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TitleRelief

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateUnknown

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

Dimensions53 × 35 cm

LocationMusée national du Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

http://www.bardomuseum.tn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100%3Abas-relief&catid=46%3Afondation-de-kairouan-&Itemid=73&lang=en

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsArt, UmayyadMusicians in artIslamic sculpture

StatusFrom Mahdiyya (in present-day Tunisia). King listening to a musician

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Chapter 3: Western Islamic Lands

Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, Marilyn Jenkins-Madina

Islamic Art and Architecture: 650–1250

During the early centuries of Islamic rule the cultural history of western Islamic lands was concentrated in two areas. One is the province of Ifriqiya under the rule of the Aghlabid dynasty of governors, with its new capital of Qayrawan and its fortified coastal cities like Sus (modern Sousse). The other is al-Andalus, the generic name given to all parts of the...

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Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, Marilyn Jenkins-Madina

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.83-101

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00202.003

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20111&redirecttoanchor=49641

Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--SpainArchitecture, UmayyadArchitecture, AbbasidAndalusia (Spain)--Civilization--Islamic influencesIslamic illumination of books and manuscripts

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Qasr al-Hayr West, standing prince

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date700–800 AD

Object typeSculpture

LocationSyria

Qasr al-Hayr West, standing prince

Khirbat al-Mafjar, female attendant

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date700–800 AD

Object typeSculpture

LocationJericho, West Bank

Khirbat al-Mafjar, female attendant

Window grille in the Great Mosque

LocationDamascus, Syria

Window grille in the Great Mosque

Qasr al-Hayr West, seated prince

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date700–800 AD

Object typeSculpture

LocationSyria

Qasr al-Hayr West, seated prince

Khirbat al-Mafjar, frieze of heads in interlace

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationRockefeller Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem

Khirbat al-Mafjar, frieze of heads in...

Khirbat al-Mafjar, frieze of heads in interlace

Khirbat al-Mafjar, dancing figure in a pendentive

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date700–800 AD

Object typeSculpture

LocationJericho, West Bank

Khirbat al-Mafjar, dancing figure in a...

Khirbat al-Mafjar, dancing figure in a pendentive

Khirbat al-Mafjar, winged horse in a pendentive

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date700–800 AD

Object typeSculpture

LocationJordan

Khirbat al-Mafjar, winged horse in a...

Khirbat al-Mafjar, winged horse in a pendentive

Window grille from Qasr al-Hayr West

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date724–727 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStucco

Dimensions1 m 34 cm

LocationNational Museum of Damascus, Syria

Window grille from Qasr al-Hayr West

Mshatta facade with carved stone triangles

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date743-744 AD

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsLimestone

LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1525479/mschatta-fassade

Accession numberI.6163

Mshatta facade with carved stone...

Stone sculpture from façade

Procession of Amun (detail): black dancers and trumpet players

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1342–1333 B.C.

Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic

LocationTemple, Luxor, Egypt

Procession of Amun (detail): black...

Procession of Amun (detail): black dancers and trumpet players

Khirbat al-Mafjar, bath, painted statue of a prince

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date700–800 AD

Object typeSculpture

LocationJericho, West Bank

Khirbat al-Mafjar, bath, painted statue...

Khirbat al-Mafjar, bath, painted statue of a prince

Monument to Wallace Hartley

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationColne, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Monument to Wallace Hartley

Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBasalt

Dimensions15.7 in. (40 cm) H

LocationNational Museum, Athens

Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a...

Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view

Dimensions7 × 9 1/2 in. (17.8 × 24.1 cm)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

https://collections.lacma.org/node/204962

Accession numberM.2002.1.670

Tile

Sculpture from bath entrance

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationRockefeller Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem

https://www.antiquities.org.il/t/item_en.aspx?CurrentPageKey=13&indicator=123

Sculpture from bath entrance

Sculpture from palace entrance

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

LocationKhirbat al-Majfar, Israel

Sculpture from palace entrance

Candlestick, Cairo

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1269–1270

Object typeLighting device

MaterialsBrass inlaid with silver and gold

DimensionsH 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); diameter of base 9 7/8 in. (25 cm)

LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Cairo

Candlestick, Cairo

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail with musicians playing shehnai

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1850–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, satin, spit, zig zag variation, herringbone, close herringbone, seed, and star stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/292563

Accession number2009-250-13

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail with...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail with musicians playing shehnai

Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript

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Jul 09

Creator roleArtist

Creation date691–743 AD

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsColors and gold on parchment

LocationDar al-Makhtutat, Sana'a, Yemen

Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript

Dimensions177 × 98.5 cm

LocationMuseo Arqueológico Provincial de Córdoba, Spain

Window grille

Khirbat al-Mafjar, divan, dome with six heads in a flower

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date700–800 AD

Object typeSculpture

LocationJericho, West Bank

Khirbat al-Mafjar, divan, dome with six...

Khirbat al-Mafjar, divan, dome with six heads in a flower

MaterialsCopper-alloy

Dimensions61.6 cm with plinth

LocationMuseo Arqueológico Provincial de Córdoba, Spain

MaterialsGilded, silver-footed with niello inlay

Dimensions27 cm (diam.)

LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

Bowl

Todi Ragini

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1760

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149719/todi-ragini

Accession number67.797

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Object typeContainer

MaterialsPainted earthenware

Dimensions47 cm

LocationConjunto Arqueológico Madinat al-Zahra, Cordoba, Spain

Ewer

Doorjamb from Hall of 'Abd al-Rahman III, Madinat al-Zahra

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date953–957 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

Dimensions104 × 50 cm

LocationMuseo Arqueológico Provincial de Córdoba, Spain

Doorjamb from Hall of 'Abd al-Rahman...

Doorjamb from Hall of 'Abd al-Rahman III, Madinat al-Zahra

Female rasp player seated on a stool

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goldenberg, Los Angeles

Female rasp player seated on a stool

Leaf from Bayad wa-Riyad

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Jul 09

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions28.2 × 20 cm

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vatacina, Rome

Leaf from Bayad wa-Riyad

Creation date762–764 AD

Object typeContainer

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions17.5 cm

LocationSt. Gereon, Cologne, Germany

Pyxis

Relief, perhaps in honor of a wagon maker

Posted by:John Carlson

May 10

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date70–130 AD

Object typeSculpture

DimensionsH: 47 cm; L: 68 cm

LocationMuseo Nazionale, Aquileia, Italy

Accession number1231

Relief, perhaps in honor of a wagon...

Relief, perhaps in honor of a wagon maker

Citadel, sculpture at gate

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1200–1230

Object typeSculpture

LocationAleppo, Syria

Citadel, sculpture at gate

Description: Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile (detail): black muscians in front of...

Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile (detail): black muscians in front of anilometer

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureLibyan

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 101–200 A.D.

Object typeMosaic

Dimensions46.5 × 126.8 in. (118 × 322 cm)

LocationArchaeological Museum, Tripoli, Libya

Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile...

Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile (detail): black muscians in front of anilometer

Tombstone of Ghiyath al-Din Mansur, father of Husayn Bayqara

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1470–1500

Object typeSculpture

LocationHerat, Afghanistan

Tombstone of Ghiyath al-Din Mansur,...

Tombstone of Ghiyath al-Din Mansur, father of Husayn Bayqara

Standing musician holding a whistle and rattle

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationPrivate Collection

Standing musician holding a whistle and...

Standing musician holding a whistle and rattle

Description: Funerary relief: sacred dance performed during an Isiac ceremony (Negroid dancers...

Funerary relief: sacred dance performed during an Isiac ceremony (Negroid dancers and musicians), overall view

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 100–125 A.D.

Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph

MaterialsMarble

LocationMuseo Nazionale Romano, Rome

Funerary relief: sacred dance performed...

Funerary relief: sacred dance performed during an Isiac ceremony (Negroid dancers and musicians), overall view

Description: Julius Caesar and Attendants (from the Nine Heroes Tapestries), detail of black...

Julius Caesar and Attendants (from the Nine Heroes Tapestries), detail of black musician

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1400–1410

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWool warp, wool wefts

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/468233

Accession number47.101.3

Julius Caesar and Attendants (from the...

Black musician. Portion of a tapestry devoted to the Nine Worthies (detail)

Chinese musicians, a dancing child, and a black woman

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationFormerly at Castle Pretzch, then Schwedt an der Oder, Germany

Chinese musicians, a dancing child, and...

Chinese musicians, a dancing child, and a black woman

The Life of Sir Henry Unton, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsOil on panel

Dimensions740 × 1632 mm

LocationNational Portrait Gallery, London

https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw06456/Sir-Henry-Unton

Accession numberNPG 710

The Life of Sir Henry Unton, detail

Statuette of a young musician (?)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H

LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris

Statuette of a young musician (?)

Sculpture from the courtyard imitating a Byzantine model

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

LocationQasr al-Hayr West, Syria

Sculpture from the courtyard imitating a...

Sculpture from the courtyard imitating a Byzantine model

Description: Dancers and musicians in main zone of frieze, detail of sacred dance performed...

Dancers and musicians in main zone of frieze, detail of sacred dance performed during an Isiac ceremony

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 100–125 A.D.

Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph

MaterialsMarble

LocationMuseo Nazionale Romano, Rome

Dancers and musicians in main zone of...

Dancers and musicians in main zone of frieze, detail of sacred dance performed during an Isiac ceremony

Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing musicians and dancers performing for a...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing musicians and dancers performing for a seated Babu

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1875–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, darning, outline, satin, running, eye, surface satin, fern, zig zag, stem stitch shading, dot, and seed stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88594

Accession number1994-148-684

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing musicians and dancers performing for a seated Babu

Krishna and Radha in an Exchange of Clothes (chadma lila), detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 26

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1761

Object typePainting

LocationNational Museum, New Delhi

Accession number68.1768

Krishna and Radha in an Exchange of...

Krishna and Radha in an Exchange of Clothes (chadma lila), detail

Sculpture from the façade imitating Palmyrene art

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

LocationQasr al-Hayr West, Syria

Sculpture from the façade...

Sculpture from the façade imitating Palmyrene art

Mshatta facade with carved stone triangles, detail

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Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date743-744 AD

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsLimestone

LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1525479/mschatta-fassade

Accession numberI.6163

Mshatta facade with carved stone...

Mshatta, carved stone triangles, detail

Todi Ragini

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1640–1650

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149346/todi-ragini

Accession number17.2378

Todi Ragini

Amphora, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 480 B.C.

Object typeContainer

MaterialsTerracotta

LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/56711

Accession numberIV 3724

Amphora, detail

Hoplite holding a round shield decorated with a black trumpeter, detail of an amphora

Relief

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureCambodian

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsSandstone

LocationBanteay Srei, Cambodia

Relief

Black dancer beside a woman playing a tabor

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1570–1520 B.C.

Object typeOther

MaterialsMural painting

LocationNecropolis of Sheikh Abdel Qurna, Tomb of Wah, Thebes, Egypt

Black dancer beside a woman playing a...

Black dancer beside a woman playing a tabor

[John Fraser, Tambourinist with the Coldstream Guards Band]

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 13

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1790–1800

Object typePrint

MaterialsMezzotint

LocationBritish Museum, London

[John Fraser, Tambourinist with the...

[John Fraser, Tambourinist with the Coldstream Guards Band]

Figure of a Courtier from a Palace Frieze

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1150–1250

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsPainted stucco

Dimensions40 in. (101.6 cm)

LocationDetroit Institute of Arts

Accession number25.64

Figure of a Courtier from a Palace...

Figure of a Courtier from a Palace Frieze

Description: Group of six black musicians, detail of Marriage of St. Ursula to Prince Conan....

Group of six black musicians, detail of Marriage of St. Ursula to Prince Conan. Panel of the Santa Auta Altarpiece

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationMuseu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

Accession number1462

Group of six black musicians, detail of...

Group of six black musicians, detail of Marriage of St. Ursula to Prince Conan. Panel of the Santa Auta Altarpiece

Pouring vessel

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Jul 09

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Object typeContainer

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions36 cm

LocationL. A. Mayer Memorial Institute of Islamic Art, Jerusalem

Pouring vessel

Mshatta facade with carved stone triangles

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Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date743-744 AD

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsLimestone

LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1525479/mschatta-fassade

Accession numberI.6163

Mshatta facade with carved stone...

Mshatta, carved stone triangles

Marquetry panel from chest or cenotaph, detail

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date750–800 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWood (fig); mosaic with bone and four different types of wood

Dimensions18 3/4 × 76 1/2 in. (47.6 × 194.3 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/449211

Accession number37.103

Marquetry panel from chest or cenotaph,...

Marquetry panel from chest or cenotaph, detail

Statuette of a young musician (?)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H

LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris

Statuette of a young musician (?)

Seated drummer

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationUniversity of Iowa Museum of Art

Seated drummer

Standing Figure with Feathered Headdress

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Jul 09

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1100–1230

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsGypsum plaster; modeled, carved, polychrome-painted, gilded

Dimensions47 × 20 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (119.4 × 52.1 × 22.2 cm) (including wall mount)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/454621

Accession number57.51.18

Standing Figure with Feathered Headdress

Krater from Spina, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 07

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date500–401 BCE

Object typeContainers

LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Ferrara, Italy

Krater from Spina, detail

Storage vessel

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Jul 09

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Object typeContainer

MaterialsGlazed earthenware

Dimensions43.6 × 34.3 cm (diam.)

LocationNational Museum of Damascus, Syria

Storage vessel

Description: Gluttony: banquet of the Great Khan. "Tractatus de septem vitiis,"...

Gluttony: banquet of the Great Khan. "Tractatus de septem vitiis," fol. 13r

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1370–1400

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsVellum

Dimensions171 × 158 mm

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberMS. Add. 27695

Gluttony: banquet of the Great Khan....

Gluttony: banquet of the Great Khan. "Tractatus de septem vitiis," fol. 13r

Sculpture from bath entrance

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationRockefeller Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem

https://www.antiquities.org.il/t/item_en.aspx?CurrentPageKey=18&indicator=123

Sculpture from bath entrance

Double folio of a Qurʼan manuscript

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Jul 09

Creator roleCalligrapher

Creation date600–730 AD

Object typeCalligraphy

MaterialsInk on parchment

Dimensions30 × 20 cm

LocationBritish Library, London

Double folio of a Qurʼan manuscript

Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBasalt

Dimensions15.7 in. (40 cm) H

LocationNational Museum, Athens

Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a...

Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view

Creation date688–689 AD

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCopper-alloy

Dimensions64.8 cm

LocationMuseum of Arts, Tbilisi, Georgia

Ewer

Sculpture from palace entrance

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

LocationKhirbat al-Majfar, Israel

Sculpture from palace entrance

Heavenly Musician (Apsaras) 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. 33 cm

Heavenly Musician (Apsaras) from...

Heavenly Musician (Apsaras) from Hōryūji

Boxing match and flute player, detail of a Greek painting

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 365 B.C.

Object typePainting

Dimensions37.4 × 90.2 in. (95 × 229 cm)

LocationTomb of the Stag Hunt (Men's Tomb), Paestum, Italy

Boxing match and flute player, detail of...

Boxing match and flute player, detail of a Greek painting

Seated male figure rhythmically gesturing

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions17 x 14 x 13 in. (43.18 x 35.56 x 33.02 cm)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

http://collections.lacma.org/node/253543

Accession numberM.86.296.85

Seated male figure rhythmically...

Seated male figure rhythmically gesturing

Seated turtle-shell drummer

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 200

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

Seated turtle-shell drummer

Sculpture from courtyard of palace, possibly gift bearers

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

LocationQasr al-Hayr West, Syria

Sculpture from courtyard of palace,...

Sculpture from courtyard of palace, possibly gift bearers

Ring of dancers with musicians

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 300 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions5 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (14.6 x 29.5 cm)

LocationSaint Louis Art Museum

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/8960/

Accession number306:1978

Ring of dancers with musicians

Love and Harmony

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 13

Creator name (description)Published by Laurie & Whittle

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1797

Object typePrint

MaterialsHand-colored mezzotint

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_2010-7081-1260

Accession number20,107,081.13

Love and Harmony

Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBasalt

Dimensions15.7 in. (40 cm) H

LocationNational Museum, Athens

Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a...

Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010329109

Pyxis

A musician

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 30

Creator nationality/cultureMughal

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1670–1700

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and watercolor on paper

Dimensions20.2 × 12 cm (image); 28.6 × 17.5 cm (sheet)

LocationNational Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

LocationAl-Khan, Sinjar, Iraq

Façade sculpture

Mshatta facade with carved stone triangles

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleArchitecture

Creation date743-744 AD

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsLimestone

LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1525479/mschatta-fassade

Accession numberI.6163

Mshatta facade with carved stone...

Stone sculpture from façade

Crucifixion, detail of group of musicians

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1470–1480

Object typePainting

MaterialsTempera and gold on panel

LocationMuseum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence

https://risdmuseum.org/art_design/objects/335_crucifixion

Accession number69.197

Crucifixion, detail of group of...

Crucifixion (detail): group of musicians

MaterialsCopper-alloy

Dimensions41 cm

LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Cairo

https://www.miaegypt.org/en-us/museum/collection/gallery-item-details/metalwork?product=ewer-marwan

Accession number9281

Ewer

Statuette of a young musician (?)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H

LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris

Statuette of a young musician (?)

Mshatta facade with carved stone triangles

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date743-744 AD

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsLimestone

LocationMuseum for Islamic Art, Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1525479/mschatta-fassade

Accession numberI.6163

Mshatta facade with carved stone...

Stone sculpture from façade

Flute player and armed warriors, detail of the Chigi Vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 650–625 BC

Object typeContainer

LocationVilla Giulia, Rome

Flute player and armed warriors, detail...

Flute player and armed warriors, detail of the Chigi Vase

Sculpture of prince imitating a Sassanian model

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationRockefeller Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem

https://www.antiquities.org.il/t/Item_en.aspx?pic_id=2&CurrentPageKey=6&indicator=123

Sculpture of prince imitating a...

Sculpture of prince imitating a Sassanian model

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