylus-shell necklace
Male figure wearing Spondylus-shell necklace
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions13 x 5 x 3 in. (33 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Accession number3/6213, C54312
Male figure wearing Spondylus-shell...
Male figure wearing Spondylus-shell necklace
Description: Palenque, general plan as in c. 900
Palenque, general plan as in c. 900
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Palenque, general plan as in c. 900
Palenque, general plan as in c. 900
Description: Piedras Negras Stela 8
Piedras Negras Stela 8
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 724
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsLimestone
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number2004.15.6.19.23
Piedras Negras Stela 8
Piedras Negras Stela 8
Description: Composite album page uniting drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid...
Composite album page uniting drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and Safavid periods
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Works signed by or attributed to Muhammadi, Bihzad, and Shah Mahmud
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1575
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions30.19.8 cm, folio
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
Accession numberF.1946.15a
Composite album page uniting drawing,...
Composite album page uniting drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and Safavid periods
Description: Black cook, detail of the Hunt Mosaic
Black cook, detail of the Hunt Mosaic
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 301–400 A.D.
Object typeMosaic
DimensionsOverall dims: 147.6 × 263.8 in. (375 × 670 cm)
LocationMusée, Annaba, Algeria
Black cook, detail of the Hunt Mosaic
Black cook, detail of the Hunt Mosaic
Description: Mother and Child Figure
Mother and Child Figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 01
Creator nationality/cultureNorth Yoruba, Nigeria
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1800–1900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood
Dimensions34.5 x 12 x 15 cm
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/221266/
Accession numberIII C 27073
Mother and Child Figure
Mother and Child Figure
Description: Statuette of a warrior carrying a double-edged ax
Statuette of a warrior carrying a double-edged ax
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 101–300 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions8.5 in. (21.5 cm) H
LocationMenil Collection, Houston
Statuette of a warrior carrying a...
Statuette of a warrior carrying a double-edged ax
Description: Plaque with figural relief
Plaque with figural relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureCoclé
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsGold
Dimensions10 x 10 3/8 in. (25.5 x 26.5 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number33–42–20/1612
Plaque with figural relief
Plaque with figural relief
Description: Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Description: Shrine and tomb figure, female
Shrine and tomb figure, female
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
DimensionsHeight approx. 36 in. (91.4 cm)
LocationSan Agustín region, Colombia
Shrine and tomb figure, female
Shrine and tomb figure, female
Description: Ritual cache
Ritual cache
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1300–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsWood, stone, plant fibers, cotton, feathers, hide, and pigment
DimensionsMale figure: h. 25 1/4 in. (64 cm); female figure: h. 14 1/8 in. (36 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/55249
Accession number1979.17.1–11
Ritual cache
Ritual cache
Description: Detail of a page of drawings showing musicians and an attribution
Detail of a page of drawings showing musicians and an attribution
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1380–1450
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk and paper
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH2152, fol. 53a
Detail of a page of drawings showing...
Detail of a page of drawings showing musicians and an attribution
Description: Calyx-krater: scene from the Andromeda of Euripides (?)
Calyx-krater: scene from the Andromeda of Euripides (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 425–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions14.8 in. (37.7 cm) H
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Calyx-krater: scene from the Andromeda...
Calyx-krater: scene from the Andromeda of Euripides (?)
Description: Tunic Fragment with Four Figures under Arches, Egypt (?)
Tunic Fragment with Four Figures under Arches, Egypt (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. AD 600–800
Object typeTextile
Materialswool and linen
Dimensionsh: 58 cm, w: 35.7 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/213656
Accession number1931.48
Tunic Fragment with Four Figures under...
Tunic Fragment with Four Figures under Arches, Egypt (?)
Description: Zapatera Island, Lake Nicaragua, stone pedestal statue of a guardian spirit
Zapatera Island, Lake Nicaragua, stone pedestal statue of a guardian spirit
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationZapatera Island, Lake Nicaragua
Zapatera Island, Lake Nicaragua, stone...
Zapatera Island, Lake Nicaragua, stone pedestal statue of a guardian spirit
Description: "Ma yaxtuun," "no jade," plate from Tikal Burial...
"Ma yaxtuun," "no jade," plate from Tikal Burial 195
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 593
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsCeramic
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
"Ma yaxtuun," "no jade," plate from...
"Ma yaxtuun," "no jade," plate from Tikal Burial 195
Description: Three figure studies, one with calligraphy signed by Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri
Three figure studies, one with calligraphy signed by Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1540–1550
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 148a
Three figure studies, one with...
Three figure studies, one with calligraphy signed by Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri
Description: Inkwell in the form of a crouching Negro
Inkwell in the form of a crouching Negro
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions2.7 in. (6.9 cm) H
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Inkwell in the form of a crouching Negro
Inkwell in the form of a crouching Negro
Description: Codex Xolotl, map 1: The migrating Chichimec settle in the Valley of Mexico during...
Codex Xolotl, map 1: The migrating Chichimec settle in the Valley of Mexico during the thirteenth century
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1542
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsAmate paper
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Codex Xolotl, map 1: The migrating...
Codex Xolotl, map 1: The migrating Chichimec settle in the Valley of Mexico during the thirteenth century
Description: Statuette of a black dancer
Statuette of a black dancer
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions4.5 in. (11.5 cm) H
LocationMuseo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Statuette of a black dancer
Statuette of a black dancer
Description: Mural fragment depicting glyphic emblem of the water cult
Mural fragment depicting glyphic emblem of the water cult
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacan
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 500
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
Dimensions26 1/2 x 29 1/8 in. (67.3 x 74 cm)
LocationJames W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Winnetka, Illinois
Accession numberPC 84
Mural fragment depicting glyphic emblem...
Mural fragment depicting glyphic emblem of the water cult
Description: Four portraits identified in captions as Bihzad, Kopek Qiran, Hafiz Qasim, and Hafiz...
Four portraits identified in captions as Bihzad, Kopek Qiran, Hafiz Qasim, and Hafiz Mahicha
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1530–1560
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment and paper
Dimensionsdimensions between 16.5 x 11.5 cm and 12.5 x 7.6 cm
LocationIstanbul, Turkey University Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1422, fol. 32b
Four portraits identified in captions as...
Four portraits identified in captions as Bihzad, Kopek Qiran, Hafiz Qasim, and Hafiz Mahicha
Description: Huastec statue
Huastec statue
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureHuastec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1000
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Huastec statue
Huastec statue
Description: Jar with two standing human figures with feathers at elbows and hands
Jar with two standing human figures with feathers at elbows and hands
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (18.7 x 22.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two standing human figures with...
Jar with two standing human figures with feathers at elbows and hands
Description: Bowl depicting figure carrying basket
Bowl depicting figure carrying basket
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMimbres
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); diameter 7 7/8 in. (19.6 cm)
LocationMuseum of Western Colorado, Grand Junction
Accession numberG495–3007, 3898
Bowl depicting figure carrying basket
Bowl depicting figure carrying basket
Description: Aphrodite wearing a bird headdress
Aphrodite wearing a bird headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze
Dimensions5 13/16 × 2 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (14.8 × 7.4 × 4 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/300028?position=0
Accession number1993.8
Aphrodite wearing a bird headdress
Aphrodite wearing a bird headdress
Description: Yaxchilan Throne 2, full-figure glyph blocks, with a noun
Yaxchilan Throne 2, full-figure glyph blocks, with a noun
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 760
Object typeSculpture
Yaxchilan Throne 2, full-figure glyph...
Yaxchilan Throne 2, full-figure glyph blocks, with a noun
Description: Kneeling figure depicting were-jaguar
Kneeling figure depicting were-jaguar
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date800–500 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsDark green serpentine with traces of red pigment
Dimensions4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (10.8 x 7.9 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253778
Accession numberM.86.311.6
Kneeling figure depicting were-jaguar
Kneeling figure depicting were-jaguar
Description: Xcalumkin Lintel 1:B1
Xcalumkin Lintel 1:B1
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 700–800
Object typeIllustration
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number2004.15.6.10.8
Xcalumkin Lintel 1:B1
Xcalumkin Lintel 1:B1
Description: Chavín de Huántar, carved monolith ("lanzón") in...
Chavín de Huántar, carved monolith ("lanzón") in interior gallery of the pyramidal platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureChavín
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 900 BC
Object typeIllustration
LocationAncash Region, Peru
Chavín de Huántar, carved...
Chavín de Huántar, carved monolith ("lanzón") in interior gallery of the pyramidal platform
Description: Porch of the maidens (the "Caryatid Porch") and west façade,...
Porch of the maidens (the "Caryatid Porch") and west façade, Erechtheum
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date421–406 BC
Object typeArchitecture
LocationAthens
Porch of the maidens (the "Caryatid...
Detail of porch of the maidens (the 'Caryatid Porch') and west façade, Erechtheum, Athens
Description: Stony heads at Caracol, showing place name, Altar 12
Stony heads at Caracol, showing place name, Altar 12
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 820
Object typeIllustration
Stony heads at Caracol, showing place...
Stony heads at Caracol, showing place name, Altar 12
Description: Glyphs on Shell
Glyphs on Shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date600-900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsShell
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 2cm (3/4 x 3/4in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/11013
Accession number1973.88.34
Glyphs on Shell
Glyphs on Shell
Description: Quirigua Zoomorphs P and Altar P', showing overhead view, P "breathing...
Quirigua Zoomorphs P and Altar P', showing overhead view, P "breathing out" the deity and wind sign in P' as indicated by direction of arrrows
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 795
Object typeIllustration
Quirigua Zoomorphs P and Altar P',...
Quirigua Zoomorphs P and Altar P', showing overhead view, P "breathing out" the deity and wind sign in P' as indicated by direction of arrrows
Description: Animation, generic and specific, in Maya writing
Animation, generic and specific, in Maya writing
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Animation, generic and specific, in Maya...
Animation, generic and specific, in Maya writing
Description: Statue of a jockey
Statue of a jockey
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 225–201 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions33.1 in. (84 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
Statue of a jockey
Statue of a jockey
Description: Bible: Judith with marginal drawings (very faint)
Bible: Judith with marginal drawings (very faint)
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1200–1230
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Municipale, Amiens, France
Accession numberMs. 23, fol. 143
Bible: Judith with marginal drawings...
Bible: Judith with marginal drawings (very faint)
Description: Rustam riding Rakhsh and lassoing a dīv
Rustam riding Rakhsh and lassoing a dīv
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1400
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions31.4 x 49.9 cm, sheet
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 46b
Rustam riding Rakhsh and lassoing a...
Rustam riding Rakhsh and lassoing a dīv
Description: Head
Head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStucco
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Head
Head
Description: Herm ending in an African head
Herm ending in an African head
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureCarthaginian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 150–200 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBlack limestone
DimensionsOverall 31.5 in. (80 cm) H
LocationAntiquarium, Carthage, Tunisia
Herm ending in an African head
Herm ending in an African head
Description: Palenque, House C, relief
Palenque, House C, relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 780
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Palenque, House C, relief
Palenque, House C, relief
Description: Black captive or slave
Black captive or slave
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date2nd-1st century BCE
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsH: 5.2 in. (13.2 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/black-adolescent-his-hands-bound-behind-his-back
Accession numberBr 361
Black captive or slave
Statuette of a captive or a slave
Description: Two manuscript paintings attributed to Vali Allah; two scenes of figures in combat...
Two manuscript paintings attributed to Vali Allah; two scenes of figures in combat attributed to Mawlana Maqsud (Khurasani); and a drawing of a princely figure on a horse
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1450–1500
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions32.5 x 19.9 cm, inset
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 131b
Two manuscript paintings attributed to...
Two manuscript paintings attributed to Vali Allah; two scenes of figures in combat attributed to Mawlana Maqsud (Khurasani); and a drawing of a princely figure on a horse
Description: Textile Roundel with Figural Decoration, Egypt
Textile Roundel with Figural Decoration, Egypt
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. AD 400–700
Object typeTextile
Materialswool and linen
Dimensionsd: 20.5 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/213655
Accession number1931.46
Textile Roundel with Figural Decoration,...
Textile Roundel with Figural Decoration, Egypt
Description: Pottery vessel
Pottery vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureVicús
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 0–100
Object typeContainer
LocationDomingo Seminario Urrutia, Piura
Pottery vessel
Pottery vessel
Description: Barrier Canyon: the rock-shelter stage with pictographic protagonists
Barrier Canyon: the rock-shelter stage with pictographic protagonists
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1500 BC
Object typeArchitecture
LocationCanyonlands National Park, Utah
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Barrier Canyon: the rock-shelter stage...
Barrier Canyon: the rock-shelter stage with pictographic protagonists
Description: Statuette of a nude black youth
Statuette of a nude black youth
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsH without base: 6.3 in. (16 cm)
LocationMusée des Antiquités Nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Statuette of a nude black youth
Statuette of a nude black youth
Description: Statue of Apollo-type from Pompeii
Statue of Apollo-type from Pompeii
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date100 BC–AD 100
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions50 1/2 in. (128 cm)
LocationUfficio Scavi, Pompeii
Accession number22934
Statue of Apollo-type from Pompeii
Statue of Apollo-type from Pompeii
Description: Bottle with an abstract form combining a human arm and leg with a macaw-head motif
Bottle with an abstract form combining a human arm and leg with a macaw-head motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (21 x 11.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bottle with an abstract form combining a...
Bottle with an abstract form combining a human arm and leg with a macaw-head motif
Description: Composition of calligraphies and a painting showing a prince contemplating a painted...
Composition of calligraphies and a painting showing a prince contemplating a painted portrait
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1561
Object typePainting
MaterialsVarious materials on paper
Dimensions46 x 34.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 101a
Composition of calligraphies and a...
Composition of calligraphies and a painting showing a prince contemplating a painted portrait
Description: Warrior A from the sea off Riace
Warrior A from the sea off Riace
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 460–440 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsbronze
LocationArchaeological Museum, Reggio Calabria
Warrior A from the sea off Riace
Warrior A' from the sea off Riace
Description: Attic alabastron: Ethiopian warrior
Attic alabastron: Ethiopian warrior
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 500–475 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.1 in. (15.4 cm) H
LocationHarvard Art Museums
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/290752
Accession number1960.327
Attic alabastron: Ethiopian warrior
Attic alabastron: Ethiopian warrior
Description: Portrait vessel
Portrait vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMoche
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 250 BC–AD 0
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Portrait vessel
Portrait vessel
Description: The destitute vizier before the ruler's palace
The destitute vizier before the ruler's palace
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1427
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions24.8 x 15.2 cm, folio
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Accession numberPer.119, fol. 9a
The destitute vizier before the ruler's...
The destitute vizier before the ruler's palace
Description: Uppsala Map (Tenochtitilan/Mexico City)
Uppsala Map (Tenochtitilan/Mexico City)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 28
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1550
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsWatercolor on parchment
LocationUppsala Universitetsbibliothek, Sweden
https://lccn.loc.gov/2018593083
Accession number2018593083
Uppsala Map (Tenochtitilan/Mexico City)
Uppsala Map (Tenochtitilan/Mexico City)
Description: Old man and a youth attributed to Bihzad
Old man and a youth attributed to Bihzad
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Attributed to Bihzad
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1524
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions24.8 x 15.9 cm, folio
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberF1944.48, fol. 3a
Old man and a youth attributed to Bihzad
Old man and a youth attributed to Bihzad
Description: Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent...
Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent and a zigzag band of geometric scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (20 x 22.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two human figures marked with...
Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent and a zigzag band of geometric scrolls
Description: Mosaic: black bath attendant
Mosaic: black bath attendant
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleMosaicist
Object typeMosaic
Dimensions32.3 × 27.6 in. (82 × 70 cm)
LocationMusée Archéologique, Timgad, Algeria
Mosaic: black bath attendant
Mosaic: black bath attendant
Description: Lamp in the form of a Negro youth, seated, wearing a cucullus
Lamp in the form of a Negro youth, seated, wearing a cucullus
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 201–250 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions4.6 in. (11.8 cm) H
LocationAgora Museum, Athens
Lamp in the form of a Negro youth,...
Lamp in the form of a Negro youth, seated, wearing a cucullus
Description: Seated figure
Seated figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleMetalist
Creation datec. 1000
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCast gold
Dimensions9 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. (23 x 7 x 5 cm)
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
http://www.penn.museum/collections/object/269495
Accession numberSA2751
Seated figure
Seated figure
Description: Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
Dimensions9.4 in. (24 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Description: Another fragment from rhyton: battle scene including a crouching Negroid figure
Another fragment from rhyton: battle scene including a crouching Negroid figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 401–500 A.D.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsApproximately 6.3 in. (16 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
Another fragment from rhyton: battle...
Another fragment from rhyton: battle scene including a crouching Negroid figure
Description: Codex Telleriano-Remensis
Codex Telleriano-Remensis
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 28
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation datec. 1540
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsEuropean paper, parchment bound
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8458267s/f77.item.zoom
Accession numberark: / 12148 / btv1b8458267s
Codex Telleriano-Remensis
Codex Telleriano-Remensis
Description: Tiahuanaco monolithic figures
Tiahuanaco monolithic figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 600
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationLa Paz Department, Bolivia
Tiahuanaco monolithic figures
Tiahuanaco monolithic figures
Description: Jar with a figure on one knee with plumes and a ball, and a standing figure with...
Jar with a figure on one knee with plumes and a ball, and a standing figure with plumes
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions7 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (19.4 x 18.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a figure on one knee with...
Jar with a figure on one knee with plumes and a ball, and a standing figure with plumes
Description: Portion of a pictographic mural with a figure bending as if harvesting grain...
Portion of a pictographic mural with a figure bending as if harvesting grain (center) and vegetation sprouting from the finger of another figure (above)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1500 BC
Object typePainting
LocationMaze District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Portion of a pictographic mural with a...
Portion of a pictographic mural with a figure bending as if harvesting grain (center) and vegetation sprouting from the finger of another figure (above)
Description: Río Azul bowl
Río Azul bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 400–500
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsWood
Río Azul bowl
Río Azul bowl
Description: Nebaj-area vessel, the "Fenton Vase," detail
Nebaj-area vessel, the "Fenton Vase," detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date700-800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=655434&partId=1
Accession numberAm1930,F.1
Nebaj-area vessel, the "Fenton Vase,"...
Nebaj-area vessel, the "Fenton Vase," detail
Description: Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.3 in. (16 cm) H, 3.3 in. (8.3 cm) Diam
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Lagynion decorated with a couple...
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Description: Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs on the pyramid base, Mound J, drawing
Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs on the pyramid base, Mound J, drawing
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs...
Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs on the pyramid base, Mound J, drawing
Description: Baskets on ceramics from Uaxactun or Uaxactun-area
Baskets on ceramics from Uaxactun or Uaxactun-area
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeIllustration
Baskets on ceramics from Uaxactun or...
Baskets on ceramics from Uaxactun or Uaxactun-area
Description: Khalil Sultan's court
Khalil Sultan's court
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1405–1406
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions48 x 36.3 cm, sheet
LocationStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Orientabteilung
Accession numberms Diez A. Fol. 74, p. 24
Khalil Sultan's court
Khalil Sultan's court
Description: Statuette of a Negro seated, writing on a scroll
Statuette of a Negro seated, writing on a scroll
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 300–201 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions8 in. (20.4 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=463255&partId=1&searchText=statuette+african+scroll&page=1
Accession number1856,1226.312
Statuette of a Negro seated, writing on...
Statuette of a Negro seated, writing on a scroll
Description: Stela 3
Stela 3
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 400 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
LocationParque Olmeca, Villahermosa, Mexico
Stela 3
Stela 3
Description: Ceramic vase with animated agave
Ceramic vase with animated agave
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 750
Object typeContainer
Ceramic vase with animated agave
Ceramic vase with animated agave
Description: Male figure from Attica
Male figure from Attica
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 600–575 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Male figure from Attica
Male figure from Attica
Description: Standing figure with a painted face and torso
Standing figure with a painted face and torso
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing figure with a painted face and...
Standing figure with a painted face and torso
Description: Map of Teozacoalco
Map of Teozacoalco
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 28
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1580
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsAmate paper
LocationThe General Libraries, University of Texas, Austin
Map of Teozacoalco
Map of Teozacoalco
Description: Marsyas
Marsyas
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)After Pergamene original of c. 200 BC
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation daten/a
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Marsyas
Marsyas
Description: Statues on pedestals in the Atrium Vestae
Statues on pedestals in the Atrium Vestae
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 100–300
Object typeSculpture
Statues on pedestals in the Atrium...
Statues on pedestals in the Atrium Vestae
Description: Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions4 in. (10.2 cm) H
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Description: Bowl depicting figure, basket, and staff
Bowl depicting figure, basket, and staff
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMimbres
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); diameter 10 3/8 in. (26.5 cm)
LocationMaxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Accession number40.4 277
Bowl depicting figure, basket, and staff
Bowl depicting figure, basket, and staff
Description: Margarita façade
Margarita façade
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 435
Object typeArchitecture
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
Margarita façade
Margarita façade
Description: Palenque, House C, relief
Palenque, House C, relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 780
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Palenque, House C, relief
Palenque, House C, relief
Description: Uaxactún, Structure B XIII, wall painting
Uaxactún, Structure B XIII, wall painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 600
Object typePainting
LocationPetén, Guatemala
Uaxactún, Structure B XIII, wall...
Uaxactún, Structure B XIII, wall painting
Description: Monkey woman
Monkey woman
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 800
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
DimensionsHeight 33 in. (83.8 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Monkey woman
Monkey woman
Description: Single leaf with a figure and inhabited scroll
Single leaf with a figure and inhabited scroll
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 770–1000
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Accession numberLudwig Folia I
Single leaf with a figure and inhabited...
Single leaf with a figure and inhabited scroll
Description: Altar 5, side
Altar 5, side
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 400 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
LocationParque Olmeca, Villahermosa, Mexico
Altar 5, side
Altar 5, side
Description: Newborn Maize God under "Nal" sign
Newborn Maize God under "Nal" sign
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
LocationCeramoteca, Instituto de Antropología e Historia de Guatemala
Newborn Maize God under "Nal" sign
Newborn Maize God under "Nal" sign
Description: Rules for human proportion
Rules for human proportion
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1557
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBritish Library, London
Rules for human proportion
Rules for human proportion
Description: Drawings of various subjects
Drawings of various subjects
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1400–1450
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions68 x 50 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 87a
Drawings of various subjects
Drawings of various subjects
Description: Map of Texúpa, detail
Map of Texúpa, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 28
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1579
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsManuscript on paper drawn with a pen in black ink, illuminated with gouache in green and ocher
LocationReal Academia de la Historia, Madrid
https://bibliotecadigital.rah.es/es/consulta/registro.do?id=15872
Accession numberC-028-010
Map of Texúpa, detail
Map of Texúpa, detail
Description: Pottery figurine of human seated in jaguar pose, wearing a serpent-headed cloak
Pottery figurine of human seated in jaguar pose, wearing a serpent-headed cloak
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeSculpture
DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
http://www.mna.inah.gob.mx/coleccion/pieza-97/ficha-basica.html
Pottery figurine of human seated in...
Pottery figurine of human seated in jaguar pose, wearing a serpent-headed cloak
Description: Aphrodite holding a mirror and apple
Aphrodite holding a mirror and apple
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze
Dimensions7 13/16 × 3 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (19.8 × 8.5 × 6 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304074?q=1971.30
Accession number1971.30
Aphrodite holding a mirror and apple
Aphrodite holding a mirror and apple
Description: Bowl with squatting figure and a quiver
Bowl with squatting figure and a quiver
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Polychrome
Dimensions5 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (13 x 27 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with squatting figure and a quiver
Bowl with squatting figure and a quiver
Description: Eight paintings done as single sheets and manuscript illustrations
Eight paintings done as single sheets and manuscript illustrations
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1545
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions33 x 21 cm, inset
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 145a
Eight paintings done as single sheets...
Eight paintings done as single sheets and manuscript illustrations
Description: Pages from an anthology of calligraphy signed by Mir'Ali
Pages from an anthology of calligraphy signed by Mir'Ali
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Mir'Ali
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation dateJuly 1529
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions23 x 13 cm, folio
LocationInstitute of Oriental Studies, Academy of Sciences of Russia, St. Petersburg
Accession numberno. C–860, fols. 46b and 9a
Pages from an anthology of calligraphy...
Pages from an anthology of calligraphy signed by Mir'Ali
Description: Drawing of "wits" glyph
Drawing of "wits" glyph
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
Drawing of "wits" glyph
Drawing of "wits" glyph
Description: Statuette of a seated Ethiopian in imitation of the Spinario
Statuette of a seated Ethiopian in imitation of the Spinario
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 100–1 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions7.7 in. (17 cm) H
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Statuette of a seated Ethiopian in...
Statuette of a seated Ethiopian in imitation of the Spinario
Description: Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro struggling with a crocodile
Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro struggling with a crocodile
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 500–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions9.4 in. (24 cm) H
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/sculptural-vase-drinking-horn-with-a-crocodile-devouring-an-african-boy-153864
Accession number98.881
Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro...
Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro struggling with a crocodile
Description: Statue fragment: adolescent with Negroid features
Statue fragment: adolescent with Negroid features
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions18.5 in. (47 cm) H
LocationArcheological Museum, Bodrum, Turkey
Statue fragment: adolescent with Negroid...
Statue fragment: adolescent with Negroid features
Description: Monument 2, Olmec Atlantean table
Monument 2, Olmec Atlantean table
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 900 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationParque-Museo La Venta, Villahermosa, Mexico
Monument 2, Olmec Atlantean table
Monument 2, Olmec Atlantean table
Description: "Baskets" on ceramic bowl from Uaxactun or Uaxactun-area
"Baskets" on ceramic bowl from Uaxactun or Uaxactun-area
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
"Baskets" on ceramic bowl from Uaxactun...
"Baskets" on ceramic bowl from Uaxactun or Uaxactun-area
Description: Copan Hieroglyphic Stairway, Step 63, block 590, full-figure scene, feeding or...
Copan Hieroglyphic Stairway, Step 63, block 590, full-figure scene, feeding or mounting
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 755
Object typeSculpture
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Copan Hieroglyphic Stairway, Step 63,...
Copan Hieroglyphic Stairway, Step 63, block 590, full-figure scene, feeding or mounting
Description: Painted wall relief from the tomb of Seti I: the fifth hour of the Book of Gates,...
Painted wall relief from the tomb of Seti I: the fifth hour of the Book of Gates, depicting (bottom row) the types of humans, offspring of the solar deity: Egyptians, Cushites, Libyans, Syro-Palestinians, Thebes-Luxor, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator rolePainting
Creation date1291–1279 B.C.
Object typePainter
Painted wall relief from the tomb of...
Painted wall relief from the tomb of Seti I: the fifth hour of the Book of Gates, depicting (bottom row) the types of humans, offspring of the solar deity: Egyptians, Cushites, Libyans, Syro-Palestinians, Thebes-Luxor, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX
Description: Pottery figure
Pottery figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1000
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
Dimensions11 3/8 x 9 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (29 x 24.8 x 9.7 cm)
LocationBaltimore Museum of Art
https://collection.artbma.org/objects/23531/seated-male-figure
Accession number1960.30.84
Pottery figure
Pottery figure
Description: Bonampak Murals: "baah pakal," "head shield,"...
Bonampak Murals: "baah pakal," "head shield," Caption II-23
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 791
Object typePainting
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Bonampak Murals: "baah pakal," "head...
Bonampak Murals: "baah pakal," "head shield," Caption II-23
Description: Cottony nest of Quetzal bird
Cottony nest of Quetzal bird
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 500
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIncised jade
Cottony nest of Quetzal bird
Cottony nest of Quetzal bird
Description: Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.2.5 in. (3 cm) H
LocationAshmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford
http://collections.ashmolean.org/collection/search/per_page/100/offset/0/sort_by/relevance/object/74373
Accession numberAN1922.205
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping...
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Description: Barrier Canyon pictographs
Barrier Canyon pictographs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1500 BC
Object typePainting
LocationCanyonlands National Park, Utah
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Barrier Canyon pictographs
Barrier Canyon pictographs
Description: Belvedere Torso
Belvedere Torso
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date100–0 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museum, Rome
Belvedere Torso
Belvedere Torso
Description: Full-figure bird, "muut," fused with deity Itzam
Full-figure bird, "muut," fused with deity Itzam
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
LocationMuseo de Sitio de Tonina, Tonina, Mexico
Full-figure bird, "muut," fused with...
Full-figure bird, "muut," fused with deity Itzam
Description: A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or "pumpkin"
A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or "pumpkin"
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberPC 0013
A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or...
A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or "pumpkin"
Description: Black African Youth
Black African Youth
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek, Hellenistic
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 150-50 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions3.1 in. (8 cm) H
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/statuette-of-an-african-boy-orator-152717
Accession number59.11
Black African Youth
Black African Youth
Description: Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 325–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions9.8 in. (25 cm) H
LocationMuseo Jatta, Ruvo di Puglia, Italy
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed...
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Description: Composite page including a seated prince; a portrait of Taj al-Din by Muhammadi;...
Composite page including a seated prince; a portrait of Taj al-Din by Muhammadi; figures in combat; and a princely figure riding in a landscape
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Portrait of Taj al-Din by Muhammadi
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1545
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold and paper
Dimensions32.3 x 20.1 cm, inset
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 134b
Composite page including a seated...
Composite page including a seated prince; a portrait of Taj al-Din by Muhammadi; figures in combat; and a princely figure riding in a landscape
Description: Hercules
Hercules
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)After Lysippos, c. 330
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1805-0703-39
Accession number1805,0703.39
Hercules
Hercules Epitrapezius
Description: Dumbarton Oaks bowl
Dumbarton Oaks bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 400–500
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsLimestone
Dimensions3 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (8.6 x 15.9 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22807
Accession numberPC.B.208
Dumbarton Oaks bowl
Dumbarton Oaks bowl
Description: Tapestry Panel with Inscription, North Syria (?)
Tapestry Panel with Inscription, North Syria (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. AD 600–700
Object typeTextile
Materialswool and linen
Dimensions32.5 x 17.5 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/212857
Accession number1931.43
Tapestry Panel with Inscription, North...
Tapestry Panel with Inscription, North Syria (?)
Description: Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationSan Agustín region, Colombia
Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Description: Bowl depicting four figures
Bowl depicting four figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMimbres
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); diameter 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationMuseum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Accession number43438/11
Bowl depicting four figures
Bowl depicting four figures
Description: Cerro de las Mesas, Stela 6
Cerro de las Mesas, Stela 6
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 468
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsBasalt
LocationVeracruz, Mexico
Cerro de las Mesas, Stela 6
Cerro de las Mesas, Stela 6
Description: Composition of identical calligraphies in nasta'līq (one signed by Shah Mahmud)...
Composition of identical calligraphies in nasta'līq (one signed by Shah Mahmud) and a drawing of a woman
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)One signed by Shah Mahmud
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1561
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsVarious materials on paper
Dimensions46 x 34.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 118a
Composition of identical calligraphies...
Composition of identical calligraphies in nasta'līq (one signed by Shah Mahmud) and a drawing of a woman
Description: Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationSan Agustín region, Colombia
Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Description: Statuette of a warrior carrying an ax and a shield
Statuette of a warrior carrying an ax and a shield
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions7.5 in. (19 cm) H
LocationAllard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam
https://www.uvaerfgoed.nl/beeldbank/en/allardpiersonmuseum/xview/?identifier=hdl:11245/3.1098;metadata=bijl
Accession numberAPM07316
Statuette of a warrior carrying an ax...
Statuette of a warrior carrying an ax and a shield
Description: Apollo
Apollo
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date500–400 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nazionale, Rome
Apollo
Apollo
Description: Statuette of a black youth holding a bird in his left hand
Statuette of a black youth holding a bird in his left hand
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureTunisian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 101–200 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBlack marble
Dimensions20.7 in. (52.5 cm) H
LocationMusée Archéologique, Sousse, Tunisia
Statuette of a black youth holding a...
Statuette of a black youth holding a bird in his left hand
Description: Palenque, palace tower, eighth century(?), section and plan
Palenque, palace tower, eighth century(?), section and plan
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Palenque, palace tower, eighth...
Palenque, palace tower, eighth century(?), section and plan
Description: Pregnant female ("Kidder Figure")
Pregnant female ("Kidder Figure")
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date250 BC–AD 100
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions9 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (25 x 19 x 17 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City
Accession number10603
Pregnant female ("Kidder Figure")
Pregnant female ("Kidder Figure")
Description: Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Description: Standing figure with Negroid features
Standing figure with Negroid features
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions7.9 in. (20 cm) H
LocationMusée National du Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia
Standing figure with Negroid features
Standing figure with Negroid features
Description: Caracol Stela 6:B14
Caracol Stela 6:B14
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 603
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsLimestone
Caracol Stela 6:B14
Caracol Stela 6:B14
Description: Tahmina before Rustam
Tahmina before Rustam
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1520–1530
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment, ink, gold, and paper
Dimensions26.7 x 20.5, folio
LocationIstanbul, Turkey University Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1422, fol. 35a
Tahmina before Rustam
Tahmina before Rustam
Description: Sayf al-Muluk and an angel
Sayf al-Muluk and an angel
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Attributed in a caption to Shah Muzaffar
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1470–1500
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions26 x 21 cm, drawing
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 86a
Sayf al-Muluk and an angel
Sayf al-Muluk and an angel
Description: Río Azul Tomb 25, North Wall
Río Azul Tomb 25, North Wall
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 500
Object typePainting
MaterialsPlaster wall
Río Azul Tomb 25, North Wall
Río Azul Tomb 25, North Wall
Description: Pottery figurine group
Pottery figurine group
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date400 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsRed-brown micaceous ceramic
DimensionsHeight 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm) and 4 3/8 in. (11 cm)
LocationPrinceton University Art Museum, New Jersey
http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/54926
Accession numbery1972-38, 39
Pottery figurine group
Pottery figurine group
Description: Stratified worlds of Maya and Han China, as depicted in their mortuary art
Stratified worlds of Maya and Han China, as depicted in their mortuary art
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator roleOther
Object typeOther
Stratified worlds of Maya and Han China,...
Stratified worlds of Maya and Han China, as depicted in their mortuary art
Description: Throne back
Throne back
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 800
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLimestone
LocationJosué Sáenz Collection, Mexico City
Throne back
Throne back
Description: Stone slab figure
Stone slab figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureDiquís
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 800
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
DimensionsHeight 14 in. (35.6 cm)
LocationBaltimore Museum of Art
Accession number1960.30.75
Stone slab figure
Stone slab figure
Description: Huastec statue
Huastec statue
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureHuastec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1000
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Huastec statue
Huastec statue
Description: Caracol Structure B19, sub-operation C41, ceramic sherd
Caracol Structure B19, sub-operation C41, ceramic sherd
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Caracol Structure B19, sub-operation...
Caracol Structure B19, sub-operation C41, ceramic sherd
Description: Transformation figure
Transformation figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date900-300 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsJade
Dimensions7 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (19 x 9.7 x 10.6 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22750
Accession numberPC.B.008
Transformation figure
Gladiator
Description: Portrait of a Safavid prince-ruler and his cupbearer
Portrait of a Safavid prince-ruler and his cupbearer
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Attributed in a caption to Sultan Muhammad
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1545
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold and paper
Dimensions35.2 x 24.5 cm and 34 x 20 cm, paintings
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fols. 146b–47a
Portrait of a Safavid prince-ruler and...
Portrait of a Safavid prince-ruler and his cupbearer
Description: Three drawings: Safavid youths jousting attributed to Mawlana Qadimi, a trout...
Three drawings: Safavid youths jousting attributed to Mawlana Qadimi, a trout attributed to Haydar 'Ali, and an ox
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Attributed to Mawlana Qadimi and Haydar 'Ali
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1520–1560
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions32.8 x 20.1 cm, inset
LocationIstanbul, Turkey University Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1422, fol. 29b
Three drawings: Safavid youths jousting...
Three drawings: Safavid youths jousting attributed to Mawlana Qadimi, a trout attributed to Haydar 'Ali, and an ox
Description: Bowl depicting Bahram Gur and Azada on a camel
Bowl depicting Bahram Gur and Azada on a camel
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsStain- and overglaze-painted bowl
Dimensions22.1 cm, diam.
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451377
Accession number57.36.2
Bowl depicting Bahram Gur and Azada on a...
Bowl depicting Bahram Gur and Azada on a camel
Description: Turco-Mongol genealogy depicting Timur and his sons
Turco-Mongol genealogy depicting Timur and his sons
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1405–1409
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions68 x 50 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 33b
Turco-Mongol genealogy depicting Timur...
Turco-Mongol genealogy depicting Timur and his sons
Description: Alexander with a lance ("Alexander Nelidov")
Alexander with a lance ("Alexander Nelidov")
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100–250
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze
Dimensions4 3/4 × 2 1/16 × 1 7/16 in. (12.1 × 5.3 × 3.6 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312306?q=1956.20
Accession number1956.20
Alexander with a lance ("Alexander...
Alexander with a lance ("Alexander Nelidov")
Description: Hunt scene
Hunt scene
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1490–1550
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions23 x 32.8 cm
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 70b
Hunt scene
Hunt scene
Description: Headless torso
Headless torso
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSheet mica
DimensionsHeight approx. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number1579.110133
Headless torso
Headless torso
Description: Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 25–1 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions4.3 in. (11 cm)
LocationNational Museum, Athens
http://www.namuseum.gr/collections/sculpture/hellenistic/hellenistic13-en.html
Accession numberX 15177
Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Description: Figurine pendant
Figurine pendant
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date200 BC–300 AD
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsShell
DimensionsHeight 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/314837
Accession number1985.260
Figurine pendant
Figurine pendant
Description: Statuette of a dancer (?)
Statuette of a dancer (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions4 in. (10.1 cm) H
LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore
Statuette of a dancer (?)
Statuette of a dancer (?)
Description: Statue of a youth standing with arms extended forward
Statue of a youth standing with arms extended forward
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1–100 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions32.3 in. (82 cm) H
LocationMuseo Arqueológico Provincial, Tarragona, Italy
Statue of a youth standing with arms...
Statue of a youth standing with arms extended forward
Description: Engraved shell gorget with pair of figures
Engraved shell gorget with pair of figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
LocationDr. Arthur Cushman Collection, Old Hickory, Tennessee
Accession numberAC476
Engraved shell gorget with pair of...
Engraved shell gorget with pair of figures
Description: The Prince
The Prince
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 800 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
LocationMuseo de Antropología, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
http://www.uv.mx/apps/max/coleccion/FichaTecnica.aspx?ObjetoID=7
Accession number04023
The Prince
The Prince
Description: Tazza Farnese
Tazza Farnese
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 180–150 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsChalcedony
Dimensions23.4 cm diameter
LocationMuseo Archeologico, Naples
Tazza Farnese
Tazza Farnese
Description: Statuette of a draped Pygmy standing beside a vase
Statuette of a draped Pygmy standing beside a vase
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 101–300 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions5.4 in. (13.8 cm) H
LocationMenil Collection, Houston
Statuette of a draped Pygmy standing...
Statuette of a draped Pygmy standing beside a vase
Description: "Yaxtuun" in stucco band, Copan Margarita Structure
"Yaxtuun" in stucco band, Copan Margarita Structure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 437
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsPainted stucco
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
"Yaxtuun" in stucco band, Copan...
"Yaxtuun" in stucco band, Copan Margarita Structure
Description: Extracts from the poetry of 'Attar, Nizami, and Firdawsi in nasta'līq with...
Extracts from the poetry of 'Attar, Nizami, and Firdawsi in nasta'līq with illustrations
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Attributed to Shaykh Muhammad
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 1413
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions32.2 x 25 cm, sheet
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberB.411, fol. 161b
Extracts from the poetry of 'Attar,...
Extracts from the poetry of 'Attar, Nizami, and Firdawsi in nasta'līq with illustrations
Description: Río Azul Mask: A6
Río Azul Mask: A6
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseu Barbier-Mueller Arte Precolombí
Accession numberInv. 502-28
Río Azul Mask: A6
Río Azul Mask: A6
Description: Female figurine
Female figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureCycladic
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 2500 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
Female figurine
Female figurine
Description: Herm ending in an African head
Herm ending in an African head
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureCarthaginian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 150–200 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBlack limestone
DimensionsOverall 31.5 in. (80 cm) H
LocationAntiquarium, Carthage, Tunisia
Herm ending in an African head
Herm ending in an African head
Description: Calakmul Stela 52 and the suffusion of godly identity in writing, sparks and bloody...
Calakmul Stela 52 and the suffusion of godly identity in writing, sparks and bloody mouth highlighted, positions A1-G3
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 731
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Dolores Olmedo, Xochimilco, Mexico
Calakmul Stela 52 and the suffusion of...
Calakmul Stela 52 and the suffusion of godly identity in writing, sparks and bloody mouth highlighted, positions A1-G3
Description: Figure and animal studies
Figure and animal studies
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1545
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions39.9 x 23.9 cm, inset
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 133a
Figure and animal studies
Figure and animal studies
Description: Whistle figurine
Whistle figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsRed-ware
DimensionsHeight 12 in. (30.5 cm)
LocationMuseum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Accession number1931.478
Whistle figurine
Whistle figurine
Description: Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"
Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1175–1225
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk and paint on medium-thick, well-prepared parchment
LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/25823/claricia-swinging-on-an-initial-q-2/
Accession numberW.26.64R
Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial...
Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"
Description: Male figure, possibly an attendant of an earth goddess
Male figure, possibly an attendant of an earth goddess
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1450
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions61 3/8 x 25 5/8 in. (156 x 65 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Accession number10–222238/11–5131
Male figure, possibly an attendant of an...
Male figure, possibly an attendant of an earth goddess
Description: Recto and verso of a study sheet
Recto and verso of a study sheet
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator name (description)Possibly from the workshop of Filippino Lippi
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1450–1500
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsMetalpoint and biacca on blue prepared paper
Dimensions8 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (20.7 x 29 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Recto and verso of a study sheet
Recto and verso of a study sheet
Description: Practice sheet in muhaqqaq, thuluth, naskh, riqā', tawqī', and ta'līq...
Practice sheet in muhaqqaq, thuluth, naskh, riqā', tawqī', and ta'līq signed by Muhammad Mu'min b. 'Abd Allah
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Muhammad Mu'minb. 'Abd Allah
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1541
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions45.9 x 30.5 cm
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2156, fol. 7a
Practice sheet in muhaqqaq, thuluth,...
Practice sheet in muhaqqaq, thuluth, naskh, riqā', tawqī', and ta'līq signed by Muhammad Mu'min b. 'Abd Allah
Description: Geometry of Doryphorus
Geometry of Doryphorus
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleArtist
Creation daten/a
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Geometry of Doryphorus
Geometry of Doryphorus
Description: Personification of Ethiopia, detail of scene from the "Andromeda"...
Personification of Ethiopia, detail of scene from the "Andromeda" of Euripides
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 425–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Personification of Ethiopia, detail of...
Personification of Ethiopia, detail of scene from the "Andromeda" of Euripides
Description: Altar ring
Altar ring
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nationality/cultureKongo
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1500–1600
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensionsdiam: 23 cm
Altar ring
Altar ring
Description: Infixation, conflation, and superimposition in Maya glyphs
Infixation, conflation, and superimposition in Maya glyphs
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Infixation, conflation, and...
Infixation, conflation, and superimposition in Maya glyphs
Description: Plaque
Plaque
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 600
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsJade
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City
Plaque
Plaque
Description: Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs on the pyramid base, Mound L
Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs on the pyramid base, Mound L
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureZapotec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 300 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationOaxaca, Mexico
Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs...
Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs on the pyramid base, Mound L
Description: Stone slab with two figures
Stone slab with two figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationMuseo al Aire Libre, La Paz
Stone slab with two figures
Stone slab with two figures
Description: Children's drawing
Children's drawing
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 17
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1912
Object typeDrawing
LocationDer Blaue Reiter, 1912
Children's drawing
Children's drawing
Description: Statue of the so-called Apollo Citarista from Pompeii, House of the Citarista
Statue of the so-called Apollo Citarista from Pompeii, House of the Citarista
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsWith base: 62 3/16 in. (158 cm)
LocationMuseo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Accession number5630
Statue of the so-called Apollo Citarista...
Statue of the so-called Apollo Citarista (cithara now missing) from Pompeii, House of the Citarista
Description: Reclining figure
Reclining figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
LocationCollection of Saul and Marsha Stanoff, Tarzana, California
Reclining figure
Reclining figure
Description: Scythian slave
Scythian slave
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)After Pergamene original of c. 200 BC
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation daten/a
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationUffizi, Florence
Scythian slave
Scythian slave
Description: Polychrome pottery figure, round-headed type
Polychrome pottery figure, round-headed type
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 100
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Polychrome pottery figure, round-headed...
Polychrome pottery figure, round-headed type
Description: Belvedere Torso
Belvedere Torso
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date100–0 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museum, Rome
Belvedere Torso
Belvedere Torso
Description: Slab with spirit of polished stone, east-facing, Pomona Structure 4
Slab with spirit of polished stone, east-facing, Pomona Structure 4
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 750
Object typeSculpture
Slab with spirit of polished stone,...
Slab with spirit of polished stone, east-facing, Pomona Structure 4
Description: Yaxchilan Lintel 15
Yaxchilan Lintel 15
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 755
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsLimestone
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number2004.15.6.5.14
Yaxchilan Lintel 15
Yaxchilan Lintel 15
Description: Bowl depicting ritual fertility clown
Bowl depicting ritual fertility clown
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMimbres
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 4 3/4 (12 cm); diameter 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
LocationDepartment of Anthropology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Accession number15-B339
Bowl depicting ritual fertility clown
Bowl depicting ritual fertility clown
Description: Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent...
Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent and a zigzag band of geometric scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (20 x 22.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two human figures marked with...
Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent and a zigzag band of geometric scrolls
Description: Polychrome pottery effigy vessel
Polychrome pottery effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 600
Object typeContainer
LocationWhereabouts Unknown
Polychrome pottery effigy vessel
Polychrome pottery effigy vessel
Description: Series of male statues
Series of male statues
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 630–470 BC
Object typeIllustration
Series of male statues
Series of male statues
Description: Passionary: Initial "R"
Passionary: Initial "R"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator name (description)Created by Ingelrannus (a Corbie artist)
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 13392, fol. 43r
Passionary: Initial "R"
Passionary: Initial "R"
Description: Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1541
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsAmate paper
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/f4543073-51d3-4fbc-994e-a7080afebc8a
Codex Mendoza: The founding of...
Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Description: Jar with a human figure with feathers at elbows and hands and a bird with a human...
Jar with a human figure with feathers at elbows and hands and a bird with a human leg
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 3/4 in. x 8 1/4 in. (19.7 x 21 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a human figure with feathers at...
Jar with a human figure with feathers at elbows and hands and a bird with a human leg
Description: Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEtruscan
Creator roleMetallist
Creation datec. 300–201 B.C.
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsDiam 0.7 in. (1.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black...
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Description: Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClay
DimensionsDiam 3.4 in. (8.75 cm)
LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/66529
Accession numberGR.102.1890
Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Description: Gospels: The Baptism of Christ
Gospels: The Baptism of Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1130–1170
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationMekhitarist Library, Venice
Accession numberMS. 1400
Gospels: The Baptism of Christ
Gospels: The Baptism of Christ
Description: Bonampak Murals, Room 1, Figure 74, with Caption 55
Bonampak Murals, Room 1, Figure 74, with Caption 55
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 791
Object typePainting
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Bonampak Murals, Room 1, Figure 74, with...
Bonampak Murals, Room 1, Figure 74, with Caption 55
Description: Yaxchilan Throne 2, full-figure glyph blocks, with bird in name of ruler,...
Yaxchilan Throne 2, full-figure glyph blocks, with bird in name of ruler, "Bird Jaguar III
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 760
Object typeSculpture
Yaxchilan Throne 2, full-figure glyph...
Yaxchilan Throne 2, full-figure glyph blocks, with bird in name of ruler, "Bird Jaguar III
Description: A wooden servant
A wooden servant
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood with traces of gesso
Dimensions13 3/8 x 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (33.8 x 18.2 x 14 cm)
LocationPrinceton University Art Museum, New Jersey
http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/33418
Accession numbery1990-71
A wooden servant
A wooden servant
Description: Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
Dimensions15.7 in. (40 cm) H
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a...
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Description: Seated figure
Seated figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator roleJeweler
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsSpondylus shell
LocationCollection of Anthony Patano, Oak Lawn, Illinois
Seated figure
Seated figure
Description: Emiliano Zapata panel
Emiliano Zapata panel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 702
Object typeIllustration
Emiliano Zapata panel
Emiliano Zapata panel
Description: Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Description: Figurine pendant
Figurine pendant
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator roleJeweler
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsJade
LocationPrivate Collection
Figurine pendant
Figurine pendant
Description: Late Classical bowl
Late Classical bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 751
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsBowl 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (11.5 x 13.5 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.
Accession number24/8346
Late Classical bowl
Late Classical bowl
Description: Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.3 in. (16 cm) H, 3.3 in. (8.3 cm) Diam
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Lagynion decorated with a couple...
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Description: Black sorcerer, detail of the Mosaic of the Seasons
Black sorcerer, detail of the Mosaic of the Seasons
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureCarthaginian
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 301–400 A.D.
Object typeMosaic
Dimensions57.1 × 27.6 in. (145 × 70 cm)
LocationMusée de Carthage, Carthage, Tunisia
Black sorcerer, detail of the Mosaic of...
Black sorcerer, detail of the Mosaic of the Seasons
Description: Codex Borgia: Full-figure day signs
Codex Borgia: Full-figure day signs
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMixtec
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 1500
Object typeIllustration
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Accession numberMuseo Borgia P.F. Messicano 1, p. 19
Codex Borgia: Full-figure day signs
Codex Borgia: Full-figure day signs
Description: Copan-area sculpture
Copan-area sculpture
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 750
Object typeSculpture
Copan-area sculpture
Copan-area sculpture
Description: Urban riot below the walls of a city
Urban riot below the walls of a city
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1405–1409
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment and paper
Dimensions38.3 x 57.3 cm, sheet
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 59b
Urban riot below the walls of a city
Urban riot below the walls of a city
Description: Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 25–1 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions5.1 in. (13 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Description: Human Sundial
Human Sundial
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator name (description)after Peter Flötner
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1540
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
DimensionsBlock and sheet: 7.87 × 12.32 in. (20 × 31.3 cm)
LocationThe British Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1439793&partId=1
Accession numberE,8.168
Human Sundial
Human Sundial
Description: Palenque, Tablet of the Slaves, showing presentation of regalia to the new ruler
Palenque, Tablet of the Slaves, showing presentation of regalia to the new ruler
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 723
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Palenque, Tablet of the Slaves, showing...
Palenque, Tablet of the Slaves, showing presentation of regalia to the new ruler
Description: Arnstein Bible: St Jerome, graphite drawing with later pen strengthening
Arnstein Bible: St Jerome, graphite drawing with later pen strengthening
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1172
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsParchment
LocationBritish Library, London
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_2798_f004v
Accession numberHarley MS 2798, fol. 4v
Arnstein Bible: St Jerome, graphite...
Arnstein Bible: St Jerome, graphite drawing with later pen strengthening
Description: Shirin visits Mount Bisitun, where she sees Farhad the sculptor
Shirin visits Mount Bisitun, where she sees Farhad the sculptor
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions26.7 x 18.1 cm, painting
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 94b
Shirin visits Mount Bisitun, where she...
Shirin visits Mount Bisitun, where she sees Farhad the sculptor
Description: Seated athlete
Seated athlete
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 400 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Seated athlete
Seated athlete
Description: Bowl depicting Bahram Gur and Azada on a camel encircled by mounted figures
Bowl depicting Bahram Gur and Azada on a camel encircled by mounted figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsStain- and overglaze-painted bowl
Dimensions21.6 cm, diam.
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451388
Accession number57.36.13
Bowl depicting Bahram Gur and Azada on a...
Bowl depicting Bahram Gur and Azada on a camel encircled by mounted figures
Description: Pokotia, statues
Pokotia, statues
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 0–200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationLa Paz Department, Bolivia
Pokotia, statues
Pokotia, statues
Description: Glyphs for "u baah," "his forehead, body,...
Glyphs for "u baah," "his forehead, body, portrait" or "image," Copan Hieroglyphic Stairway, Step 41, Block 376
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 755
Object typeSculpture
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number2004.24.295
Glyphs for "u baah," "his forehead,...
Glyphs for "u baah," "his forehead, body, portrait" or "image," Copan Hieroglyphic Stairway, Step 41, Block 376
Description: Pucará, pedetsal figure holding trophy head
Pucará, pedetsal figure holding trophy head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 100 BC–AD 0
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsStone
LocationPuno Region, Peru
Pucará, pedetsal figure holding...
Pucará, pedetsal figure holding trophy head
Description: Pattern Book: Figure studies
Pattern Book: Figure studies
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1200–1230
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationHerzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Accession numberCod. Guelf. 61.2 Aug. 8°, fol. 89
Pattern Book: Figure studies
Pattern Book: Figure studies
Description: Aija, figure
Aija, figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureRecuay
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 200
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsStone
LocationAncash Region, Peru
Aija, figure
Aija, figure
Description: Amazons
Amazons
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)Roman copies after originals at Ephesus, c. 439–430 BC, Possibly by Polykleitos, Pheidias and Kresilas
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation daten/a
Object typeIllustration
Amazons
Amazons
Description: Bust of an Ethiopian
Bust of an Ethiopian
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1–100 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGray-black marble
DimensionsDiam of medallion: 55.1 in. (140 cm)
LocationMuseo Torlonia, Rome
Bust of an Ethiopian
Bust of an Ethiopian
Description: Warrior, funerary relief from Rhodes
Warrior, funerary relief from Rhodes
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)second century BC
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 200–100 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationRhodes Museum, Rhodes
Warrior, funerary relief from Rhodes
Warrior, funerary relief from Rhodes
Description: Four figures, two identified by labels
Four figures, two identified by labels
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1530–1550
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 139a
Four figures, two identified by labels
Four figures, two identified by labels
Description: Belvedere Torso
Belvedere Torso
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date100–0 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museum, Rome
Belvedere Torso
Belvedere Torso
Description: Turco-Mongol genealogy depicting Alan Qoa
Turco-Mongol genealogy depicting Alan Qoa
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1405–1409
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions68 x 50 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 42a
Turco-Mongol genealogy depicting Alan...
Turco-Mongol genealogy depicting Alan Qoa
Description: Demosthenes
Demosthenes
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)After bronze original by Polyeuktos
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation daten/a
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Demosthenes
Demosthenes
Description: Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs on the pyramid base, Mound J
Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs on the pyramid base, Mound J
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureZapotec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 300 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationOaxaca, Mexico
Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs...
Monte Alban, architectural facing slabs on the pyramid base, Mound J
Description: Three drawings
Three drawings
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1370–1400
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions69 x 50 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 59a
Three drawings
Three drawings
Description: Three figure studies
Three figure studies
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Attributed in a caption to Bahram al-Husayni
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1545
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions36 x 22.5 cm, inset
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 85a
Three figure studies
Three figure studies
Description: 'Kritian' boy from the Acropolis, Athens
'Kritian' boy from the Acropolis, Athens
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 480 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationAkropolis Museum, Athens
'Kritian' boy from the Acropolis, Athens
'Kritian' boy from the Acropolis, Athens
Description: Askos in the form of a child crouching beside a vase
Askos in the form of a child crouching beside a vase
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions3.5 in. (8.9 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
Askos in the form of a child crouching...
Askos in the form of a child crouching beside a vase
Description: Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationSan Agustín region, Colombia
Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Description: Detail of a page of drawings
Detail of a page of drawings
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1380–1450
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk and paper
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 51a
Detail of a page of drawings
Detail of a page of drawings
Description: Statuette of a juggler
Statuette of a juggler
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions4.9 in. (12.5 cm) H
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Statuette of a juggler
Statuette of a juggler
Description: Chama-area vessel, detail
Chama-area vessel, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
http://www.penn.museum/collections/object/13189
Accession number38-14-1
Chama-area vessel, detail
Chama-area vessel, detail
Description: Pottery "Chinesca type" figures
Pottery "Chinesca type" figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 100 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsClay
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/51275
Accession number1950-134-368
Pottery "Chinesca type" figures
Pottery "Chinesca type" figures
Description: Drawing of hieroglyph "G3" depicting Jaguar God of the Underworld...
Drawing of hieroglyph "G3" depicting Jaguar God of the Underworld as a war shield
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
Drawing of hieroglyph "G3" depicting...
Drawing of hieroglyph "G3" depicting Jaguar God of the Underworld as a war shield
Description: Composition of calligraphies signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi and Malik Daylami and...
Composition of calligraphies signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi and Malik Daylami and a drawing of an old man and a youth
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi and Malik Daylami
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1561
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsVarious materials on paper
Dimensions46 x 34.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 114a
Composition of calligraphies signed by...
Composition of calligraphies signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi and Malik Daylami and a drawing of an old man and a youth
Description: Anthropomorphic sarcophagus
Anthropomorphic sarcophagus
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions8.7 in. (22 cm) H; 69.7 in. (177 cm) L
LocationSudan National Museum, Khartoum
Anthropomorphic sarcophagus
Anthropomorphic sarcophagus
Description: Anthropomorphic mushroom figure
Anthropomorphic mushroom figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City
Anthropomorphic mushroom figure
Anthropomorphic mushroom figure
Description: Cleobis and Biton
Cleobis and Biton
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 600–575 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationDelphi Museum
Cleobis and Biton
Cleobis and Biton
Description: Caracol Stela 20:A3, full-figure Initial Series glyph, 18 katun and 4 h'ab
Caracol Stela 20:A3, full-figure Initial Series glyph, 18 katun and 4 h'ab
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 400
Object typeSculpture
Caracol Stela 20:A3, full-figure Initial...
Caracol Stela 20:A3, full-figure Initial Series glyph, 18 katun and 4 h'ab
Description: Bible: Initial "V"
Bible: Initial "V"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/9f4f71c4-d073-4fee-bcbb-d65faab51067
Accession numberMs. Auct. E. inf. 1, fol. 304
Bible: Initial "V"
Bible: Initial "V"
Description: Bonampak Murals: "baah took," head flint, Caption 38-39
Bonampak Murals: "baah took," head flint, Caption 38-39
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 791
Object typePainting
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Bonampak Murals: "baah took," head...
Bonampak Murals: "baah took," head flint, Caption 38-39
Description: Pottery figurines, H 4 types
Pottery figurines, H 4 types
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Pottery figurines, H 4 types
Pottery figurines, H 4 types
Description: Psalter: Initial "N"
Psalter: Initial "N"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 770–800
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Municipale, Amiens, France
Accession numberMs. 18, fol. 31v
Psalter: Initial "N"
Psalter: Initial "N"
Description: Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.2.5 in. (3 cm) H
LocationAshmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford
http://collections.ashmolean.org/collection/search/per_page/100/offset/0/sort_by/relevance/object/74373
Accession numberAN1922.205
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping...
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Description: Orlando and the Woodcutter
Orlando and the Woodcutter
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationBomarzo, Italy
Orlando and the Woodcutter
Orlando and the Woodcutter
Description: Page of drawings and paintings from the Ya'qub Beg album
Page of drawings and paintings from the Ya'qub Beg album
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1340–1490
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions50.2 x 33.8 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2153, fol. 55a
Page of drawings and paintings from the...
Page of drawings and paintings from the Ya'qub Beg album
Description: Seated figure with a striped head
Seated figure with a striped head
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 100 BC–250 AD
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
LocationUniversity of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City
http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/uima/id/22515/
Accession number1996_36
Seated figure with a striped head
Seated figure with a striped head
Description: A Roman Soldier
A Roman Soldier
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator name (description)After Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
A Roman Soldier
A Roman Soldier
Description: Title Page, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (Seven books on the fabric of...
Title Page, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (Seven books on the fabric of the human body)
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameVesalius, Andreas; Unknown
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1543
Object typePrint
Materialswoodcut and letterpress
Dimensionsimage: 13.86 × 9.76 in. (35.2 × 24.8 cm); sheet: 15.94 × 10.63 in. (40.5 × 27 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/50862.html?mulR=238244544|1
Accession number1949-97-41a
Title Page, De humani corporis fabrica...
Title Page, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (Seven books on the fabric of the human body)
Description: Codex Vindobonensis
Codex Vindobonensis
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 28
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1500–1525
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna
Codex Vindobonensis
Codex Vindobonensis
Description: Folio with a couplet of poetry in nasta'liq
Folio with a couplet of poetry in nasta'liq
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Copied by Mir'Ali
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1550
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions13.5 x 26.4 cm, folio
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/216280
Accession number1958.70
Folio with a couplet of poetry in...
Folio with a couplet of poetry in nasta'liq
Description: Statue of "Apollo" from Piombino
Statue of "Apollo" from Piombino
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date100 BC–0
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions45 1/4 in. (115 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010257735
Accession numberBr. 2
Statue of "Apollo" from Piombino
Statue of "Apollo" from Piombino
Description: Bonampak Murals: "baah te'," "head-wood,"...
Bonampak Murals: "baah te'," "head-wood," Caption I-26
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 791
Object typePainting
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Bonampak Murals: "baah te',"...
Bonampak Murals: "baah te'," "head-wood," Caption I-26
Description: Birthing FIgure
Birthing FIgure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1800–1875
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsAplite
Dimensions8 x 4 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (20.3 x 12.1 x 14.9 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj23088
Accession numberPC.B.071
Birthing FIgure
Deity in parturition
Description: Bronze statuette of an African (known as Ethiopian) youth
Bronze statuette of an African (known as Ethiopian) youth
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date3rd–2nd century B.C
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions7.2 in. (18.3 cm) H
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/250673
Accession number18.145.10
Bronze statuette of an African (known as...
Bronze statuette of an African (known as Ethiopian) youth
Description: Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions10.6 in. (26.8 cm) H
LocationMuseo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed...
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Description: Painting with calligraphy and framing borders
Painting with calligraphy and framing borders
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1520–1530
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions47.6 x 34 cm, folio
LocationIstanbul, Turkey University Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1422, fol. 17a
Painting with calligraphy and framing...
Painting with calligraphy and framing borders
Description: Palenque, Temple of Inscriptions with section showing crypt, c. 700
Palenque, Temple of Inscriptions with section showing crypt, c. 700
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Palenque, Temple of Inscriptions with...
Palenque, Temple of Inscriptions with section showing crypt, c. 700
Description: Cauldron with a line of dancing figures
Cauldron with a line of dancing figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureHohokam
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSacaton Red-on-buff
LocationBill Schenck Collection
Cauldron with a line of dancing figures
Cauldron with a line of dancing figures
Description: An example of a hieroglyphic system, Assyrian
An example of a hieroglyphic system, Assyrian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureAssyrian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date681–669 BC
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsLord Aberdeen's Black Stone
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=369187&partId=1
Accession number91027
An example of a hieroglyphic system,...
An example of a hieroglyphic system, Assyrian
Description: Raimondi Monolith
Raimondi Monolith
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureChavín
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIncised diorite slab
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Raimondi Monolith
Raimondi Monolith
Description: Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEtruscan
Creator roleMetallist
Creation datec. 300–201 B.C.
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsDiam 0.7 in. (1.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black...
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Description: Askos (flask with a spout and handle)
Askos (flask with a spout and handle)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions3.3 in. (8.4 cm) H
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254212
Accession number41.162.45
Askos (flask with a spout and handle)
Askos in the form a child seizing a goose
Description: Bonampak Murals, Room 1, Figure 74, with Caption 56
Bonampak Murals, Room 1, Figure 74, with Caption 56
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 791
Object typePainting
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Bonampak Murals, Room 1, Figure 74, with...
Bonampak Murals, Room 1, Figure 74, with Caption 56
Description: Astronomical Miscellany: Inner pastedown with added drawings
Astronomical Miscellany: Inner pastedown with added drawings
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 870–900
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationLandesbibliothek, Kassel, Germany
Accession numberMs. Astron. F.2
Astronomical Miscellany: Inner pastedown...
Astronomical Miscellany: Inner pastedown with added drawings
Description: Seated athlete
Seated athlete
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 400 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Seated athlete
Seated athlete
Description: Composite page of calligraphies—center specimen signed by Sultan 'Ali...
Composite page of calligraphies—center specimen signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi—framed in calligraphic and painted border showing two people and a decorative stenciled margin
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Center specimen signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1566
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsVarious materials
Dimensions46 x 34.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 50a
Composite page of...
Composite page of calligraphies—center specimen signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi—framed in calligraphic and painted border showing two people and a decorative stenciled margin
Description: Earth sign, Naj Tunich, Drawing 82:D1
Earth sign, Naj Tunich, Drawing 82:D1
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 767
Object typeIllustration
Earth sign, Naj Tunich, Drawing 82:D1
Earth sign, Naj Tunich, Drawing 82:D1
Description: Funerary statue of Kroisos
Funerary statue of Kroisos
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 525 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Funerary statue of Kroisos
Funerary statue of Kroisos
Description: Page of drawings
Page of drawings
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1350–1430
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions68 x 50 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 98a
Page of drawings
Page of drawings
Description: Sacrificing girl
Sacrificing girl
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationNational Museum, Rome
Sacrificing girl
Sacrificing girl

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