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Engraved Lamp Stand with a Cylindrical Body

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Description: Engraved Lamp Stand with a Cylindrical Body
TitleEngraved Lamp Stand with a Cylindrical Body
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureIranian
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1550–1600
Object typeLighting Device
MaterialsBrass; cast, engraved, and inlaid with black compound
Dimensions13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https:/­/­www.metmuseum.org/­art/­collection/­search/­444579
Accession number91.1.579
SubjectsIran--History--Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736Persian poetryIslamic art metal-work
Statusprobably Isfahan, Iran
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Chapter 9: The Islamic World (1600–1750)
Aimée E. Froom
Description: History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000
History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000
~~The three major early modern empires—Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal—continued to provide the main patronage of design and decorative arts in the Islamic world during the period 1600 to 1750. The quality of both the design and the manufacture of ceramics, metalwork, textiles, carpets, lacquerwork, and other objects...
Author
Aimée E. Froom
PublisherBard Graduate Center
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2013 Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture
Related print edition pages: pp.197-211
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00219.009
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20629&redirecttoanchor=58016
Chapter subject tags:Iran--History--Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918Art, SafavidArt, OttomanArt, North African
12. The Arts in Iran under the Safavids and Zands
Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom
Description: The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250–1800
The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250–1800
The Safavids claimed descent from Shaykh Safi al-Din (1252–1334), who established a dervish order at Ardabil in north-west Iran. For the Safavids, see Roger Savory, Iran under the Safavids (Cambridge, 1980), and The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 6: The Timurid and...
Author
Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom, 1994
Related print edition pages: pp.165-182
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.016
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Chapter subject tags:Islamic art--IranArt, SafavidIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsMiniature painting, PersianIslamic decoration and ornament

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Description: The Wedding of Humay and Humayun
The Wedding of Humay and Humayun
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureJalayirid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1396
Object typePainting
Dimensions12 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (32 x 19 cm)
LocationBritish Library, London
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_18113&index=0
Accession numberMS. Add. 18113, f. 45v
The Wedding of Humay and Humayun
The Wedding of Humay and Humayun
Description: Portrait of Shah ʿAbbas I
Portrait of Shah ʿAbbas I
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 26
Creator nameBishan Das
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1617
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack ink and watercolor on beige paper
Dimensions7 5/8 × 6 1/8 in. (19.5 × 15.6 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/199186
Accession number1999.304
Portrait of Shah ʿAbbas I
Portrait of Shah ʿAbbas I
Description: Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440
Accession number1991.479
Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Description: Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, Dīwān, Baghdad
Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, Dīwān, Baghdad
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureJalayirid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1403
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions11 5/8 x 8 1/16 in. (29.5 x 20.4 cm)
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1932.30
Accession numberF1932.30
Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad...
Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, Dīwān, Baghdad
Description: Lamp
Lamp
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleMetallist
Creation datec. 1396
Object typeLighting device
MaterialsBrass inlaid with silver and gold
DimensionsH 33 1/4 in. (84.5 cm); diameter 22 7/8 in. (58 cm)
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/08.+applied+arts/42056
Accession numberCA-15931
Lamp
Oil lamp, from the Shrine of Ahmad Yasavi, Turkestan City
Description: Cauldron
Cauldron
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleMetallist
Creation date1395
Object typeContainer
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsH 62 1/4 in. (158 cm); diameter 95 5/8 in. (243 cm)
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Cauldron
Cauldron from the Shrine of Ahmad Yasavi, Turkestan City
Description: Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238
Accession number1989.639
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Description: Candlestick, Cairo
Candlestick, Cairo
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1482–1483
Object typeLighting device
MaterialsEngraved brass
DimensionsH 18 7/8 in. (48 cm); diameter of base 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)
LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Cairo
http://www.miaegypt.org/en-us/museum/collection/gallery-item-details/metalwork?product=candle-stickin
Accession numberMIA no. 4297
Candlestick, Cairo
Candlestick, Cairo
Description: Covered jar
Covered jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCloisonné enamel on gold
DimensionsH 5 5/8 in. (14.4 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
http://clevelandart.org/art/1962.206
Accession number1962.206
Covered jar
Covered jar
Description: Baptistère of Saint-Louis, Egypt or Syria
Baptistère of Saint-Louis, Egypt or Syria
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1290–1310
Object typeContainer
MaterialsBrass inlaid with silver and gold
DimensionsH 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); diameter 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010318774
Accession numberLP 16
Baptistère of Saint-Louis, Egypt...
Baptistère of Saint-Louis, Egypt or Syria
Description: Storyteller figure
Storyteller figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/73795
Accession number1989.83
Storyteller figure
Storyteller figure
Description: Yagatan with gold inlay and jewels, Istanbul
Yagatan with gold inlay and jewels, Istanbul
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureOttoman
Creator roleArmorer
Creation date1526–1527
Object typeArms/Armor
DimensionsL 26 in. (66 cm)
LocationTopkapı Saray Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Yagatan with gold inlay and jewels,...
Yagatan with gold inlay and jewels, Istanbul
Description: Dagger and scabbard
Dagger and scabbard
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleArmorer
Creation datec. 1670–1700
Object typeArms/Armor
MaterialsJade and steel, Gilt metal and velvet; Jade and steel, Jade and velvet
DimensionsL 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm), 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); L 14 1/8 in. (36 cm), 10 3/8 in. (26.5 cm)
LocationNational Trust, Powis Castle, Welshpool, Wales
http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1180575.1; http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1180575.2; http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1180576.1; http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1180576.2
Accession number1180575.1; 1180575.2; 1180576.1; 1180576.2
Dagger and scabbard
Dagger and scabbard
Description: Basin, Egypt or Syria
Basin, Egypt or Syria
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1330
Object typeContainer
MaterialsBrass inlaid with silver and gold
DimensionsH 8 7/8 in. (22.7 cm); diameter of rim 21 1/4 in. (54 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=239442&partId=1&searchText=basin+mamluk&page=1
Accession number1851,0104.1
Basin, Egypt or Syria
Basin, Egypt or Syria
Description: Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 545-547AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Justinian and his retinue, including...
Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Description: Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 930–970
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a7ebbb6f-414f-4bb9-9399-b3ed588c15af
Accession numberMs. Auct. F.4.32, fol. 1
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan...
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Description: Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 18
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1530–1554
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsLaid paper and natural pigments
LocationMuseo del América, Madrid
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Description: Laocoön
Laocoön
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date40–30 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 95 1/4 in. (242 cm)
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US
Accession numberCat. 1059
Laocoön
Laocoön
Description: Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1373
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberFr. 14939, fol. 5r
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Description: Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsDiameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/148347
Accession number1997.475
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Description: Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in...
Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in Classe
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 668–685
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy
Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring...
Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in Classe
Description: Baptistère of Saint-Louis, Egypt or Syria, detail showing interior
Baptistère of Saint-Louis, Egypt or Syria, detail showing interior
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1290–1310
Object typeContainer
MaterialsBrass inlaid with silver and gold
DimensionsH 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); diameter 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010318774
Accession numberLP 16
Baptistère of Saint-Louis, Egypt...
Baptistère of Saint-Louis, Egypt or Syria, detail showing interior
Description: Ewer, Cairo
Ewer, Cairo
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1350–1375
Object typeContainer
MaterialsBrass inlaid with silver and gold
DimensionsH 20 7/8 in. (53 cm)
LocationMuseo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
Accession number357C
Ewer, Cairo
Ewer, Cairo
Description: Theodora and her retinue
Theodora and her retinue
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 545 AD-547AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Theodora and her retinue
Theodora and her retinue
Description: Candlestick base, north-west Iran
Candlestick base, north-west Iran
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1308–1309
Object typeLighting device
MaterialsBronze inlaid with silver
Dimensions12 3/16 x 18 1/8 in. (31 x 46 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/candlestick-base-21922
Accession number55.106
Candlestick base, north-west Iran
Candlestick base, north-west Iran
Description: Wooden implement
Wooden implement
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1400–1600
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsWood
DimensionsWidth 7 3/4 in. (19.8 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art
http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.411
Accession number1950.411
Wooden implement
Wooden implement
Description: Female figure with an apron table
Female figure with an apron table
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 300–700
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (34 x 24.5 x 19.4 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/312579
Accession number1979.206.357
Female figure with an apron table
Female figure with an apron table
Description: Installation view of Primary Structures exhibition, The Jewish Museum, New York,...
Installation view of Primary Structures exhibition, The Jewish Museum, New York, showing works by Donald Judd
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1966
Object typePhotograph
Installation view of Primary Structures...
Untitled 1966 (on wall) and Untitled 1966 (on floor)
Description: Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureEnglish
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1201–1225
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/547571c6-0e1e-414f-b245-f36706655540
Accession numberMs. Ashmole 1511, fol. 7
Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Description: Portrait of Michel-Eugène Chevreul pasted into Homer's copy of...
Portrait of Michel-Eugène Chevreul pasted into Homer's copy of "Chevreul on Colours"
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
LocationStrong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York
Portrait of Michel-Eugène...
Portrait of Michel-Eugène Chevreul pasted into Homer's copy of "Chevreul on Colours"
Description: Roman de la Rose: Copying and illuminating the folios of a manuscript
Roman de la Rose: Copying and illuminating the folios of a manuscript
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberFr. 25526, fol. 77v
Roman de la Rose: Copying and...
Roman de la Rose: Copying and illuminating the folios of a manuscript
Description: St. Jerome in his Study
St. Jerome in his Study
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1500–1510
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions11 x 8 in. (28 x 20.4 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29742001
Accession number1845,0825.690
St. Jerome in his Study
St. Jerome in his Study
Description: Bowl, Cairo
Bowl, Cairo
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1475–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsBrass inlaid with silver and gold
LocationTürk ve Islam Eseleri Müzesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Bowl, Cairo
Bowl, Cairo
Description: The Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)
The Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1100–1200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions12 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 in. (32.7 x 9.2 x 5.2 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93178/virgin-and-child-theotokos-hodegetria-statuette-unknown/
Accession number702-1884
The Virgin and Child (Theotokos...
The Virgin and Child
Description: Procession of female saints
Procession of female saints
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 550 AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy
Procession of female saints
Procession of female saints
Description: Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another...
Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another Saint
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1470–1485
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.3 x 19 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29367001
Accession number1856,0712.1029
Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows...
Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another Saint
Description: An Angel Seen in a Dream, from Khwaju Kirmani, Dīvān, detached page...
An Angel Seen in a Dream, from Khwaju Kirmani, Dīvān, detached page mounted in an album, Baghdad
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureJalayirid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1396
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions11 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (28.5 x 19.5 cm)
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK H. 2154, f. 20v
An Angel Seen in a Dream, from Khwaju...
An Angel Seen in a Dream, from Khwaju Kirmani, Dīvān, detached page mounted in an album, Baghdad
Description: Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik Ambar
Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik Ambar
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 14
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1610–1620
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148777/possibly-fath-khan-son-of-malik-ambar
Accession number17.3103
Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik...
Portrait of Malik Ambar
Description: Great Mosque, bronze chandelier
Great Mosque, bronze chandelier
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMarinid
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1294
Object typeLighting device
MaterialsBronze
LocationTaza, Morocco
Great Mosque, bronze chandelier
Great Mosque, bronze chandelier
Description: Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs
Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date40–30 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US
Accession numberCat. 1059
Laocoön, detail of lower torso and...
Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs
Description: Phytomorphic Vessel
Phytomorphic Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsBurnished ceramic with slip
DimensionsHeight 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/182618
Accession numberAC1996.146.27
Phytomorphic Vessel
Phytomorphic Vessel
Description: Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John Chrysostom
Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John Chrysostom
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1325
Object typeMosaic
MaterialsMiniature mosaic set in wax on wood panel, with gold, gilded copper (?), and multicolored stones
Dimensions7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj27115
Accession numberBZ.1954.2
Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John...
Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John Chrysostom
Description: Blackamoor figures
Blackamoor figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 01
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1875–1900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPainted and gilt wood and metal
Dimensions24 x 7 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (61 x 19.7 x 17.5 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/141477/pair-of-candlesticks-with-figures-of-blackamoors
Accession number96.1127.1
Blackamoor figures
Blackamoor figures
Description: The Veroli Casket
The Veroli Casket
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 950–1000
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory and bone on wood core; metal hardware
Dimensions4 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. (11.5 x 16 x 40.3 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70463/veroli-casket-casket-unknown/
Accession number216-1865
The Veroli Casket
The Veroli Casket
Description: Christ Flanked by Disciples
Christ Flanked by Disciples
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 886–912
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions4 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 in. (10.3 x 10 x 2 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1415193
Accession number2006
Christ Flanked by Disciples
Christ Flanked by Disciples
Description: Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120168
Accession number1990.554.2
Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Description: Star-shaped tile
Star-shaped tile
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureIranian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1265
Object typeOther
MaterialsStonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze
Dimensions12 9/16 × approx. 12 × 11/16 in. (31.9 × approx. 30 × 1.7 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/444453
Accession number91.1.100
Star-shaped tile
Star-shaped tile

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