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| Dec 03, 2014
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| Mar 23, 2012
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| Jun 25, 2019
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| Jul 30, 2023
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| Nov 02, 2020
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| Mar 07, 2013
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| Aug 10, 2016
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1967 | Plexiglas and silkscreen
on his idea of combining a common object and new materials with social ... come with the place caught my eye. I thought, why not make that chair ... was located and was the first of many common object pieces.” About The Era: ...
circa 1675-1700 | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
wine flask (surahi), which is a common courtly attribute. The figures are placed against a descendent Mughal-style landscape with a plain blue sky ...
circa 1800 | Wood, shell, human teeth, and traces of pigment
The commissioned work was typical of the many carved elements placed at the top ... symbols known to the Maori and common curvilinear tattoo motifs, represented ... the importance of human design in Maori art and indicates the important place ...
18th-19th century | Velvet textile with metal threads
place from which food was served—not unlike a dining table. In urban ... a beautiful <i>mise en place</i>for a coffee service (cat. 129b) ... trays, became common by the mid- to late eighteenth century. Offering ...
14th-15th century | Volcanic stone
with a grave marker or stored in a place of honor in a family home or shrine. ... solar rays of light. Atop the lid is a domesticated water buffalo common ...
614 A.H.; 1217 | Gold
the name of the ruler, the date or place of issue, and the shahada, ... or tributes. The humbler and more common copper coins, known as fals, were used ...
1762 | Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
common imagery of a battling warrior or warriors. It is associated ... and delimbed. The battle takes place in a forest glen on a partly cloudy day. ...
1868 | Color woodblock print
depicts him here dodging blazing bullets, which were not common in Geki's time. By placing Geki in a modern context with updated costume ...
circa 1700 | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
of barley. The painting features the common Bilaspur stylistic characteristics of a long spiraling lock of hair in place of a sideburn for the ascetic, ...
dated 1420 | Mineral pigments on cotton cloth
of Vishnu as Ananta would be made of darbha grass, placed in a vessel of water and worshipped. Paintings were commonly made to commemorate the performance ...
New Kingdom, late 18th-early 19th Dynasty (1319 - 1306 BCE) | Granite
placed their statue in the temple attempted to make the statue his ... Egyptian history by Pawenhatwesir's name, which was a common name at that time. Temples in ancient Egypt were more than places where the gods were ...
late Tumulus period, circa 500-600 | Coil-built eathenware with applied decoration
of hair tied in front of the ears was common for men at the time. ... figural haniwa were created. Such figural haniwa were placed either low ...
1980 | Etching
to differentiate the hands placed on the figure’s hips. Among the most reduced ... sculpture, a less common aspect of Tamayo’s production.</P><br> ...
circa 1790 | Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Asavari Ragini is most commonly represented by a solitary woman wearing ... and copious jewelry. Her crescent moon is emblematic of Shiva. In place ...
2009, carpet from first half of 20th century | Persian wool carpet with mirror shards under plexi, photo printed on plexi
help to fix these young women in time and place, as well as small shards ... and mirrors are common themes in her work. She has participated in solo ...
2009, carpet from first half of 20th century | Persian wool carpet with mirror shards under plexi, photo printed on plexi
help to fix these young women in time and place, as well as small shards ... and mirrors are common themes in her work. She has participated in solo ...
16th century | Ivory
common is a mythical leonine creature (yāli or vyāla). The idiosyncratic ... amount of body jewelry and the lusher mane with large hair curls in place ...
18th century | Wood with paint
In place of his customary cranial protuberance representing his omniscience (ushnisha), he has a five-tongued flame with curled tips common to later Sri ...
circa 1650 | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
are intriguing. The offering of apples is atypically placed: one in the right hand ... chandrashala (moon window), or chaitya (type of temple) arch, is a common ...
19th-20th century | Fritware, underglaze-painted
be placed in an area of maximum visibility. </br> <br>As to where ... century in Mamluk Egypt, such ornaments in glass appear as common ...