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Double-spouted vessel depicting lizards

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Description: Double-spouted vessel depicting lizards
TitleDouble-spouted vessel depicting lizards
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–200
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions6 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (16.5 x 29.7 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http:/­/­www.artic.edu/­aic/­collections/­artwork/­91374
Accession number1955.2096
SubjectsNazca potteryLizards in artBirds in art
StatusObject from Peru
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Interpreting the Nazca Lines
Johan Reinhard
Description: The Ancient Americas: Art from Sacred Landscapes
The Ancient Americas: Art from Sacred Landscapes
On the arid coastal plain of southern Peru arose a culture that was to become one of the most famous in the prehistory of that country. Between roughly 200 BC and AD 600, the people inhabiting the Nazca River system made textiles and ceramics that were of the highest technical and artistic quality. Thanks to the desert climate, many of these objects were well preserved and can be seen in museums much as they appeared to the people who made them nearly two thousand years ago. Among the finest …
Author
Johan Reinhard
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
Copyright© 1992 The Art Institute of Chicago
Related print edition pages: pp.291-301
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00118.028
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-14453&redirecttoanchor=12776
Chapter subject tags:Nazca Lines Site (Peru)Nazca cosmologyNazca potteryIndigenous peoples--South America--PeruArt, Ancient AmericanPottery, Ancient AmericanTextile fabrics, Ancient American

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Description: Seated falcon effigy platform pipe
Seated falcon effigy platform pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsPipestone
DimensionsLength 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number6125.1142
Seated falcon effigy platform pipe
Seated falcon effigy platform pipe
Description: Parrot
Parrot
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Parrot
Parrot
Description: Dome-shaped jar depicting ceremonial figure
Dome-shaped jar depicting ceremonial figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 50–200
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (15 x 15 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/91406
Accession number1955.2128
Dome-shaped jar depicting ceremonial...
Dome-shaped jar depicting ceremonial figure
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting a double-headed falcon
Copper repoussé plate depicting a double-headed falcon
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
LocationWashington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis
Accession numberWU3680
Copper repoussé plate depicting a...
Copper repoussé plate depicting a double-headed falcon
Description: Page from an anthology of Iskandar Sultan showing designs for bookbinding...
Page from an anthology of Iskandar Sultan showing designs for bookbinding components
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1410–1411
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions18.1 x 12.5 cm, folio
LocationBritish Library, London
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_27261
Accession numberAdd.27261, fol. 543a
Page from an anthology of Iskandar...
Page from an anthology of Iskandar Sultan showing designs for bookbinding components
Description: Bowl with a Figure and Birds
Bowl with a Figure and Birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date900–999 AD
Object typeContainer
MaterialsGlazed earthenware
DimensionsDiameter: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Height: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/449495
Accession number38.40.290
Bowl with a Figure and Birds
Bowl with a Figure and Birds
Description: Stucco frieze from Toniná, detail
Stucco frieze from Toniná, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 600–900
Object typeSculpture
LocationToniná, Chiapas, Mexico
Stucco frieze from Toniná, detail
Stucco frieze from Toniná, detail
Description: Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"
Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1130–1170
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/176496
Accession numberMs. 83.1972, fol. 1
Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to...
Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"
Description: Pectoral depicting seated chieftain with raptorial birds
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: Bowl with bird-wing motifs
Bowl with bird-wing motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions6 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (16.5 x 31.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with bird-wing motifs
Bowl with bird-wing motifs
Description: Birdstone
Birdstone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1500–1000 BC
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 6 1/4 in. (16 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
http://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-257754
Accession numberYPM ANT 257754
Birdstone
Birdstone
Description: Beaker ("kero") with modeled hawk head
Beaker ("kero") with modeled hawk head
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTiwanaku
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 400–800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions6 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (16.8 x 16.5 x 19 cm)
LocationInstituto Nacional de Arqueología de Bolivia, La Paz
Accession numberMNA, CFD 8
Beaker ("kero") with modeled hawk head
Beaker ("kero") with modeled hawk head
Description: "Crust-painted" pottery
"Crust-painted" pottery
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 500 BC
Object typeContainer
DimensionsHeight 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
"Crust-painted" pottery
"Crust-painted" pottery
Description: Temple-shaped censer, probably from Escuintla, Pacific Coast of Guatemala
Temple-shaped censer, probably from Escuintla, Pacific Coast of Guatemala
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
https://collections.lacma.org/node/2259944
Accession numberM.2010.115.1025a-b
Temple-shaped censer, probably from...
Temple-shaped censer, probably from Escuintla, Pacific Coast of Guatemala
Description: Heron
Heron
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 1/2 x 6 x 5 1/2 in. (34.29 x 15.24 x 13.97 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253679
Accession numberM.86.296.171
Heron
Heron
Description: Drawing of a guanay cormorant embroidered on a turban
Drawing of a guanay cormorant embroidered on a turban
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 50–100
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Drawing of a guanay cormorant...
Drawing of a guanay cormorant embroidered on a turban
Description: Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 3/4 x 9 in. (22.2 x 22.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents,...
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Description: Frederick II, "Liber de Avibus": Figure swimming
Frederick II, "Liber de Avibus": Figure swimming
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberFr. 12400, fol. 115v
Frederick II, "Liber de Avibus": Figure...
Frederick II, "Liber de Avibus": Figure swimming
Description: Plate with Incised Bird
Plate with Incised Bird
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1100–1200
Object typeContainer
Materialsglazed clay
Dimensionsd: 22.7 cm
LocationIndiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana
Accession number69.117.2
Plate with Incised Bird
Plate with Incised Bird
Description: Polychrome pottery vessel
Polychrome pottery vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
Dimensions7 x 6 3/4 in. (17.8 x 17.2 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/91414
Accession number1955.2136
Polychrome pottery vessel
Polychrome pottery vessel
Description: Trujillo del Perú
Trujillo del Perú
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 11
Creator name (description)Unknown artist
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1782–1785
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on paper
LocationBanco BBVA Continental, Lima, Peru
Trujillo del Perú
Trujillo del Perú
Description: Drawing of a nighthawk embroidered on a poncho
Drawing of a nighthawk embroidered on a poncho
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 50–100
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Drawing of a nighthawk embroidered on a...
Drawing of a nighthawk embroidered on a poncho
Description: Tak'alik Ab'aj Altar 13
Tak'alik Ab'aj Altar 13
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 300 BC–AD 250
Object typeSculpture
LocationTak'alik Ab'aj, Guatemala
Tak'alik Ab'aj Altar 13
Tak'alik Ab'aj Altar 13
Description: Life and Miracles of St Germain: St Germain
Life and Miracles of St Germain: St Germain
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1070–1100
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 12610, fol. 40v
Life and Miracles of St Germain: St...
Life and Miracles of St Germain: St Germain
Description: Fish effigy vessel with both a horned serpent and a macaw-headed serpent, and birds
Fish effigy vessel with both a horned serpent and a macaw-headed serpent, and birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions6 1/4 x 8 x 10 in. (15.9 x 20.3 x 25.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Fish effigy vessel with both a horned...
Fish effigy vessel with both a horned serpent and a macaw-headed serpent, and birds
Description: Tunic Fragment with Birds, Flowers, Lions, and Dancers, Egypt (?)
Tunic Fragment with Birds, Flowers, Lions, and Dancers, Egypt (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. AD 700–1100
Object typeTextile
Materialswool and linen
Dimensionsh: 45.7 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/171308
Accession number1985.108
Tunic Fragment with Birds, Flowers,...
Tunic Fragment with Birds, Flowers, Lions, and Dancers, Egypt (?)
Description: Vessel in the form of "lúcuma" fruits
Vessel in the form of "lúcuma" fruits
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions4 3/4 x 7 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (12 x 18.7 x 9.5 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Accession number85258, C-62595
Vessel in the form of "lúcuma"...
Vessel in the form of "lúcuma" fruits
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: Interior of Yonnoma of Grand Audience Hall of Ninomaru Palace
Interior of Yonnoma of Grand Audience Hall of Ninomaru Palace
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleArtist
Object typeOther
LocationNijō Castle, Kyoto
Interior of Yonnoma of Grand Audience...
Interior of Yonnoma of Grand Audience Hall of Ninomaru Palace
Description: Statuette of a "ba" bird (fragment)
Statuette of a "ba" bird (fragment)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSandstone
LocationSudan National Museum, Khartoum
Statuette of a "ba" bird (fragment)
Statuette of a "ba" bird (fragment)
Description: Olla with abstract bird motifs
Olla with abstract bird motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white
Dimensions13 x 14 1/2 in. (33 x 36.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with abstract bird motifs
Olla with abstract bird motifs
Description: Dish
Dish
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCarved and glazed composite-bodied ceramic
Dimensions41 cm (diam.)
LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Berlin
Dish
Dish
Description: Buyid silk
Buyid silk
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation dateAD 900–1100
Object typeTextile
MaterialsSilk
DimensionsOverall: 67 3/8 x 25 5/8 in. (171 x 65 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art
http://clevelandart.org/art/1962.264
Accession number1962.264
Buyid silk
Buyid silk
Description: Raven effigy pipe
Raven effigy pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSteatite
Dimensions3 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. (9.2 x 34.3 cm)
LocationTommy Beutell Collection
Accession numberP348
Raven effigy pipe
Raven effigy pipe
Description: Spatulate Pipe with lizard motif
Spatulate Pipe with lizard motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8193847
Accession numberA440179
Spatulate Pipe with lizard motif
Spatulate Pipe with lizard motif
Description: Seal of Abd al-Malik
Seal of Abd al-Malik
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator roleMetalist
Object typeCoin/Medal
LocationArchaeological Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Seal of Abd al-Malik
Seal of Abd al-Malik
Description: White gyrfalcon
White gyrfalcon
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Attributed in a caption to Bihzad
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1536
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and silk
Dimensions40.8 x 25.1 cm, inset
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 119b
White gyrfalcon
White gyrfalcon
Description: Water Jug
Water Jug
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureNative American
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1900–1930
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware with pigment
Dimensionsh. 11 × diam. 8 15/16 in. (28 × 22.7 cm)
LocationYale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Conn.
https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-003585
Accession numberYPM ANT.003585
Water Jug
Water Jug
Description: Bowl depicting a pair of avian-fish composite creatures
Bowl depicting a pair of avian-fish composite creatures
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white
Dimensions5 1/4 x 10 3/8 x 12 1/8 in. (13.3 x 26.4 x 30.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a pair of avian-fish...
Bowl depicting a pair of avian-fish composite creatures
Description: Birds
Birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation datec. 1270–1275
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque municipale de Douai, France
Accession numberMSS 711
Birds
Birds
Description: Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Accession number618/1Ha3
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Description: Painted plate from Las Pacayas, Guatemala
Painted plate from Las Pacayas, Guatemala
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 600–900
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arquelogía y Etnología, Guatemala City
Painted plate from Las Pacayas,...
Painted plate from Las Pacayas, Guatemala
Description: Three birds perched in flowering trees
Three birds perched in flowering trees
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1478–1490
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions32.1 x 21.4 cm, drawing
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 84b
Three birds perched in flowering trees
Three birds perched in flowering trees
Description: Drawing of a male condor embroidered on a mantle
Drawing of a male condor embroidered on a mantle
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 50–100
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Drawing of a male condor embroidered on...
Drawing of a male condor embroidered on a mantle
Description: Bird claw cutout
Bird claw cutout
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSheet mica
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number1579.110131
Bird claw cutout
Bird claw cutout
Description: Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 3/4 x 9 in. (22.2 x 22.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents,...
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Description: Temple-shaped lid of a censer, probably from Escuintla, Pacific Coast of Guatemala
Temple-shaped lid of a censer, probably from Escuintla, Pacific Coast of Guatemala
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 250–600
Object typeSculpture
LocationBanco Industrial, Guatemala City
Temple-shaped lid of a censer, probably...
Temple-shaped lid of a censer, probably from Escuintla, Pacific Coast of Guatemala
Description: Jar with macaw-head motifs, abstract birds, and a vertical zigzag band
Jar with macaw-head motifs, abstract birds, and a vertical zigzag band
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions10 x 9 3/4 in. (25.4 x 24.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with macaw-head motifs, abstract...
Jar with macaw-head motifs, abstract birds, and a vertical zigzag band
Description: Bowl depicting a lizardlike creature with an unidentified appendage
Bowl depicting a lizardlike creature with an unidentified appendage
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1625
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSikyatki Polychrome
Dimensions4 x 10 1/8 in. (10.2 x 25.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a lizardlike creature...
Bowl depicting a lizardlike creature with an unidentified appendage
Description: Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller...
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1625
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSikyatki Polychrome
Dimensions9 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 16 3/8 in. (24.8 x 46.4 x 41.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a...
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller birds
Description: Ewer
Ewer
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1050
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRock crystal
DimensionsHeight: 7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm)
LocationVictoria & Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69906/ewer-unknown/
Accession number7904-1862
Ewer
Ewer
Description: Head of ba bird (fragment)
Head of ba bird (fragment)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSandstone
Dimensions2.8 in. (7 cm) H
LocationMuseo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid
Head of ba bird (fragment)
Head of ba bird (fragment)
Description: Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif
Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 x 8 1/4 in. (20.3 x 21 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with modeled quail and a...
Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif
Description: Birdstone
Birdstone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1500–1000 BC
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
http://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-257753
Accession number257753
Birdstone
Birdstone
Description: Macaw effigy vessel with modeled quail
Macaw effigy vessel with modeled quail
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (17.2 x 19.1 x 21.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Macaw effigy vessel with modeled quail
Macaw effigy vessel with modeled quail
Description: Bird-and-flower painting
Bird-and-flower painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Attributed in a caption to the "Chinese masters
Creator nationality/cultureChinese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1400–1500
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment and silk
Dimensions40.5 x 24 cm, inset
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 96b
Bird-and-flower painting
Bird-and-flower painting
Description: Dos Cisnes (Two swans), made in the Centro Popular de Cultura, San Juan de Limay...
Dos Cisnes (Two swans), made in the Centro Popular de Cultura, San Juan de Limay (near Estelí), exhibited at Casa de las Artes del Pueblo, Managua
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nationality/cultureNicaraguan
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1982
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarmolina
Dos Cisnes (Two swans), made in the...
Dos Cisnes (Two swans), made in the Centro Popular de Cultura, San Juan de Limay (near Estelí), exhibited at Casa de las Artes del Pueblo, Managua
Description: Falcon effigy platform pipe
Falcon effigy platform pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsPipestone
DimensionsLength 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number6124.1144
Falcon effigy platform pipe
Falcon effigy platform pipe
Description: Crown (Adé Ilèkè)
Crown (Adé Ilèkè)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 01
Creator nationality/cultureYoruba
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1875–1950
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsGlass beads, fabric, thread, and copper alloy
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/132676/crown-ade
Accession number1994.314
Crown (Adé Ilèkè)
Crown (Adé Ilèkè)
Description: Birdstone
Birdstone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1500–1000 BC
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession number2/2068CAT1869-90-81
Birdstone
Birdstone
Description: Raven effigy platform pipe
Raven effigy platform pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 200–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsConglomerate stone
DimensionsLength 4 in. (10.2 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number6124.1141
Raven effigy platform pipe
Raven effigy platform pipe
Description: Piers carved with quetzal and owl figures surrounding court of Quetzalpapálotl...
Piers carved with quetzal and owl figures surrounding court of Quetzalpapálotl building
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacán
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeArchitecture
LocationState of Mexico, Mexico
Piers carved with quetzal and owl...
Piers carved with quetzal and owl figures surrounding court of Quetzalpapálotl building
Description: Lidded vessel of a world-turtle
Lidded vessel of a world-turtle
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 300–400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); diameter 7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City
Accession number11469
Lidded vessel of a world-turtle
Lidded vessel of a world-turtle
Description: Pectoral depicting frigate bird with avian attendants
Pectoral depicting frigate bird with avian attendants
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTairona
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1200–1600
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsGold
Dimensions3 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. (9.5 x 11.9 cm)
LocationMuseo del Oro del Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia
Accession number16584
Pectoral depicting frigate bird with...
Pectoral depicting frigate bird with avian attendants
Description: Friendship or Romance Allegory
Friendship or Romance Allegory
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 21
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1785–1790
Object typePainting
MaterialsDissolved hair on ivory
Dimensions15/16 × 1/2 in. (2.4 × 1.3 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/50295
Accession number1951.44.1
Friendship or Romance Allegory
Friendship or Romance Allegory
Description: Drawing of an inca tern embroidered on an unidentified garment type
Drawing of an inca tern embroidered on an unidentified garment type
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 50–100
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Drawing of an inca tern embroidered on...
Drawing of an inca tern embroidered on an unidentified garment type
Description: Jar with zigzag motifs, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Jar with zigzag motifs, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions11 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (29.2 x 29.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with zigzag motifs, macaw-head...
Jar with zigzag motifs, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Description: Squash vessel with parrot supports
Squash vessel with parrot supports
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Squash vessel with parrot supports
Squash vessel with parrot supports
Description: Rebuilding
Rebuilding
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 27
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1871
Object typePrint
MaterialsWood engraving
Locationreproduced in The Illustrated London News, 8 April 1871
Rebuilding
Rebuilding
Description: Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Accession number508/1Ha3
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Description: Vessel depicting seated chieftain in ceremonial dress
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
Description: Tripod Plate
Tripod Plate
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date600-900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions8.4 x 31.8 cm (3 5/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52053
Accession number1958.14.58
Tripod Plate
Tripod Plate
Description: Fragment of a Corinthian column-crater depicting Jason behind a seated Phineus (both...
Fragment of a Corinthian column-crater depicting Jason behind a seated Phineus (both inscribed), next to Idaea and Pollux
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 575 BCE
Object typeContainers
LocationFrom Mata Vojatzi, Fruhe Argonautenbilder, Wurzburg, 1982)
Fragment of a Corinthian column-crater...
Fragment of a Corinthian column-crater depicting Jason behind a seated Phineus (both inscribed), next to Idaea and Pollux
Description: A Greenlander, an Asiastic, and an African couple with a baby
A Greenlander, an Asiastic, and an African couple with a baby
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1670
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationFormerly at Castle Pretzch, then Schwedt an der Oder, Germany
A Greenlander, an Asiastic, and an...
A Greenlander, an Asiastic, and an African couple with a baby
Description: Tasseled hat with avian motifs
Tasseled hat with avian motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureHuari/Tiwanaku
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation dateAD 600–800
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsCamelid wool and cotton
Dimensions4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
LocationSeattle Art Museum
http://www1.seattleartmuseum.org/eMuseum/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=Number%20is%2076.51&searchstring=Number/,/is/,/76.51/,/0/,/0&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=1
Accession number76.51
Tasseled hat with avian motifs
Tasseled hat with avian motifs
Description: Tohil Plumbate ceramic figurine
Tohil Plumbate ceramic figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 900–1200
Object typeSculpture
LocationPrivate collection, Guatemala City
Tohil Plumbate ceramic figurine
Tohil Plumbate ceramic figurine
Description: Effigy platform pipe of a heron eating a fish
Effigy platform pipe of a heron eating a fish
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsPipestone
DimensionsLength 3 3/4 in. (9.4 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Effigy platform pipe of a heron eating a...
Effigy platform pipe of a heron eating a fish
Description: White-slipped pottery
White-slipped pottery
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
White-slipped pottery
White-slipped pottery
Description: Fragment of a granary door or shutter
Fragment of a granary door or shutter
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 05
Creator nationality/cultureDogon
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1870–1930
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsWood
Dimensions26 × 17 × 2 5/8 in. (66 × 43.2 × 6.7 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX
https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5106606
Accession number2000.396
Fragment of a granary door or shutter
Fragment of a granary door or shutter
Description: Tak'alik Ab'aj Altar 30
Tak'alik Ab'aj Altar 30
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 300 BC–AD 250
Object typeSculpture
LocationTak'alik Ab'aj, Guatemala
Tak'alik Ab'aj Altar 30
Tak'alik Ab'aj Altar 30
Description: Designs for medallions
Designs for medallions
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1400–1450
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions68 x 50 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 90a
Designs for medallions
Designs for medallions
Description: Detail of Dresden Codex, p. 40b
Detail of Dresden Codex, p. 40b
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 900–1520
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationSächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden, Germany
Detail of Dresden Codex, p. 40b
Detail of Dresden Codex, p. 40b
Description: Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions7 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (18.4 x 24.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and...
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Description: Drawing of a female condor embroidered on a poncho
Drawing of a female condor embroidered on a poncho
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 100
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Drawing of a female condor embroidered...
Drawing of a female condor embroidered on a poncho
Description: Axe God Pendant
Axe God Pendant
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 500 BC-c. AD 500
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsJadeite
LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberPC.B.225
Axe God Pendant
Bird celt
Description: Duck
Duck
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Duck
Duck
Description: Jar with semicircles with geometric elements, and quail (?) on the bottom
Jar with semicircles with geometric elements, and quail (?) on the bottom
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (16.5 x 16.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with semicircles with geometric...
Jar with semicircles with geometric elements, and quail (?) on the bottom
Description: Humā bird from the throne of Tipu Sahib Sultan
Humā bird from the throne of Tipu Sahib Sultan
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1770–1800
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGold, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, pearls, silver gilt
Dimensions42 x 20 x 28 cm
LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom
https://www.rct.uk/collection/48482/huma-birdnbspbird-of-paradise
Accession numberRCIN 48482
Humā bird from the throne of Tipu...
Humā bird from the throne of Tipu Sahib Sultan
Description: Beaded bird figure
Beaded bird figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 22
Creator nationality/cultureTlingit
Creator roleArtist
Object typeOther
MaterialsBeads, wood, pigment, thread
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=16%2E1%2F%20%20284
Accession number16.1/284
Beaded bird figure
Beaded bird figure
Description: Rollout photograph of Vase K1226
Rollout photograph of Vase K1226
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 600–900
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
Rollout photograph of Vase K1226
Rollout photograph of Vase K1226
Description: Statuette of a "ba" bird (fragment)
Statuette of a "ba" bird (fragment)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSandstone
Dimensions3.5 × 6.3 in. (9 × 16 cm)
LocationMuseo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid
Statuette of a "ba" bird (fragment)
Statuette of a "ba" bird (fragment)
Description: Jar with birdlike creatures
Jar with birdlike creatures
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions10 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (27 x 22 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with birdlike creatures
Jar with birdlike creatures
Description: Standing Bird-Headed Warrior (Multiple views)
Standing Bird-Headed Warrior (Multiple views)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date150-400
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPottery: traces of Chapopote paint; Ceramic.
DimensionsObject: 23.3 x 11.5 cm (9 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.) Object (Head only): 8.89 x 8.89 x 2.54 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 in.) Object (B Bird head): 11.43 x 6.985 x 9.525 cm (4 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.) Object (C Body): 17.78 x 8.89 x 11.43 cm (7 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/9972
Accession number1959.55.14a-c
Standing Bird-Headed Warrior (Multiple...
Standing Bird-Headed Warrior (Multiple views)
Description: Songbirds
Songbirds
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 100 BC
Object typePainting
LocationSan Bartolo, Guatemala
Songbirds
Songbirds
Description: Pendant depicting frigate bird
Pendant depicting frigate bird
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTairona
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1200–1600
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsShell
Dimensions3 3/8 x 4 5/8 in. (8.5 x 11.8 cm)
LocationMuseo del Oro del Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia
Accession numberConT. 388
Pendant depicting frigate bird
Pendant depicting frigate bird
Description: Vessel with Marine Beings
Vessel with Marine Beings
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 50–200
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
Dimensions7 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (18.6 x 17.2 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/91377
Accession number1955.2100
Vessel with Marine Beings
Vessel depicting composite fish, feline, and human figure
Description: Ground drawings, possibly processional paths, outlining a bird and a monkey
Ground drawings, possibly processional paths, outlining a bird and a monkey
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeIllustration
LocationNazca river drainage, Peru
Ground drawings, possibly processional...
Ground drawings, possibly processional paths, outlining a bird and a monkey
Description: Raptor effigy pipe
Raptor effigy pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 600–900
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSteatite
DimensionsLength 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number7757
Raptor effigy pipe
Raptor effigy pipe
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: Duck
Duck
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles
Duck
Duck
Description: Drawing of a curassow embroidered on a mantle
Drawing of a curassow embroidered on a mantle
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 50–100
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Drawing of a curassow embroidered on a...
Drawing of a curassow embroidered on a mantle
Description: Hair Comb
Hair Comb
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 500–600
Object typeTool/Implement
Materialswood
Dimensions21 x 8 cm
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/comb-130630
Accession number03.1628
Hair Comb
Hair Comb
Description: Vessel depicting ripening maize
Vessel depicting ripening maize
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200–400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions10 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (26 x 9.5 x 6 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Accession numberC-12485, 3/6509
Vessel depicting ripening maize
Vessel depicting ripening maize
Description: Birdstone
Birdstone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1500–1000 BC
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
Dimensions1 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (4.4 x 2.8 x 8.6 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/611155
Accession number61.1155
Birdstone
Birdstone
Description: Vessel depicting mythical landscape
Vessel depicting mythical landscape
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200–400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions7 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (19.8 x 15.5 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/91415
Accession number1955.2137
Vessel depicting mythical landscape
Vessel depicting mythical landscape
Description: Heavenly Bird from Hōryūji
Heavenly Bird from Hōryūji
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 03
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 600–700 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood with traces of gesso and color
DimensionsH. 36 cm
Heavenly Bird from Hōryūji
Heavenly Bird from Hōryūji
Description: Raptor effigy pipe
Raptor effigy pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date200 BC–AD 500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSteatite
DimensionsLength 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number662.54905
Raptor effigy pipe
Raptor effigy pipe
Description: Useless Poems I, My poem flies like a telegram (Mayakovsky)
Useless Poems I, My poem flies like a telegram (Mayakovsky)
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 02
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1976
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions81 × 100 cm
LocationJean Labib, Paris
Useless Poems I, My poem flies like a...
Useless Poems I, My poem flies like a telegram (Mayakovsky)
Description: Composite page mounted from a painting of a seated woman signed by Mahmud Muzahhib;...
Composite page mounted from a painting of a seated woman signed by Mahmud Muzahhib; drawing of a falcon; and two calligraphies in nasta'lī (top left signed by Shah Mahmud; bottom right signed by Sultan Muhammad Nur)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Painting signed by Mahmud Muzahhib; top left calligraphy signed by Shah Mahmud; bottom right calligraphy signed by Sultan Muhammad Nur
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1566
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pgiment, gold, and paper
Dimensions46 x 34.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 94b
Composite page mounted from a painting...
Composite page mounted from a painting of a seated woman signed by Mahmud Muzahhib; drawing of a falcon; and two calligraphies in nasta'lī (top left signed by Shah Mahmud; bottom right signed by Sultan Muhammad Nur)
Description: Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions7 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (18.4 x 24.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and...
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Description: Vessel
Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator nationality/cultureIranian
Creator roleMetallist
Creation dateAD 700–1000
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Vessel
Silver vessel from Iran
Description: Temple-shaped censer, probably from Escuintla, Pacific Coast of Guatemala
Temple-shaped censer, probably from Escuintla, Pacific Coast of Guatemala
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 400–550
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic with pigment
Dimensions21 5/8 x 11 7/16
LocationPrinceton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/36384
Accession number1998-221
Temple-shaped censer, probably from...
Temple-shaped censer, probably from Escuintla, Pacific Coast of Guatemala
Description: Raven effigy platform pipe
Raven effigy platform pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsConglomerate stone
Dimensions2 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (6 x 12 cm)
LocationIllinois State Museum, Springfield
Accession number814/510
Raven effigy platform pipe
Raven effigy platform pipe
Description: Bird-and-flower painting
Bird-and-flower painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureChinese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1400–1500
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment and silk
Dimensions25.5 x 38 cm, inset
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 32a
Bird-and-flower painting
Bird-and-flower painting
Description: Winged pendant depicting birds carrying squatting male figures
Winged pendant depicting birds carrying squatting male figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTairona
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1200–1600
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsGold
LocationMuseo del Oro del Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia
Winged pendant depicting birds carrying...
Winged pendant depicting birds carrying squatting male figures
Description: Condor impersonator embroidered on mantle
Condor impersonator embroidered on mantle
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. AD 100–200
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCamelid wool and cotton
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Condor impersonator embroidered on...
Condor impersonator embroidered on mantle
Description: Tripod Plate (Two views)
Tripod Plate (Two views)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date600-900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPolychrome ceramic
DimensionsH. 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in. )
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52031
Accession number1958.14.59
Tripod Plate (Two views)
Tripod Plate (Two views)
Description: Jar with modeled quail, linked diamonds, and diagonal bands of stepped scrolls
Jar with modeled quail, linked diamonds, and diagonal bands of stepped scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions10 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (27 x 24.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with modeled quail, linked diamonds,...
Jar with modeled quail, linked diamonds, and diagonal bands of stepped scrolls
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting a falcon
Copper repoussé plate depicting a falcon
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
LocationWashington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis
Accession numberWU3682
Copper repoussé plate depicting a...
Copper repoussé plate depicting a falcon
Description: Petroglyph panel at the Three Hills Creek site in St. Francois County, Missouri
Petroglyph panel at the Three Hills Creek site in St. Francois County, Missouri
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Petroglyph panel at the Three Hills...
Petroglyph panel at the Three Hills Creek site in St. Francois County, Missouri
Description: Bird and owl effigy pipe
Bird and owl effigy pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100–600
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSteatite
DimensionsLength 10 in. (25.5 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberA211243
Bird and owl effigy pipe
Bird and owl effigy pipe
Description: Jar with double-headed bird diamond motifs and abstract birds
Jar with double-headed bird diamond motifs and abstract birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (22.2 x 25.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with double-headed bird diamond...
Jar with double-headed bird diamond motifs and abstract birds
Description: Armband depicting confronted felines and raptorial birds
Armband depicting confronted felines and raptorial birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureCoclé
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsGold
Dimensions5 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (13 x 16 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number31–36–20/C13368
Armband depicting confronted felines and...
Armband depicting confronted felines and raptorial birds
Description: Polychrome pottery showing bird and serpent
Polychrome pottery showing bird and serpent
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Polychrome pottery showing bird and...
Polychrome pottery showing bird and serpent
Description: Jar with a zigzag diagonal band of scrolls, and quail (?)
Jar with a zigzag diagonal band of scrolls, and quail (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (14.6 x 14.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a zigzag diagonal band of...
Jar with a zigzag diagonal band of scrolls, and quail (?)
Description: Vessel in the form of "achira" root
Vessel in the form of "achira" root
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions6 7/8 x 6 in. (17.5 x 15.2 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/91361
Accession number1955.2083
Vessel in the form of "achira" root
Vessel in the form of "achira" root
Description: Woodwork from Egypt
Woodwork from Egypt
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date850–900 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood
Dimensions73 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010329253
Woodwork from Egypt
Woodwork from Egypt
Description: Fish effigy vessel with both a horned serpent and a macaw-headed serpent, and birds
Fish effigy vessel with both a horned serpent and a macaw-headed serpent, and birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions6 1/4 x 8 x 10 in. (15.9 x 20.3 x 25.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Fish effigy vessel with both a horned...
Fish effigy vessel with both a horned serpent and a macaw-headed serpent, and birds
Description: The Bird of Hermes depicted in the Ripley Scrolls
The Bird of Hermes depicted in the Ripley Scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1575–1625
Object typeScroll
LocationBritish Library, London
The Bird of Hermes depicted in the...
The Bird of Hermes depicted in the Ripley Scrolls
Description: Bird and fish effigy pipe
Bird and fish effigy pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSteatite
DimensionsLength 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number31.56750
Bird and fish effigy pipe
Bird and fish effigy pipe
Description: Drawing of a shore bird embroidered on a loincloth
Drawing of a shore bird embroidered on a loincloth
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 100
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Drawing of a shore bird embroidered on a...
Drawing of a shore bird embroidered on a loincloth
Description: Tunic depicting felines and birds
Tunic depicting felines and birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation dateAD 200–400
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCamelid wool, cotton, and feathers
Dimensions33 1/2 x 33 7/8 in. (85.2 x 86 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/85533
Accession number1955.1789
Tunic depicting felines and birds
Tunic depicting felines and birds
Description: The Rein Pattern Book: Bestiary subjects
The Rein Pattern Book: Bestiary subjects
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1200–1230
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna
Accession numberCod. 507, fol. 3v
The Rein Pattern Book: Bestiary subjects
The Rein Pattern Book: Bestiary subjects
Description: Seed jar with three abstract, birdlike figures
Seed jar with three abstract, birdlike figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1625
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSikyatki Polychrome
Dimensions7 1/2 x 15 in. (19.1 x 38.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Seed jar with three abstract, birdlike...
Seed jar with three abstract, birdlike figures
Description: Bird
Bird
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper-alloy
Dimensions39.5 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
Bird
Bird
Description: Bird designs with (A) killer-whale and trophy head substitutions, and (B)...
Bird designs with (A) killer-whale and trophy head substitutions, and (B) killer-whale design with feathers and trophy head substitutions
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 200–500
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Bird designs with (A) killer-whale and...
Bird designs with (A) killer-whale and trophy head substitutions, and (B) killer-whale design with feathers and trophy head substitutions
Description: Detail of mural painting from the west wall of Las Pinturas Sub-1
Detail of mural painting from the west wall of Las Pinturas Sub-1
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 100 BC
Object typePainting
LocationSan Bartolo, Guatemala
Detail of mural painting from the west...
Detail of mural painting from the west wall of Las Pinturas Sub-1
Description: Engraved shell gorget
Engraved shell gorget
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=162136
Accession number15/855
Engraved shell gorget
Engraved shell gorget
Description: Elongated bird head
Elongated bird head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 200–500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession numberDN/749CAT1901-39
Elongated bird head
Elongated bird head
Description: Swallow-shaped gorget
Swallow-shaped gorget
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1500–1600
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number33-54-10/1536
Swallow-shaped gorget
Swallow-shaped gorget
Description: Drawing of a black-crowned night heron embroidered on a poncho
Drawing of a black-crowned night heron embroidered on a poncho
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 50–100
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Drawing of a black-crowned night heron...
Drawing of a black-crowned night heron embroidered on a poncho
Description: Festival celebrant adorned with birds
Festival celebrant adorned with birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureJama-Coaque
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions13 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 12 3/8 in. (34 x 24.6 x 31.3 cm)
LocationMuseo Antropológico del Banco Central, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Accession numberGA-1–2469–83
Festival celebrant adorned with birds
Festival celebrant adorned with birds
Description: Jar with zigzag motifs, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Jar with zigzag motifs, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions11 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (29.2 x 29.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with zigzag motifs, macaw-head...
Jar with zigzag motifs, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Description: Bowl depicting a pair of birds
Bowl depicting a pair of birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white
Dimensions5 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (13.3 x 29.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a pair of birds
Bowl depicting a pair of birds
Description: Jar with two plumed serpents, birds, and P-shaped motifs
Jar with two plumed serpents, birds, and P-shaped motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (21.6 x 24.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two plumed serpents, birds, and...
Jar with two plumed serpents, birds, and P-shaped motifs
Description: Drawing of a hummingbird embroidered on a small mantle
Drawing of a hummingbird embroidered on a small mantle
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 50–100
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Drawing of a hummingbird embroidered on...
Drawing of a hummingbird embroidered on a small mantle
Description: Statuette of a "ba" bird
Statuette of a "ba" bird
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSandstone
Dimensions29.2 in. (74.1 cm) H
LocationNubia Museum, Aswan, Egypt
Statuette of a "ba" bird
Statuette of a "ba" bird
Description: Frederick II, "Liber de Avibus": Figure swimming
Frederick II, "Liber de Avibus": Figure swimming
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Accession numberPal. lat. 1071, fol. 69
Frederick II, "Liber de Avibus": Figure...
Frederick II, "Liber de Avibus": Figure swimming
Description: Winged pendant depicting frigate bird
Winged pendant depicting frigate bird
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTairona
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1200–1600
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsGold
LocationMuseo del Oro del Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia
Winged pendant depicting frigate bird
Winged pendant depicting frigate bird
Description: Useless Poems II, Young man in a state of nostalgia
Useless Poems II, Young man in a state of nostalgia
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 02
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1977
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions81 × 100 cm
LocationPrivate collection, Paris
Useless Poems II, Young man in a state...
Useless Poems II, Young man in a state of nostalgia
Description: White gyrfalcon
White gyrfalcon
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureChinese
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1400–1500
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold, and silk
Dimensions44.8 x 26 cm, painting
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 18a
White gyrfalcon
White gyrfalcon
Description: Silver Pheasants
Silver Pheasants
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator name (description)after Kanō Tan'yū
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1729
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk on paper; wood-block-printed book
LocationTokyo Metropolitan Library
Silver Pheasants
Silver Pheasants
Description: Head of ba bird (fragment)
Head of ba bird (fragment)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSandstone
Dimensions7.9 in. (20 cm) H
LocationSudan National Museum, Khartoum
Head of ba bird (fragment)
Head of ba bird (fragment)
Description: Detail of the Blom Plate
Detail of the Blom Plate
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 600–900
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseo Maya de Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Detail of the Blom Plate
Detail of the Blom Plate
Description: Pygmy riding a partridge, capital
Pygmy riding a partridge, capital
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 25
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1125
Object typeSculpture
LocationCathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun, France
Pygmy riding a partridge, capital
Pygmy riding a partridge, capital
Description: Ivory pyxis, detail
Ivory pyxis, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 968
Object typeOther
MaterialsIvory
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010329109
Ivory pyxis, detail
Ivory pyxis, detail
Description: Bowl depicting a bird with outstretched wings
Bowl depicting a bird with outstretched wings
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsFour Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Red Ware
Dimensions5 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. (14 x 30.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a bird with outstretched...
Bowl depicting a bird with outstretched wings
Description: Replica of stucco macaw from the first constructional stage of the Copán ball...
Replica of stucco macaw from the first constructional stage of the Copán ball court
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo de Escultura de Copán, Honduras
Replica of stucco macaw from the first...
Replica of stucco macaw from the first constructional stage of the Copán ball court
Description: Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller...
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1625
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSikyatki Polychrome
Dimensions9 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 16 3/8 in. (24.8 x 46.4 x 41.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a...
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller birds
Description: Mirror back with lovers on horseback
Mirror back with lovers on horseback
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1325–1375
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
LocationBritish Museum, London
Accession number1856,0623.103
Mirror back with lovers on horseback
Mirror back with lovers on horseback
Description: Man’s finger ring with five birds
Man’s finger ring with five birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 19
Creator nationality/cultureAsante peoples
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1900–1950
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsGold
LocationCollection of Dr. Martha Ehrlich
Man’s finger ring with five birds
Man’s finger ring with five birds
Description: Macaw effigy vessel with modeled quail
Macaw effigy vessel with modeled quail
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (17.2 x 19.1 x 21.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Macaw effigy vessel with modeled quail
Macaw effigy vessel with modeled quail
Description: Vessel with parrot legs and a serpentine design
Vessel with parrot legs and a serpentine design
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Vessel with parrot legs and a serpentine...
Vessel with parrot legs and a serpentine design
Description: Bowl with Bird and Flowers
Bowl with Bird and Flowers
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date900–1000 AD
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze (Sari ware)
Dimensions3 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (diam.) (7.9 × 19.7 cm (diam.))
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451477
Accession number58.91
Bowl with Bird and Flowers
Bowl with Bird and Flowers
Description: House of Venus Marina, garden painting
House of Venus Marina, garden painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
LocationPompeii, Italy
House of Venus Marina, garden painting
House of Venus Marina, garden painting
Description: Duck
Duck
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Duck
Duck
Description: Gregory the Great, Dialogues
Gregory the Great, Dialogues
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1100–1130
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBritish Library, London
Accession numberHarley MS 3011, fol. 69v
Gregory the Great, Dialogues
Gregory the Great, Dialogues
Description: Drawing of a passerine embroidered on a hanging
Drawing of a passerine embroidered on a hanging
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 100
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Drawing of a passerine embroidered on a...
Drawing of a passerine embroidered on a hanging
Description: Life of St Cuthbert: The ravens penitent before St Cuthbert
Life of St Cuthbert: The ravens penitent before St Cuthbert
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationUniversity College, Oxford, United Kingdom
Accession numberMs. 165, p. 163
Life of St Cuthbert: The ravens penitent...
Life of St Cuthbert: The ravens penitent before St Cuthbert
Description: Woman chewing coca
Woman chewing coca
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200–400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions6 x 5 x 4 1/2 in. (15.2 x 12.7 x 11.4 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima, Peru
Accession number103880, C-66315
Woman chewing coca
Woman chewing coca
Description: Hummingbird figure drawn on the desert
Hummingbird figure drawn on the desert
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 1–700
Object typeEarthwork/Landscape Art
LocationPeru
Hummingbird figure drawn on the desert
Hummingbird figure drawn on the desert
Description: Nwenka mask
Nwenka mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 05
Creator nationality/cultureBobo
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1900–2000
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsWood, pigment, metal
Dimensions46 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 12 3/16 in. (117.5 × 34.3 × 31 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX
https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5196006
Accession number1979.35.A–B
Nwenka mask
Nwenka mask
Description: Effigy platform pipe of a heron eating a fish
Effigy platform pipe of a heron eating a fish
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
DimensionsLength 3 1/2 in. (9 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Accession numberS234
Effigy platform pipe of a heron eating a...
Effigy platform pipe of a heron eating a fish
Description: Ceramic figurine
Ceramic figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 03
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 250–600
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arquelogía y Etnología, Guatemala City
Ceramic figurine
Ceramic figurine
Description: Linguist staff finial representing a hen and her chicks
Linguist staff finial representing a hen and her chicks
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 19
Creator nationality/cultureAsante peoples
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1945–1960
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsWood and gold leaf
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/23167/linguist-staff-finial-representing-a-hen-and-her-chicks?ctx=5c88ea033a45fc209698dd84392c381eb132538d&idx=0
Accession number97.1306
Linguist staff finial representing a hen...
Linguist staff finial representing a hen and her chicks
Description: Textile Fragment with Jeweled Border, Egypt (?)
Textile Fragment with Jeweled Border, Egypt (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. AD 300–600
Object typeTextile
Materialswool and linen
Dimensionsl: 47 cm, w: 17 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/212858
Accession number1962.81
Textile Fragment with Jeweled Border,...
Textile Fragment with Jeweled Border, Egypt (?)
Description: Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif
Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 x 8 1/4 in. (20.3 x 21 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with modeled quail and a...
Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif

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