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Funerary stele inscribed with an epigram for Plangon

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Description: Funerary stele inscribed with an epigram for Plangon
TitleFunerary stele inscribed with an epigram for Plangon
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 350 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationArchaeological Museum, Piraeus, Greece
Accession number5242
SubjectsRelief (Sculpture), Ancient--GreeceStele (Archaeology)Sepulchral monuments--GreeceSlavery in artHandshaking
Statusfrom North Cemetery, Piraeus
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Description: Stela 40
Stela 40
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 730
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLimestone
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City
Stela 40
Stela 40
Description: Counting of black captives
Counting of black captives
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1348 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
MaterialsLimestone
Dimensions33.5 × 24.6 in. (85 × 62.5 cm)
LocationMuseo Civico Archeologico, Bologna, Italy
Counting of black captives
Counting of black captives
Description: Grave sculptural relief
Grave sculptural relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 450–425 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 105 cm
LocationNational Archeological Museum, Athens
Accession numberInv. 711
Grave sculptural relief
Grave sculptural relief
Description: Stela of Amenhotep III
Stela of Amenhotep III
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1408–1372 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
Dimensions81.5 × 43.3 in. (207 × 110 cm)
LocationEgyptian Museum, Cairo
Stela of Amenhotep III
Stela of Amenhotep III
Description: Fragment of a stela with Kashta in profile
Fragment of a stela with Kashta in profile
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 766–751 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
MaterialsSandstone
Dimensions7.9 in. (20 cm) H
LocationEgyptian Museum, Cairo
Fragment of a stela with Kashta in...
Fragment of a stela with Kashta in profile
Description: White and black or Magpie work (Blanc et noir ou l'oeuvre Pie)
White and black or Magpie work (Blanc et noir ou l'oeuvre Pie)
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1814
Object typePrint
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des estampes, Paris
White and black or Magpie work (Blanc et...
White and black or Magpie work (Blanc et noir ou l'oeuvre Pie)
Description: Funerary relief
Funerary relief
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhaznavid
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1199
Object typeSculpture
Funerary relief
Funerary relief
Description: Caracol Stela 6:B14
Caracol Stela 6:B14
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 603
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsLimestone
Caracol Stela 6:B14
Caracol Stela 6:B14
Description: Stone marking the grave of Louis Agassiz and his wife, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz
Stone marking the grave of Louis Agassiz and his wife, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
LocationMount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Stone marking the grave of Louis Agassiz...
Stone marking the grave of Louis Agassiz and his wife, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz
Description: Raimondi stela
Raimondi stela
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureChavín
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date900–200 BC
Object typeIllustration
Raimondi stela
Raimondi stela
Description: Memorial for Henry G. Staats
Memorial for Henry G. Staats
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 21
Creator name (description)Unidentified artist, possibly Ezra Ames
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1802
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, chopped hair, and graphite pencil on ivory
Dimensions2 1/2 × 2 in. (6.4 × 5.1 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/16189
Accession number1940.534
Memorial for Henry G. Staats
Memorial for Henry G. Staats
Description: Stela 6
Stela 6
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 600–1000
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
Stela 6
Stela 6
Description: Quirigua Stela D:C9-D12, "0 Winal, 0 K'in
Quirigua Stela D:C9-D12, "0 Winal, 0 K'in
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 776
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSandstone
Quirigua Stela D:C9-D12, "0 Winal, 0...
Quirigua Stela D:C9-D12, "0 Winal, 0 K'in
Description: Fragment (Stela 17)
Fragment (Stela 17)
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 810
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
DimensionsHeight 98 in. (249 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City
Accession number10374
Fragment (Stela 17)
Fragment (Stela 17)
Description: Ornament with two distinct styles of vegetal ornament flanking a stylized vegetal...
Ornament with two distinct styles of vegetal ornament flanking a stylized vegetal frieze, detail from tomb of Sadan Shahid
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhurid
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBrick
LocationMultan, Pakistan
Ornament with two distinct styles of...
Ornament with two distinct styles of vegetal ornament flanking a stylized vegetal frieze, detail from tomb of Sadan Shahid
Description: Young mulatto groom, fragment of a funerary relief
Young mulatto groom, fragment of a funerary relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 325–301 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions34.6 × 22.4 in. (88 × 57 cm)
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Young mulatto groom, fragment of a...
Young mulatto groom, fragment of a funerary relief
Description: Stele of Diotima, detail
Stele of Diotima, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 425–400 BCE
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece
Stele of Diotima, detail
Stele of Diotima
Description: Memorial for S. C. Washington, detail
Memorial for S. C. Washington, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 21
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1789
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, chopped hair, gold wire, pearls, and applied ivory on ivory
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/76919
Accession numberILE1999.3.18
Memorial for S. C. Washington, detail
Memorial for S. C. Washington, detail
Description: Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationSan Agustín region, Colombia
Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Description: The rights of man. The liberty of the colonies
The rights of man. The liberty of the colonies
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1791
Object typePrint
MaterialsColored engraving
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des estampes, Paris
http://ark.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40253890k
The rights of man. The liberty of the...
The rights of man. The liberty of the colonies
Description: Scythian slave
Scythian slave
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator name (description)After Pergamene original of c. 200 BC
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation daten/a
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationUffizi, Florence
Scythian slave
Scythian slave
Description: Lady, reverse
Lady, reverse
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 21
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1792
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on ivory
Dimensions1 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (4.9 × 4 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/77406
Accession numberILE1999.3.87
Lady, reverse
Lady, reverse
Description: Fragmentary cenotaph
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Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhaznavid
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationGhazni, Afghanistan
Fragmentary cenotaph
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Description: Drawing of tomb no. 4
Drawing of tomb no. 4
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of tomb no. 4
Drawing of tomb no. 4
Description: Tomb of Edmund Paston
Tomb of Edmund Paston
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationChurch of St. Margaret, Paston, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Tomb of Edmund Paston
Tomb of Edmund Paston
Description: Tombstone of Scipio, servant to the Earl of Suffolk
Tombstone of Scipio, servant to the Earl of Suffolk
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationHenbury churchyard, Bristol, United Kingdom
Tombstone of Scipio, servant to the Earl...
Tombstone of Scipio, servant to the Earl of Suffolk
Description: Cerro de las Mesas, Stela 6
Cerro de las Mesas, Stela 6
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 468
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsBasalt
LocationVeracruz, Mexico
Cerro de las Mesas, Stela 6
Cerro de las Mesas, Stela 6
Description: Partial view of the burials in the north chamber of the shaft tomb in Huitzilapa,...
Partial view of the burials in the north chamber of the shaft tomb in Huitzilapa, Jalisco
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Partial view of the burials in the north...
Partial view of the burials in the north chamber of the shaft tomb in Huitzilapa, Jalisco
Description: Excavated burial mound
Excavated burial mound
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureSan Augustín
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 400–800
Object typeSculpture
LocationUpper Magdalena river valley, Colombia
Excavated burial mound
Excavated burial mound
Description: Chisht, funerary momument, detail of inscription with knot motifs
Chisht, funerary momument, detail of inscription with knot motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhurid
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1167
Object typeSculpture
LocationHerat, Afghanistan
Chisht, funerary momument, detail of...
Chisht, funerary momument, detail of inscription with knot motifs
Description: In the north chamber of the shaft tomb at Huitzilapa, this ballplayer figure...
In the north chamber of the shaft tomb at Huitzilapa, this ballplayer figure originally stood by the feet of the deceased chieftain
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
In the north chamber of the shaft tomb...
In the north chamber of the shaft tomb at Huitzilapa, this ballplayer figure originally stood by the feet of the deceased chieftain
Description: In the north chamber of the Huitzilapa tomb, remains of the chieftain are shown in...
In the north chamber of the Huitzilapa tomb, remains of the chieftain are shown in the process of archaeological excavation
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
In the north chamber of the Huitzilapa...
In the north chamber of the Huitzilapa tomb, remains of the chieftain are shown in the process of archaeological excavation
Description: Monument to Sir John and Lady Pole
Monument to Sir John and Lady Pole
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1630
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSt Andrew's Church, Colyton, Devon, United Kingdom
Monument to Sir John and Lady Pole
Monument to Sir John and Lady Pole
Description: Kline portrait of a boy
Kline portrait of a boy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Kline portrait of a boy
Kline portrait of a boy
Description: Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationSan Agustín region, Colombia
Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Description: Tomb of Sir William Paston
Tomb of Sir William Paston
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationChurch of St. Nicholas, North Walsham, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Tomb of Sir William Paston
Tomb of Sir William Paston
Description: Group of stelae
Group of stelae
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeSculpture
DimensionsHeight 70 in. (177.8 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Group of stelae
Group of stelae
Description: Figurine of Malay-Negrito youth
Figurine of Malay-Negrito youth
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nationality/cultureChinese
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 600–800 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGreen and brown glazed ceramic, earthenware
LocationBritish Museum, London
Figurine of Malay-Negrito youth
Figurine of Malay-Negrito youth
Description: Cenotaph with lamps in the interstices of arches
Cenotaph with lamps in the interstices of arches
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhurid
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationGhazni, Afghanistan
Cenotaph with lamps in the interstices...
Cenotaph with lamps in the interstices of arches
Description: Figurative sculpture, Mande-speaking people
Figurative sculpture, Mande-speaking people
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1000–1700
Object typeSculpture
Materialsterracotta
Dimensions18 7/8 × 9 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (49.9 × 24.8 × 27.3 cm)
LocationMenil Collection, Houston
Figurative sculpture, Mande-speaking...
Figurative sculpture, Mande-speaking people
Description: Yaxchilán, Stela 11, Bird-Jaguar and contemporaries (rear)
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)
Description: Fragment with Head of a Nubian Prisoner
Fragment with Head of a Nubian Prisoner
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1550–1295 BCE
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
MaterialsLimestone
Dimensions12.3 × 24.7 in. (31.2 × 62.7 cm)
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/34190/
Accession number18:1940
Fragment with Head of a Nubian Prisoner
Fragment with Head of a Nubian Prisoner
Description: Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhaznavid
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1100–1200
Object typeSculpture
LocationGhazni, Afghanistan
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Description: Plan of the Huitzilapa site showing the ballcourt above, the large ceremonical...
Plan of the Huitzilapa site showing the ballcourt above, the large ceremonical circle adjoining the cruciform platform plaza F-1, an dthe smaller west plaza F-4 where the shaft tomb is located
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Plan of the Huitzilapa site showing the...
Plan of the Huitzilapa site showing the ballcourt above, the large ceremonical circle adjoining the cruciform platform plaza F-1, an dthe smaller west plaza F-4 where the shaft tomb is located
Description: The north chamber seen from the shaft entrance
The north chamber seen from the shaft entrance
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
The north chamber seen from the shaft...
The north chamber seen from the shaft entrance
Description: Relief from sarcophagus of Ankhnesneferibre
Relief from sarcophagus of Ankhnesneferibre
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 600–500 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationBritish Museum, London
Accession numberEA32
Relief from sarcophagus of...
Relief from sarcophagus of Ankhnesneferibre
Description: Portrait of a Woman with Earrings, Antinoöpolis, Egypt
Portrait of a Woman with Earrings, Antinoöpolis, Egypt
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureLate Roman
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 100–200
Object typePainting
Materialsencaustic on wood
Dimensions35.3 x 22.5 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/219609
Accession number1923.60
Portrait of a Woman with Earrings,...
Portrait of a Woman with Earrings, Antinoöpolis, Egypt
Description: Counting of black captives, detail
Counting of black captives, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1348 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
MaterialsLimestone
LocationMuseo Civico Archeologico, Bologna, Italy
Counting of black captives, detail
Counting of black captives, detail
Description: Seated woman holding a libation bowl in her right hand and a bird in her left
Seated woman holding a libation bowl in her right hand and a bird in her left
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date450–425 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions105 cm
LocationNational Archeological Museum, Athens, Greece
Accession number711
Seated woman holding a libation bowl in...
Seated woman holding a libation bowl in her right hand and a bird in her left
Description: Stelae E and A
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
Stelae E and A
Description: "K'uh" spilling from royal hands, Yaxchilan Stela 1
"K'uh" spilling from royal hands, Yaxchilan Stela 1
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 761
Object typeSculpture
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number2004.29.6590
"K'uh" spilling from royal hands,...
"K'uh" spilling from royal hands, Yaxchilan Stela 1
Description: Stele with stupa relief
Stele with stupa relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureMalaysian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 500–600 AD
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsShale
LocationMuzium Arkeologi Lembah Bujang, Merbok, Malaysia
Stele with stupa relief
Stele with stupa relief
Description: Blackamoor figure, pair of Nubian slave stands
Blackamoor figure, pair of Nubian slave stands
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1700
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBeechwood, gilt
LocationNational Trust, Swindon, England
Blackamoor figure, pair of Nubian slave...
Blackamoor figure, pair of Nubian slave stands
Description: Monte Alban, Stela 2, representing a warrior in jaguar costume
Monte Alban, Stela 2, representing a warrior in jaguar costume
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureZapotec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLimestone
LocationOaxaca, Mexico
Monte Alban, Stela 2, representing a...
Monte Alban, Stela 2, representing a warrior in jaguar costume
Description: Shield and crest of Sir John Hawkins
Shield and crest of Sir John Hawkins
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 10
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1568
Object typeDrawing
Shield and crest of Sir John Hawkins
Shield and crest of Sir John Hawkins
Description: Paternal government (Gouvernement Paternel)
Paternal government (Gouvernement Paternel)
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1814
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des estampes, Paris
Paternal government (Gouvernement...
Paternal government (Gouvernement Paternel)
Description: Tombstone
Tombstone
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1836
Object typePhotograph
LocationMount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tombstone
Tombstone
Description: Iltutmish’s tomb, detail of carved ornament with knot motif, interior eastern...
Iltutmish’s tomb, detail of carved ornament with knot motif, interior eastern façade
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationDelhi, India
Iltutmish’s tomb, detail of carved...
Iltutmish’s tomb, detail of carved ornament with knot motif, interior eastern façade
Description: Am I not your brother? (Ne suis-je pas ton frère?)
Am I not your brother? (Ne suis-je pas ton frère?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1788
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Am I not your brother? (Ne suis-je pas...
Am I not your brother? (Ne suis-je pas ton frère?)
Description: Discussion concerning men of color (Discussion sur les hommes de couleur)
Discussion concerning men of color (Discussion sur les hommes de couleur)
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1791
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des estampes, Paris
Discussion concerning men of color...
Discussion concerning men of color (Discussion sur les hommes de couleur)
Description: Portrait of a Woman in a White Tunic, Egypt
Portrait of a Woman in a White Tunic, Egypt
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 300–400
Object typePainting
Materialstempera on wood
Dimensions32.4 x 19.1 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/291707
Accession number1939.111
Portrait of a Woman in a White Tunic,...
Portrait of a Woman in a White Tunic, Egypt
Description: Young black groom steadying a horse, statue base (?)
Young black groom steadying a horse, statue base (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 325–275 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
Dimensions78.7 × 74.8 in. (200 × 190 cm)
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Young black groom steadying a horse,...
Young black groom steadying a horse, statue base (?)
Description: Black prisoners bound to the pharaoh's war chariot, detail of the stela of Amenhotep...
Black prisoners bound to the pharaoh's war chariot, detail of the stela of Amenhotep III
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1408–1372 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
Dimensions81.5 × 43.3 in. (207 × 110 cm)
LocationEgyptian Museum, Cairo
Black prisoners bound to the pharaoh's...
Black prisoners bound to the pharaoh's war chariot, detail of the stela of Amenhotep III
Description: Drawing of Stela 11
Drawing of Stela 11
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 731
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
Drawing of Stela 11
Drawing of Stela 11
Description: The Placerville cemetery, Placerville, Idaho
The Placerville cemetery, Placerville, Idaho
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2006
Object typePhotograph
LocationCourtesy of Charley Crist
The Placerville cemetery, Placerville,...
The Placerville cemetery, Placerville, Idaho
Description: Tobacco box
Tobacco box
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1794
Object typeContainer
MaterialsLacquered wood
Dimensions3 3/4 × 13/16 in. (26 × 33 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Tobacco box
Tobacco box
Description: The Magi/Kings, detail of Archbishop Dietrich von Mörs's funerary monument
The Magi/Kings, detail of Archbishop Dietrich von Mörs's funerary monument
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1460
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationCathedral of St. Peter, Cologne, Gerbany
The Magi/Kings, detail of Archbishop...
The Magi/Kings, detail of Archbishop Dietrich von Mörs's funerary monument
Description: Black African slave boy, reclining asleep on his master's bathing equipment
Black African slave boy, reclining asleep on his master's bathing equipment
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 200–101 B.C.
Object typeContainer
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA36034
Accession numberEA36034
Black African slave boy, reclining...
Black African slave boy, reclining asleep on his master's bathing equipment
Description: Tomb of Katherine Paston, née Knyvett, detail
Tomb of Katherine Paston, née Knyvett, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationChurch of St. Margaret, Paston, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Tomb of Katherine Paston, née...
Tomb of Katherine Paston, née Knyvett, detail
Description: Izapa, Stela 1
Izapa, Stela 1
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 400 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Izapa, Stela 1
Izapa, Stela 1
Description: Funerary stela
Funerary stela
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
MaterialsSandstone
Dimensions20.5 × 13 in. (52 × 33 cm)
LocationSudan National Museum, Khartoum
Funerary stela
Funerary stela
Description: Gable of a Funerary Stele with Family and Domestic Implements, Asia Minor
Gable of a Funerary Stele with Family and Domestic Implements, Asia Minor
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureLate Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 230–240
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWhite marble
Dimensionsl: 47 cm, w: 42 cm
LocationArt Museum, University of Toronto
http://collections.artmuseum.utoronto.ca:8080/objects/11075/gable-of-a-funerary-stele
Accession numberM82.323
Gable of a Funerary Stele with Family...
Gable of a Funerary Stele with Family and Domestic Implements, Asia Minor
Description: Trajan's Column, detail of plaster cast
Trajan's Column, detail of plaster cast
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 25
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date106–113 AD
Object typeSculpture
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102467/trajans-column-copy-of-trajans-apollodorus-apollodorus-of/
Accession numberREPRO.1864-128
Trajan's Column, detail of plaster cast
Trajan's Column, detail of plaster cast
Description: Cenotaph, detail
Cenotaph, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhaznavid
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1100–1200
Object typeSculpture
LocationGhazni, Afghanistan
Cenotaph, detail
Cenotaph, detail
Description: "Taj" or pine cross-bars on throne, Cancuen Stela 1, east side
"Taj" or pine cross-bars on throne, Cancuen Stela 1, east side
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 780
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLimestone
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number2004.24.3377.1
"Taj" or pine cross-bars on throne,...
"Taj" or pine cross-bars on throne, Cancuen Stela 1, east side
Description: Slave Market
Slave Market
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1850–1860
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions29 3/4 x 39 1/2 in.
LocationCarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
https://collection.cmoa.org/objects/055792d2-d0de-46fb-b12f-7f0d91d5ae34
Accession number58.4
Slave Market
Slave Market
Description: Gentleman, reverse
Gentleman, reverse
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 21
Creator name (description)Unidentified artist, probably with the initials G. K.
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1820–1825
Object typePainting
MaterialsPainted in watercolor and natural and chopped hair on ivory
Dimensions1 7/8 × 1 7/16 in. (4.8 × 3.7 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/16227
Accession number1940.54
Gentleman, reverse
Gentleman, reverse
Description: Soffit of a Roman sepulchre
Soffit of a Roman sepulchre
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1753
Object typePrint
LocationWood, Robert, Ruins of Palmyra, London (1753), pl. XXXVII
Soffit of a Roman sepulchre
Soffit of a Roman sepulchre
Description: A black slave smoking a pipe
A black slave smoking a pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1650
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions181.8 × 91.8 cm
LocationNational Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/an-enslaved-man-in-a-harbour
Accession number823
A black slave smoking a pipe
A black slave smoking a pipe
Description: The Freedman's Bureau! An Agency to Keep the Negro in Idleness at the Expense of the...
The Freedman's Bureau! An Agency to Keep the Negro in Idleness at the Expense of the White Man
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1866
Object typePrint
LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The Freedman's Bureau! An Agency to Keep...
The Freedman's Bureau! An Agency to Keep the Negro in Idleness at the Expense of the White Man
Description: The Convention abolishes slavery in 1794
The Convention abolishes slavery in 1794
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1794
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des estampes, Paris
The Convention abolishes slavery in 1794
The Convention abolishes slavery in 1794
Description: Rubbing showing a detail of a Kufic inscription on a cenotaph from Bhadreshvar
Rubbing showing a detail of a Kufic inscription on a cenotaph from Bhadreshvar
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1227
Object typeOther
Rubbing showing a detail of a Kufic...
Rubbing showing a detail of a Kufic inscription on a cenotaph from Bhadreshvar
Description: Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationSan Agustín region, Colombia
Shrine and tomb figure
Shrine and tomb figure
Description: Advertisement for Capehart-Panamuse
Advertisement for Capehart-Panamuse
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 24
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1943
Object typePeriodical
LocationFrom "Life" magazine, 15 November 1943
Advertisement for Capehart-Panamuse
Advertisement for Capehart-Panamuse
Description: Praying with rosaries
Praying with rosaries
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nationality/culturePeruvian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1615
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and ink
Dimensions206 × 145 mm
LocationKongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen
http://www.kb.dk/permalink/2006/poma/717/en/text/?open=idp501984
Accession numberMS. 2232
Praying with rosaries
Praying with rosaries
Description: Caracol Stela 20:A3, full-figure Initial Series glyph, 18 katun and 4 h'ab
Caracol Stela 20:A3, full-figure Initial Series glyph, 18 katun and 4 h'ab
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 400
Object typeSculpture
Caracol Stela 20:A3, full-figure Initial...
Caracol Stela 20:A3, full-figure Initial Series glyph, 18 katun and 4 h'ab
Description: Plan of the upper complex at Cerro de los Monos, La Providencia, Jalisco
Plan of the upper complex at Cerro de los Monos, La Providencia, Jalisco
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Plan of the upper complex at Cerro de...
Plan of the upper complex at Cerro de los Monos, La Providencia, Jalisco
Description: Am I Not a Woman & a Sister, so-called Hard Times Token
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister, so-called Hard Times Token
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator name (description)Gibbs, Gardner and Company, manufacturer; American Anti-Slavery Society, publisher
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1838
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsCopper
Dimensionswt. 10.81 gm, 12:00, 29 mm
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/112837
Accession number2001.87.3464
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister,...
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister, so-called Hard Times Token
Description: Young black groom steadying a horse, statue base (?) (detail)
Young black groom steadying a horse, statue base (?) (detail)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 325–275 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
Dimensions78.7 × 74.8 in. (200 × 190 cm)
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Young black groom steadying a horse,...
Young black groom steadying a horse, statue base (?) (detail)
Description: Plan of the burials and offerings in the north and south chambers
Plan of the burials and offerings in the north and south chambers
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Plan of the burials and offerings in the...
Plan of the burials and offerings in the north and south chambers
Description: Pitcher, reverse
Pitcher, reverse
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator name (description)1853 or shortly thereafter
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1853
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCream-colored earthenware with Rockingham glaze
Dimensions8 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (22.2 x 22.2 x 14.3 cm
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/62773
Accession number1931.1806
Pitcher, reverse
Pitcher, reverse
Description: Pitcher
Pitcher
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator name (description)1853 or shortly thereafter
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1853
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCream-colored earthenware with Rockingham glaze
Dimensions8 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (22.2 x 22.2 x 14.3 cm
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/62773
Accession number1931.1806
Pitcher
Pitcher
Description: Counting of black captives, detail
Counting of black captives, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1348 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
MaterialsLimestone
LocationMuseo Civico Archeologico, Bologna, Italy
Counting of black captives, detail
Counting of black captives, detail
Description: Remains of circular precincts and plan and elevation of a major shaft tomb at San...
Remains of circular precincts and plan and elevation of a major shaft tomb at San Andres, Jalisco
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Remains of circular precincts and plan...
Remains of circular precincts and plan and elevation of a major shaft tomb at San Andres, Jalisco
Description: Yaxchilán, Stela 11, Bird-Jaguar and contemporaries (front)
Yaxchilán, Stela 11, Bird-Jaguar and contemporaries (front)
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 (front)
Description: "K'uh" flowing onto basket, stalactite, Yaxchilan Stela 31
"K'uh" flowing onto basket, stalactite, Yaxchilan Stela 31
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 750
Object typeSculpture
"K'uh" flowing onto basket, stalactite,...
"K'uh" flowing onto basket, stalactite, Yaxchilan Stela 31
Description: Sugar bowl
Sugar bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 13
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1825
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic, earthenware (creamware)
LocationMuseum of London
https://collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/online/object/44419.html
Accession number87.213/4
Sugar bowl
Sugar bowl
Description: Monument to Clara Thursby
Monument to Clara Thursby
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationSt. Peter's Church, Burnley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Monument to Clara Thursby
Monument to Clara Thursby
Description: Tombstone with arch framed by columns with ratna capitals and bases, detail
Tombstone with arch framed by columns with ratna capitals and bases, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhaznavid
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1055
Object typeSculpture
LocationGhazni, Afghanistan
Tombstone with arch framed by columns...
Tombstone with arch framed by columns with ratna capitals and bases, detail
Description: Reclining heroic figure holding a libation bowl and accompanied by a female figure,...
Reclining heroic figure holding a libation bowl and accompanied by a female figure, nude youth, and an older man
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 14
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date470–500 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions51 cm
LocationNational Archeological Museum, Athens, Greece
Accession number1501
Reclining heroic figure holding a...
Reclining heroic figure holding a libation bowl and accompanied by a female figure, nude youth, and an older man
Description: Tomb of Doge Giovanni Pesaro
Tomb of Doge Giovanni Pesaro
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameCorte, Josse de
Creator name (description)with Melchior Barthel, Michele Fabris, and Francesco Cavrioli, based on a design by Baldassare Longhena
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1670
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsDrawing
Tomb of Doge Giovanni Pesaro
Tomb of Doge Giovanni Pesaro
Description: Eight Great Events Stele
Eight Great Events Stele
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
Dimensions10 × 6 × 2 1/8 in. (25.4 × 15.2 × 5.4 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/705435
Accession number2015.782.3
Eight Great Events Stele
Eight Great Events Stele
Description: Rendering of a stele depicting a ruler attired as a macaw; sky band above with a...
Rendering of a stele depicting a ruler attired as a macaw; sky band above with a descending ancestor figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 300 BC–AD 250
Object typeIllustration
LocationIzapa, Chiapas, Mexico
Rendering of a stele depicting a ruler...
Rendering of a stele depicting a ruler attired as a macaw; sky band above with a descending ancestor figure
Description: Young black slave
Young black slave
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date300-200 BCE
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBlack marble
Dimensions39.4 in. (100 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010278441
Accession numberMa 4926
Young black slave
Statue of a young black carrying a situla, from Aphrodisias, Imperial baths
Description: Monte Alban, the Bazán stela, commemorative relief sculpture
Monte Alban, the Bazán stela, commemorative relief sculpture
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureZapotec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLimestone
LocationOaxaca, Mexico
Monte Alban, the Bazán stela,...
Monte Alban, the Bazán stela, commemorative relief sculpture
Description: Plan of west plaza F-4, showing platforms, foundations of the circular enclosing...
Plan of west plaza F-4, showing platforms, foundations of the circular enclosing wall, and the location of the shaft-tomb entrance
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Plan of west plaza F-4, showing...
Plan of west plaza F-4, showing platforms, foundations of the circular enclosing wall, and the location of the shaft-tomb entrance
Description: What are you doing, my master. . . .What have I done to you? mercy . . . . mercy at...
What are you doing, my master. . . .What have I done to you? mercy . . . . mercy at least for my life, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1770
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsEngraving
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
What are you doing, my master. . . .What...
What are you doing, my master. . . .What have I done to you? mercy . . . . mercy at least for my life, detail
Description: Stela 12
Stela 12
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 770
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLimestone
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City
Stela 12
Stela 12
Description: Stele of Archidike
Stele of Archidike
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date225–200 BCE
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPainted marble
LocationAthanasakeion Archaeological Museum, Volos, Greece
Stele of Archidike
Stele of Archidike
Description: Blacks bearing tribute
Blacks bearing tribute
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1301–1235 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
MaterialsStone
LocationBeit el Wall, Temple of Ramses II, Egypt
Blacks bearing tribute
Blacks bearing tribute
Description: Fragments of a funerary relief
Fragments of a funerary relief
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhaznavid
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1195
Object typeSculpture
Fragments of a funerary relief
Fragments of a funerary relief
Description: Relief of a procession of offering bearers from the tomb of Ny-Ank-Nesut
Relief of a procession of offering bearers from the tomb of Ny-Ank-Nesut
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 05
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date2575–2134BCE
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsPainted limestone
Dimensions17 1/2 × 66 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (44.5 × 168.9 × 8.9 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX
https://collections.dma.org/artwork/3063165
Accession number1965.28.M
Relief of a procession of offering...
Relief of a procession of offering bearers from the tomb of Ny-Ank-Nesut
Description: Columnar moiety stelae with effigy heads and tabletas
Columnar moiety stelae with effigy heads and tabletas
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLeft: 42 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (106.7 x 18.4 x 19.1 cm); right: 43 x 7 1/2 x 8 in. (109.2 x 19.1 x 20.3 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Columnar moiety stelae with effigy heads...
Columnar moiety stelae with effigy heads and tabletas
Description: Memorial for Abigail Rogers
Memorial for Abigail Rogers
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 21
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1791
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, chopped and possibly dissolved hair, applied ivory, pearls, and engraved gold bands on ivory
Dimensions1 1/2 × 7/8 in. (3.8 × 2.2 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/47588
Accession number1947.214
Memorial for Abigail Rogers
Memorial for Abigail Rogers
Description: Tomb of Francesco Sassetti
Tomb of Francesco Sassetti
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1479–1485
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBlack porphyry
LocationSassetti Chapel, Santa Trinita, Florence
Tomb of Francesco Sassetti
Tomb of Francesco Sassetti
Description: Shrine and tomb figure, female
Shrine and tomb figure, female
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
DimensionsHeight approx. 36 in. (91.4 cm)
LocationSan Agustín region, Colombia
Shrine and tomb figure, female
Shrine and tomb figure, female
Description: Discussion concerning men of color (Discussion sur les hommes de couleur)
Discussion concerning men of color (Discussion sur les hommes de couleur)
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1791
Object typePrint
MaterialsEtching
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberQbl 1791
Discussion concerning men of color...
Discussion sur les hommes de couleur
Description: Stela 11
Stela 11
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 731
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
Stela 11
Stela 11
Description: Piedras Negras Stela 8
Piedras Negras Stela 8
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 724
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsLimestone
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number2004.15.6.19.23
Piedras Negras Stela 8
Piedras Negras Stela 8
Description: What are you doing, my master. . . .What have I done to you? mercy . . . . Mercy at...
What are you doing, my master. . . .What have I done to you? mercy . . . . Mercy at least for my life
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1770
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
What are you doing, my master. . . .What...
What are you doing, my master. . . .What have I done to you? mercy . . . . Mercy at least for my life
Description: Memorial for S. C. Washington
Memorial for S. C. Washington
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 21
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1789
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, chopped hair, gold wire, pearls, and applied ivory on ivory
Dimensions1 1/16 × 11/16 in. (2.7 × 1.7 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/76919
Accession numberILE1999.3.18
Memorial for S. C. Washington
Memorial for S. C. Washington
Description: Fragment of a stela bearing the image of King Piye
Fragment of a stela bearing the image of King Piye
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 751–716 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
MaterialsRed sandstone
Dimensions46.5 × 15.7 in. (118 × 116 cm)
Fragment of a stela bearing the image of...
Fragment of a stela bearing the image of King Piye
Description: Tombstones at Mount Auburn Cemetery
Tombstones at Mount Auburn Cemetery
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
Tombstones at Mount Auburn Cemetery
Tombstones at Mount Auburn Cemetery
Description: Gentleman, reverse
Gentleman, reverse
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 21
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1810
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on ivory and reverse-glass painting and gilding
Dimensions1 15/16 × 1 5/8 in. (4.9 × 4.1 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/77350
Accession numberILE1999.3.44
Gentleman, reverse
Gentleman, reverse
Description: Stela in the form of guardian figure
Stela in the form of guardian figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTiwanaku
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 400–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
Dimensions41 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (106 x 30 x 26 cm)
LocationMuseo de Metales Preciosos Precolombinos, La Paz, Bolivia
Accession number1249
Stela in the form of guardian figure
Stela in the form of guardian figure
Description: Memorial for Solomon and Joseph Hays
Memorial for Solomon and Joseph Hays
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 21
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1801
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, pearls, gold wire, beads, and locks of blond and brown hair (natural, chopped, and dissolved) on ivory
Dimensions1 7/8 × 1 13/16 in. (4.8 × 4.6 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/76922
Accession numberILE1999.3.21
Memorial for Solomon and Joseph Hays
Memorial for Solomon and Joseph Hays
Description: Trajan's Column, detail of plaster cast
Trajan's Column, detail of plaster cast
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 25
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date106–113 AD
Object typeSculpture
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102467/trajans-column-copy-of-trajans-apollodorus-apollodorus-of/
Accession numberREPRO.1864-128
Trajan's Column, detail of plaster cast
Trajan's Column, detail of plaster cast
Description: Mortals are equal. It is not birth, it is only virtue which makes a difference
Mortals are equal. It is not birth, it is only virtue which makes a difference
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1787
Object typePrint
MaterialsColored engraving
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des estampes, Paris
Mortals are equal. It is not birth, it...
Mortals are equal. It is not birth, it is only virtue which makes a difference
Description: Stela 11
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
Stela 11
Description: Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhaznavid
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationGhazni, Afghanistan
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Description: Mutilation of Maya sculpture, Dos Pilas Stela 11
Mutilation of Maya sculpture, Dos Pilas Stela 11
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 716
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología e Etnología, Guatemala City
Mutilation of Maya sculpture, Dos Pilas...
Mutilation of Maya sculpture, Dos Pilas Stela 11
Description: Tomb of Hans Stethaimer
Tomb of Hans Stethaimer
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1432
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationSt Martin, Landshut, Germany
Tomb of Hans Stethaimer
Tomb of Hans Stethaimer
Description: Plan and cross-section drawing showing the two-chambered shaft-tomb in relation to...
Plan and cross-section drawing showing the two-chambered shaft-tomb in relation to the platform in the west plaza F-4 at Huitzilapa
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Plan and cross-section drawing showing...
Plan and cross-section drawing showing the two-chambered shaft-tomb in relation to the platform in the west plaza F-4 at Huitzilapa
Description: Tomb of Katherine Paston, née Knyvett
Tomb of Katherine Paston, née Knyvett
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationChurch of St. Margaret, Paston, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Tomb of Katherine Paston, née...
Tomb of Katherine Paston, née Knyvett
Description: King Ashurnasirpal II with a winged god worshipping the sacred tree (Nimrud, c....
King Ashurnasirpal II with a winged god worshipping the sacred tree (Nimrud, c. 870–860 BCE)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 25
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date2016
Object typeSculpture
LocationYale University, School of Architecture, New Haven, Connecticut
King Ashurnasirpal II with a winged god...
King Ashurnasirpal II with a winged god worshipping the sacred tree (Nimrud, c. 870–860 BCE)
Description: Platform complex at La Noria
Platform complex at La Noria
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Platform complex at La Noria
Platform complex at La Noria
Description: Figurines of female and male African servants excavated from the tomb of Lady Pei,...
Figurines of female and male African servants excavated from the tomb of Lady Pei, Xi'an
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nationality/cultureChinese
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 850 AD
Object typeSculpture
Materialsterracotta
Figurines of female and male African...
Figurines of female and male African servants excavated from the tomb of Lady Pei, Xi'an
Description: Lindos temple chronicle stele
Lindos temple chronicle stele
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date99 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNational Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen
Accession number7125
Lindos temple chronicle stele
Lindos temple chronicle stele
Description: Stela showing the dressing of a ball-player
Stela showing the dressing of a ball-player
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Stela showing the dressing of a...
Stela showing the dressing of a ball-player
Description: Grave stele of Thraseas and Euandria
Grave stele of Thraseas and Euandria
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 400–370 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/699200
Accession numberSK 738
Grave stele of Thraseas and Euandria
Grave stele of Thraseas and Euandria
Description: Black slaves maltreated by a Spanish couple. Illustration for Felipe Guamán...
Black slaves maltreated by a Spanish couple. Illustration for Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala, "Nueva corónica y buen gobierno," p. 925
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nationality/culturePeruvian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1615
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and ink
Dimensions205 × 145 mm
LocationKongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen
http://www.kb.dk/permalink/2006/poma/939/en/text/?open=idp573952
Accession numberMS. 2232
Black slaves maltreated by a Spanish...
Black slaves maltreated by a Spanish couple. Illustration for Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala, "Nueva corónica y buen gobierno," p. 925
Description: Stela D
Stela D
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 100 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Stela D
Stela D
Description: Stela at Nocuchich
Stela at Nocuchich
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
Dimensionsc. 20 x 8 x 8 ft. (6 x 2.5 x 2.5 m)
LocationCampeche, Yucatán
Stela at Nocuchich
Stela at Nocuchich
Description: Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhaznavid
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1203
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationGhazni, Afghanistan
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Description: Slavery as It Exists in America; Slavery as It Exists in England
Slavery as It Exists in America; Slavery as It Exists in England
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator name (description)Published by J. Haven, Boston
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1850
Object typePrint
MaterialsLithograph
LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008661524/
Accession numberLC-USZ62-1285
Slavery as It Exists in America; Slavery...
Slavery as It Exists in America; Slavery as It Exists in England
Description: Funerary monument to Katherine Paston, née Bertie
Funerary monument to Katherine Paston, née Bertie
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationChurch of St. Michael, Oxnead, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Funerary monument to Katherine Paston,...
Funerary monument to Katherine Paston, née Bertie
Description: Am I Not a Woman & a Sister, so-called Hard Times Token, reverse
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister, so-called Hard Times Token, reverse
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator name (description)Gibbs, Gardner and Company, manufacturer; American Anti-Slavery Society, publisher
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1838
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsCopper
Dimensionswt. 10.81 gm, 12:00, 29 mm
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/112837
Accession number2001.87.3464
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister,...
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister, so-called Hard Times Token, reverse
Description: Stela from Tjetji's tomb-chapel
Stela from Tjetji's tomb-chapel
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 2112–2055 BC
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsLimestone
Dimensions59 1/2 × 43 in. (151.5 × 109.5 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA614
Accession numberEA614
Stela from Tjetji's tomb-chapel
Stela from Tjetji's tomb-chapel
Description: Hegiso Monument
Hegiso Monument
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator name (description)Object attributed to Kallimachos
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date410–400 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions61 3/8 x 38 1/4 in. (156 x 97 cm)
LocationNational Museum, Athens
http://www.namuseum.gr/collections/sculpture/classical/classic11-en.html
Accession number3624
Hegiso Monument
Hegiso Monument
Description: K'uh" flowing onto basket, stalactite, Yaxchilan Stela 31
K'uh" flowing onto basket, stalactite, Yaxchilan Stela 31
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 750
Object typeSculpture
K'uh" flowing onto basket, stalactite,...
K'uh" flowing onto basket, stalactite, Yaxchilan Stela 31
Description: Stela 3
Stela 3
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 400 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
LocationParque Olmeca, Villahermosa, Mexico
Stela 3
Stela 3
Description: Quiriguá, Stela E
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
Quiriguá, Stela E
Description: The Greek Slave on View in the Dusseldorf Gallery
The Greek Slave on View in the Dusseldorf Gallery
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1857
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationThe Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
The Greek Slave on View in the...
The Greek Slave on View in the Dusseldorf Gallery
Description: Rubbing of a tombstone incised with a foliated Kufic inscription
Rubbing of a tombstone incised with a foliated Kufic inscription
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator name (description)after Kalus and Guillot 2006
Creator nationality/cultureSri Lankan
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date817–818
Object typeSculpture
Rubbing of a tombstone incised with a...
Rubbing of a tombstone incised with a foliated Kufic inscription
Description: The Runaway
The Runaway
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 09
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1830
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
The Runaway
The Runaway
Description: Glass ampullae from the treasury at Monza
Glass ampullae from the treasury at Monza
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator roleArtist
Creation date500–600 AD
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGlass
LocationMuseo e Tesoro del Duomo di Monza, Italy
Glass ampullae from the treasury at...
Glass ampullae from the treasury at Monza
Description: Nubian mercenary and his wife, detail of a stela
Nubian mercenary and his wife, detail of a stela
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 2180–2040 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
MaterialsModel in painted wood
DimensionsOverall: 15 × 28.5 in. (38 × 72.5 cm)
LocationRijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, Netherlands
http://www.rmo.nl/collectie/zoeken?object=F+1947%2f9.1
Accession numberF 1947/9.1
Nubian mercenary and his wife, detail of...
Nubian mercenary and his wife, detail of a stela
Description: Production still from Slave Ship
Production still from Slave Ship
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 10
Creator roleFilmmaker/Videographer
Creation datec. 1968–1969
Object typeFilm/Video/Digital Object Still
Production still from Slave Ship
Production still from Slave Ship
Description: His Majesty Charles X, the well-beloved, recognizing the independence of...
His Majesty Charles X, the well-beloved, recognizing the independence of Saint-Dominique
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1825
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des estampes, Paris
His Majesty Charles X, the well-beloved,...
His Majesty Charles X, the well-beloved, recognizing the independence of Saint-Dominique
Description: Sir John Chardin
Sir John Chardin
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 14
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1711?
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions53 1/4 × 53 1/8 in. (153.2 × 134.9 cm)
LocationNational Portrait Gallery, London
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitExtended/mw01214/Sir-John-Chardin
Accession numberNPG 5161
Sir John Chardin
Sir John Chardin

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