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TitleA chief seated on a caryatid stool and flanked by three ancestor figures, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation datec. 1975

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsUnknown

LocationPetridis, Constantine, "Meditations on Hemba Ancestral Figures" in Luigi Spina, Hemba, 124-37 (Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2017), 133, fig. 5

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsHemba (African people)Kings and rulers in artAncestor worshipSculpture, Central African (Central Africa)

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Cats. 52–67

Constantine Petridis (Editor)

Speaking of Objects: African Art at the Art Institute of Chicago

Cats. 52–67

Author

Constantine Petridis (Editor)

PublisherArt Institute of Chicago

Related print edition pages: pp.136-163

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00321.10

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-22882&redirecttoanchor=82032

Chapter subject tags:Figure sculpture, AfricanReliquaries, Kota (Africa)Masks, AfricanRites and ceremonies

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Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik Ambar

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 14

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1610–1620

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148777/possibly-fath-khan-son-of-malik-ambar

Accession number17.3103

Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik...

Portrait of Malik Ambar

King's throne (Königsthron), detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 01

Creator nationality/cultureBamun (Cameroon)

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1800–1900

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWood

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/207024/

Accession numberIII C33341

King's throne (Königsthron), detail

Detail of king's throne (Königsthron), Bamun, Cameroon

King Kephron

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 07

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 2472–2448 BC

Object typeSculpture

LocationEgyptian Museum, Cairo

King Kephron

Statue of King Kephron

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to Charles the Bald

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Possibly three monks of St Martin at Tours: Amandus, Haregarius, and Sigvaldus

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 1, fol. 423r

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to...

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to Charles the Bald

Standing figure carrying ritual devices

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureOlmec

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date900-300 BC

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsSerpentine

Dimensions11.1 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm (4.4 x 1.9 x 0.8 in. )

LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/objects-1/info/23085

Accession numberPC.B.016

Standing figure carrying ritual devices

Notitia Dignitatum: The Province of Palestine

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/176509

Accession numberMs. 86.1972, fol. 2

Notitia Dignitatum: The Province of...

Notitia Dignitatum: The Province of Palestine

Drawing of Stela 11

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date200–100 BC

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsStone

Dimensions78 x 26 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (198 x 68 x 18 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City

Accession number3093

Drawing of Stela 11

Description: Black-background cylinder vase showing a ruler in a mythological setting flanked by...

Black-background cylinder vase showing a ruler in a mythological setting flanked by deities

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 755–780

Object typeContainer

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions8 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (22.5 x 12 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/cylinder-vase-36324

Accession number1988.1168

Black-background cylinder vase showing a...

Black-background cylinder vase showing a ruler in a mythological setting flanked by deities

Relación de Michoacán: Indian illustration of Purépeche history

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 18

Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1539–1541

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationReal Biblioteca de El Escorial, Madrid

Relación de Michoacán:...

Relación de Michoacán: Indian illustration of Purépeche history

Bible: Initial "A" with David and the Ark

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/43e523c1-04c3-4e50-8425-4360bb93b4d9

Accession numberMs. Laud Misc. 752, fol. 279v

Bible: Initial "A" with David and the...

Bible: Initial "A" with David and the Ark

Stelae E and A

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 18

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 700–800

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStone

Stelae E and A

Edward III and his family kneeling below the Adoration of the Magi

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1350–1363

Object typePainting

Edward III and his family kneeling below...

Edward III and his family kneeling below the Adoration of the Magi

Bible historiale: Banquet of King Ahasuerus

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1314

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationUniversity Library, Edinburgh

http://images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/c533eh

Accession numberMs. 19, fol. 188v

Bible historiale: Banquet of King...

Bible historiale: Banquet of King Ahasuerus

Christ Crowning King Roger II of Sicily

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1148

Object typeMosaic

LocationMartorana (Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio), Palermo, Italy

Christ Crowning King Roger II of Sicily

Black-background cylinder vase showing a ruler in a mythological setting flanked by deities (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 755–780

Object typeContainer

Dimensions8 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (22.5 x 12 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/cylinder-vase-36324

Accession number1988.1168

Black-background cylinder vase showing a...

Black-background cylinder vase showing a ruler in a mythological setting flanked by deities (detail)

Drawing of the rear face of Stela 11

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 755

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsStone

Drawing of the rear face of Stela 11

Solomon

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1105

Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph

MaterialsEnamel and silver-gilt

LocationS. Marco, Venice

Solomon

Plate with the Enthroned King Surrounded by Musicians and Servants

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator nationality/cultureCentral Asian (Iranian)

Creator roleMetallist

Creation dateAD c. 675-725

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSilver

LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/08.+applied+arts/97260

Accession numberS-47

Plate with the Enthroned King Surrounded...

Silver plate from Iran

Quiriguá, Stela E

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 770

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsSandstone

DimensionsHeight 35 ft. (10.7 m)

LocationIzabal, Guatemala

Quiriguá, Stela E

Model of a house on a platform

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440

Accession number1991.479

Model of a house on a platform

Seated chieftain

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationPrivate Collection, Belgium

Seated chieftain

Islamic coin, "Orant" type, obverse and reverse

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleMetalist

Creation date694–695

Object typeCoin/Medal

MaterialsSilver

LocationAmerican Numismatic Society, New York

https://numismatics.org/collection/1975.270.1

Accession number1975.270.1

Islamic coin, "Orant" type, obverse and...

Early Islamic coin, "Orant" type, obverse and reverse

Book of Hours: King David in prayer

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1470–1500

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberAdd MS 19417, fol. 167v

Book of Hours: King David in prayer

Bible: Initial "P" with illuminator

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Municipale, Reims, France

Accession numberMs. 40, fol. 83v

Bible: Initial "P" with illuminator

Arthurian Romance: The siege perilous

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationJohn Rylands University Library, Manchester, United Kingdom

Accession numberFrench 1, fol. 109v

Arthurian Romance: The siege perilous

Seated chieftain wearing a headdress with a horn and dog's head

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 250

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions19 1/2 x 11 x 9 1/2 in. (49.5 x 28 x 24 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/146944

Accession number1997.363

Seated chieftain wearing a headdress...

Seated chieftain wearing a headdress with a horn and dog's head

Detail from a fresco panel

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation dateAD 150–750

Object typeIllustration

Detail from a fresco panel

The Magi Before Herod

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1200

Object typePainting

LocationSainte-Julian (apse vault), Le Petit-Quevilly (Normandy)

The Magi Before Herod

Description: Bartholomaeus Anglicus, "De Proprietatibus Rerum": God creating...

Bartholomaeus Anglicus, "De Proprietatibus Rerum": God creating the World and the book presented to Charles V of France

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberAdd. 11612, fol. 10

Bartholomaeus Anglicus, "De...

Bartholomaeus Anglicus, "De Proprietatibus Rerum": God creating the World and the book presented to Charles V of France

Drawing of stucco panel from Structure H-Sub-10 at Uaxactún, depicting a ruler

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. 200 BC

Object typeIllustration

Drawing of stucco panel from Structure...

Drawing of stucco panel from Structure H-Sub-10 at Uaxactún, depicting a ruler

Description: Ecclesiastes: Initial "U" with unfinished drawing in graphite...

Ecclesiastes: Initial "U" with unfinished drawing in graphite strengthened with pen and gilt

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationWinchester Cathedral Library, United Kingdom

Accession numberThe Winchester Bible, fol. 278v

Ecclesiastes: Initial "U" with...

Ecclesiastes: Initial "U" with unfinished drawing in graphite strengthened with pen and gilt

Description: King Agbar holding the Mandylion; St Thaddeus, St Paul the Theban, St Anthony, St...

King Agbar holding the Mandylion; St Thaddeus, St Paul the Theban, St Anthony, St Basil, and St Ephraim

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. AD 945

Object typePainting

LocationMonastery of St Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt

King Agbar holding the Mandylion; St...

King Agbar holding the Mandylion; St Thaddeus, St Paul the Theban, St Anthony, St Basil, and St Ephraim

Pectoral and Maya inscription (on reverse)

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureOlmec/Maya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date100 BC–AD 100

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsQuartzite

Dimensions3 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (8.9 x 26.7 x 2.9 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22700

Accession numberPC.B.538

Pectoral and Maya inscription (on...

Pectoral and Maya inscription (on reverse)

Single leaf with King David in prayer

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1470–1500

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberAdd MS 35254, cutting R

Single leaf with King David in prayer

Figurine of ruler dancing with maize

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (23 x 16 x 11.5 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City

Accession number5897

Figurine of ruler dancing with maize

Ocarina with enthroned chieftain

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureTairona

Creator roleInstrument Maker

Creation date1200–1600

Object typeMusical Instrument

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions4 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. (11.1 x 3.1 x 10 cm)

LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, New York

Accession number24/6783

Ocarina with enthroned chieftain

Dignitary and companions on raft

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationMuseo del Oro, Bogotá, Colombia

Dignitary and companions on raft

Funerary vessel with portrait head

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 700

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic and jade

DimensionsHeight 9 7/8 in. (25 cm); diameter 3 1/2 in. (9 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City

Accession number11080 a, b

Funerary vessel with portrait head

Panel with King William II offering Monreale to the Virgin

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1183

Object typeMosaic

LocationAbbey Church, Monreale, Italy

Panel with King William II offering...

Panel with King William II offering Monreale to the Virgin

Bible: Initial "O" for the Song of Songs, Solomon and Ecclesia

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationNew College, Oxford, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. 20, fol. 87v

Bible: Initial "O" for the Song of...

Bible: Initial "O" for the Song of Songs, Solomon and Ecclesia

Vessel depicting seated ruler with pampas cat

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMoche

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 250–550

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions7 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (19.4 x 19.1 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/91562

Accession number1955.2281

Vessel depicting seated ruler with...

Vessel depicting seated ruler with pampas cat

Bible: Marginal sketch of Solomon and Ecclesia

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationNew College, Oxford, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. 20, fol. 87v

Bible: Marginal sketch of Solomon and...

Bible: Marginal sketch of Solomon and Ecclesia

Seated chieftain

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationKistermann Collection, Aachen, Germany

Seated chieftain

Stela 11

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date200–100 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStone

Dimensions78 x 26 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (198 x 68 x 18 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City

Accession number3093

Stela 11

The Ascent of Alexander

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator name (description)Sculpted in Constantinople

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1000–1200

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationS. Marco, Venice

The Ascent of Alexander

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238

Accession number1989.639

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Commemorative mask of a ruler

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureOlmec

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1200–600 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsGray jadeite with black incrustations

DimensionsHeight 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/portrait-mask-36451

Accession number1991.968

Commemorative mask of a ruler

Drawing of sarcophagus lid

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation dateAD 684

Object typeIllustration

Drawing of sarcophagus lid

Yaxchilán, Stela 11, Bird-Jaguar and contemporaries (rear)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 770

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLimestone

LocationChiapas, Mexico

Yaxchilán, Stela 11, Bird-Jaguar...

Yaxchilán, Stela 11, Bird-Jaguar and contemporaries (rear)

Zaachila, Tomb 1, relief of Lord Nine Flower

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMixtec

LocationOaxaca, Mexico

Zaachila, Tomb 1, relief of Lord Nine...

Zaachila, Tomb 1, relief of Lord Nine Flower

Codex Mexicanus: Manuscript page showing chronological events at Tenochtitlan

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1570–1580

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsAmate paper

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Codex Mexicanus: Manuscript page showing...

Codex Mexicanus: Manuscript page showing chronological events at Tenochtitlan

Copán, Stela N

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 760

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsTrachyte

LocationCopán, Honduras

Copán, Stela N

King Milutin

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1313–1314

Object typePainting

LocationKing's Church, Studenica, Serbia

King Milutin

Seated chieftain with female attendants

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationPrivate Collection

Seated chieftain with female attendants

Bonampak, Room 3, wall 10, the ruler performing penance with his family (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. AD 800

Object typePainting

LocationChiapas, Mexico

Bonampak, Room 3, wall 10, the ruler...

Bonampak, Room 3, wall 10, the ruler performing penance with his family (detail)

Bonampak, Room 2, wall 5, ruler, officers, and victims

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. AD 800

Object typePainting

LocationChiapas, Mexico

Bonampak, Room 2, wall 5, ruler,...

Bonampak, Room 2, wall 5, ruler, officers, and victims

King Vladislav presented by the Virgin to Christ enthroned

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1234–1236

Object typePainting

LocationChurch of the Ascension, Mileševa, Serbia

King Vladislav presented by the Virgin...

King Vladislav presented by the Virgin to Christ enthroned

Portrait vessel of ruler

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMoche

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 250–550

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions13 x 7 x 9 in. (33 x 17.8 x 22.9 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Accession number1/3873, C-60572

Portrait vessel of ruler

Pectoral depicting seated chieftain with raptorial birds

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureTairona

Creator roleArmorer

Creation date1200–1600

Object typeArms/Armor

MaterialsBone

Dimensions3 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (8 x 10 cm)

LocationMuseo del Oro del Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia

Pectoral depicting seated chieftain with...

Pectoral depicting seated chieftain with raptorial birds

Description: M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries, Ancient and Modern":...

M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries, Ancient and Modern": Figures 1 to 4

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 16

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

LocationNorthwestern University Library, Evanston, Illinois

M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries,...

M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries, Ancient and Modern": Figures 1 to 4

Figure presenting a drinking vessel

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions13 x 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (33.02 x 29.85 x 20.96 cm)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

http://collections.lacma.org/node/253658

Accession numberM.86.296.122

Figure presenting a drinking vessel

Vessel depicting seated chieftain in ceremonial dress

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureNazca

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 200–400

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions29 x 16 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. (73.6 x 43 x 43 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru

Accession numberC 54196

Vessel depicting seated chieftain in...

Vessel depicting seated chieftain in ceremonial dress

King Taharqa with the ram of Amun, Kawa, Nubia

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 30

Creator nationality/cultureNubian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date690 BC–664 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsGneiss

Dimensions106 × 163 × 63 cm

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=8807&partId=1&searchText=ram+of+amun&page=1

Accession numberEA1779

King Taharqa with the ram of Amun, Kawa,...

King Taharqa with the ram of Amun, Kawa, Nubia

Seated chieftain wearing a double carved-tusk pendant

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureJama-Coaque

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 200–400

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions14 x 9 x 8 in. (35.6 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm)

LocationMuseo Arqueológico del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador

Accession number3–53–77

Seated chieftain wearing a double...

Seated chieftain wearing a double carved-tusk pendant

Ceremonial knife with figure Naymlap(?), back

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureSicán

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1100–1200

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsGold inlaid with turquoise

DimensionsHeight 17 in. (43.2 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru

Ceremonial knife with figure Naymlap(?),...

Ceremonial knife with figure Naymlap(?), back

Miracle of the Ring

Posted by:Administrator

Oct 08

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1255

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationCambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK

http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-EE-00003-00059/57

Accession numberCUL MS Ee. 3. 59, fol. 26

Miracle of the Ring

Description: Rendering of a cave painting depicting a chieftain seated on an earth-monster...

Rendering of a cave painting depicting a chieftain seated on an earth-monster throne, wearing a ceremonial bird-of-prey attire

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 14

Creator nationality/cultureOlmec

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 700–500 BC

Object typePainting

MaterialsRamos Polychrome

LocationOxtotitlan cave, Guerrero, Mexico

Rendering of a cave painting depicting a...

Rendering of a cave painting depicting a chieftain seated on an earth-monster throne, wearing a ceremonial bird-of-prey attire

The Six Kings

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. AD 700–750

Object typePainting

LocationQusayr Amrah, Jordan

The Six Kings

Allegory of the Departure of Dom Pedro II After Independence

Posted by:John Carlson

Dimensions82 x 103 cm

LocationFundaçāo María Luisa e Oscar Americano, São Paulo, Brazil

Allegory of the Departure of Dom Pedro...

Allegory of the Departure of Dom Pedro II After Independence

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