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Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and worshipper

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

In the upper register of this folio a woman holds a child who is crowned and adorned with jewels. The golden hue of the infant, along with the fan held above their heads signifies the child’s importance. They sit in devotion before a Jina, indicated by his nudity—a trademark of Digambara Jina and a sign of purity.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.165

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 11.41802

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

children (people by age group)

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Title

Mythological Figures from the Judgment of Paris: Juno, no. 1 out of a series of

Artist

Adriaen Collaert

Physical Description

A dark, densely figured decorative background surrounds a central round space containing a nude woman holding a staff before an expansive landscape. At her feet is a striding peacock.

Artist Life Dates

c.1560-1618

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

1560-1618

Accession Number

1960/2.32

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 11.41571

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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birds

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Title

Mother and Baby

Artist

Girlamo Parmigianno

Physical Description

Rip in paper repaired at lower center. Possible that paper was cut into rectangle from rondo shape. Some lines apper inscized; possibly used as a cartoon (?). Paper size: lh 17 7/10cm & rh 17 4/5cm x tw 15 9/10cm &bw 16cm.

Artist Life Dates

(1503 - 1540)

Accession Number

2008/2.448

Medium and Support

brown chalk and brushed white tempera on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 11.40231

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associated concepts

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Title

Phra Malai (The Monk)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt bronze statue of monk with a begging bowl over his shoulder. This is Phra Malai, who achieved extraordinary powers through his accumulated merit and was able to visit numerous hells and heavens and then travel back to report on what he had seen. Phrai Malai has elongated ears and stands on a wooden base wearing a detailed robe.

Century

19th- early 20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.453

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 11.39987

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

copper alloy

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inorganic material

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nonferrous metal

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religious (people)

southeast asian

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styles and periods by region

Title

Angel

Artist

Artist Unknown, Ile-de-France, France

Physical Description

This sculpture represents an angel bending slightly toward the left with his head tilted downward. Carved slots in his back would have held his wings, and the figure has lost his forearms and hands as well as his legs below the knees.

Century

13th or 14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1300

Accession Number

1969/2.157

Medium and Support

limestone with polychrome

relevance

rank 11.39795

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

inorganic material

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rock

rock by form

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Title

Miniature Dhyani Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A tiny tear-drop-shaped metal (copper?) pendant, edged with beading, serving as support for a minature seated image of a Dhyani Buddha, made of inlaid semi-precious stones and copper wire. This may have originally been part of a necklace or tiara, or part of a brooch for a high-ranking monk's ritual costume.

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

2006/2.63

Medium and Support

copper? set with mountain coral, turquoise, and lapis lazuli

relevance

rank 11.37426

Secondary Keywords

asian

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descriptors

metalwork

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south asian

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Title

Vairocana Buddha, Seated in the Mudra of the Union of Six Elements

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

circa 10th century

Accession Number

2005/2.78

Medium and Support

bronze with copper, tin and zinc

relevance

rank 11.36914

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Healing Scroll

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Ethopian Orthodox Ethiopia

Physical Description

Long narrow strip of parchment with writing in red and black pigment; image at top shows a face with large eyes in a square with eight radiating triangles (Solomon's Seal); image at bottom shows a winged figure holding a sword (archangel). Rows of eyes border the images.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1981/2.159

Medium and Support

parchment, pigment on leather scroll

relevance

rank 11.36878

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

christianity

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objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

scrolls (information artifacts)

Title

He's Got You and Me Brother

Artist

Ronald E. Cooper

Artist Life Dates

born 1931

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1992

Accession Number

2002/1.213

Medium and Support

carved and painted wood

relevance

rank 11.36474

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

associated concepts

bible

new testament

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religions

religions and religious concepts

standing

visual works

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Title

Standing Monk , holding a rosary (fragment of a Buddhist altar)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-8th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1961/2.70

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 11.34145

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

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beads and sets of beads

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Title

Vishnu with two attendants

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Kashmir

Physical Description

Vishnu stands with a slight sway to his body with his right hip thrust out, the tribhangha of “thrice bent pose.” He has four hands to carry his attributes, his front two hold a lotus bud and a conch. The back two hang down and rather than carry his two weapons are placed on personified figures of them. At is right is the personified club and on his left his discus. He wears a diaphanous lower cloth that is so sheer, it appears almost invisible, only the folds of the garment are articulated. He wears a long garland down almost to his feet and a sacred thread to his waist. He also wears various pieces of jewelry, including armlets, large earrings and an elaborate crown. The whole is quite worn due to the way the image has been handled by devotees, who have touched it and applied various substances to it. His eyes had been inlayed with silver to add a certain realism to the piece.

Century

9th century

Object Creation Date

9th century

Accession Number

1970/2.146

Medium and Support

bronze with silver inlay

relevance

rank 11.32724

Secondary Keywords

asia (continent)

asian

associated concepts

descriptors

geographic and political locations

hindu

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people

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Title

Standing Buddha (or possibly Maitreya) in abhaya mudra, with flask in left hand

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

4th century

Object Creation Date

4th century

Accession Number

1964/1.91

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 11.32343

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bottles

bottles by form

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

motifs

natural element motifs

object genres

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people and culture

plant-derived motifs

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vessels

Title

Shallow bowl with vegetal designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1972/2.133

Medium and Support

composite body with luster and blue glaze

relevance

rank 11.30606

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

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people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Circular mortar with inscription

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.112

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 11.30605

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

equipment

equipment by process

grinding and milling equipment

grinding and milling tools

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people and culture

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tools and equipment

Title

The Pandawas being banished after losing the dice game to Kauravas (The last scene of Sabha Parwa, Mahabharata) 'Wayang Ider Ider'

Artist

Indonesia, Bali

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1976/2.19

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on hand-woven cotton

relevance

rank 11.29940

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components and systems

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people (agents)

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Title

Small dish

Artist

Anonymous Near Eastern

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1973/2.39

Medium and Support

stoneware with turquoise glaze

relevance

rank 11.29268

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

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culinary containers

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people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Vairocana Buddha (J. Dainichi Nyorai)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2003/2.59.5

Medium and Support

cypress wood with gesso, lacquer, polychrome, and gilding

relevance

rank 11.23077

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

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masts

objects we use

people and culture

religions

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structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

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visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Shallow open box with three compartments, adorned with women's faces

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

An open box with three components. It is made of earthenware and has blue and black decorations depicting female faces.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1957/1.99

Medium and Support

earthenware with blue and black underglaze painting

relevance

rank 11.22792

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

borders (ornament areas)

components

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descriptors

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geographic and political locations

heads

middle east (general region)

object genres

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ornament areas

people and culture

religions

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the human body

upper body

Title

Celebratory couple, fragment of railing from a Buddhist Stupa

Artist

India, Madhya Pradesh, Mathura

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1996/2.33

Medium and Support

mottled red sandstone

relevance

rank 11.22479

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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object groupings

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people and culture

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religions

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single built works

single built works by function

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Title

The Labors of Hercules: The River-god Achelous (one of the set of 13 prints)

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.67

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 11.21863

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

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Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and monk with Lakshmi-Narayana & Ardhanarishvara (fol. No. 42)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

This work is painted in tones of red, green, dark blue, and orange/gold, against a light background. At the top is a sun with a many rays and a human face. Below this are two seated figures who are unclothed. They are seated on thrones decorated with colorful designs. One has reddish skin and is shown in profile, looking at the sun with hands raised. The other has orange skin and is seated in a lotus posiiton, facing front. Below them is a scene that shows two figures, a woman and a blue-skinned man, turned toward a half-man, half-woman figure who is seated on a tiger rug. These figures are dressed in colorful clothing and adorned with jewelry and hold various objects in their hands.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.166

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 11.21732

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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herbaceous plants

hindu

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visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Shiva dancing

Artist

Artist Unknown, Nepal

Physical Description

Shiva dances upon the back of a dwarf figure crouching on his stomach. This pose is not as typical as some of his other dancing postures. He dances on one leg extended straight down with the other straight up almost making a straight line. His torso and head are thrown back. He only has two hands, one holding a drum at his knee and the other a khatvanga, a club made of a bone with a skull at the top. He wears jewelry including a belt with pendent loops and tassels, necklaces including a heavy long necklace, armlets and bracelets and an elaborate crown organized with a number of peaks. On his forehead we find the third eye, another identifier of the god Shiva. A dense circular background consisting of three inner rows of round elements, the middle one may be composed of skulls, and an outer row of flame-like elements surrounds the whole figure, animating the image into a whirl of the dance. The whole sits on a circular base, plain with a flanged bottom section decorated with a lotus petal motif.

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1995/1.86

Medium and Support

bronze or copper alloy

relevance

rank 11.20117

Secondary Keywords

arts

arts and related disciplines

asian

associated concepts

disciplines

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icons

people

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Title

Bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Syria

Century

13th-14th century

Object Creation Date

13th century - 14th century

Accession Number

1961/1.189

Medium and Support

glass

relevance

rank 11.18569

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

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containers for serving and consuming food

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drinking vessels

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people and culture

religions

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vessels

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48)

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Four oval illustrations of different scenes of saints helping others.

Artist Life Dates

1592-1635

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1636

Accession Number

2013/2.540

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 11.16577

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bishops (prelates)

christian clergy

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document genres

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walking sticks

Title

Christ giving communion to the Apostles in an historiated initial "C"

Artist

Artist Unknown, Netherlands

Physical Description

Eight robed male figures, each with a halo, kneel before a v-shaped bench or rail. They face a male figure with a crossed halo that stands on the other side of the bench, holding a golden chalice in his left hand and a circular white wafer imprinted with a crucifixion scene in his right. An altar draped with a red cloth appears behind him. The entire scene is enframed within the letter "C."

Century

Mid-15th century

Object Creation Date

1440-1460

Accession Number

1968/2.44

Medium and Support

tempera and gold leaf on vellum

relevance

rank 11.15201

Secondary Keywords

altar and altar component coverings and hangings

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people

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religions and religious concepts

religious building fixtures

religious ceremonies

Title

The Swing, Esztergom, from "Hungarian Memories"

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

In this photo a young girl stands next to a baby who is sitting on a long swing that hangs from the frame of a doorway. Behind the children is a dark shadow that encompasses the entrance of the house.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

September 26, 1917; printed 1981

Accession Number

1985/1.125.6

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 11.14084

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

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religions and religious concepts

youth

Title

Bilvamangala series: Krishna Venerated by People and Animals (fol. no. 8)

Artist

India, Rajasthan, Mewar School

Physical Description

Ink, watercolor and gold on paper. Central figure, Vishnu with devotees on his right and left. Male figures are located on the left side of Vishnu and the female figures on the right. The animals are depicted on the lower half of the portrait which goes with traditional hierarchical beliefs. The tiger is on the left and the elephant on the right.

Century

late 17th - early 18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1700

Accession Number

1983/2.111

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 11.13872

Secondary Keywords

layout features

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illustrations

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images and ornament

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layout features

mammals

people

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people and culture

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religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Calligraphy: "And naturally ripens into fruit"

Artist

Tetsugen (Ôbaku) Doko

Physical Description

Hanging scroll with five large calligraphic kanji characters. The lower right contains further text and orangish read seals. The background brocade on which it is mounted is green and gold and has a floral design. Two strips of other material lie across the top and bottom of the white material on which teh calligraphy is painted. These strips also have a floral design and a light gold/yellow background.

Artist Life Dates

active 1630-1682

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1660-1682

Accession Number

1968/2.19

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 11.10989

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

chinese buddhism

coating (material)

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descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

japanese buddhism

materials

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people and culture

plant material

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religions

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writing (processes)

Title

Zen eccentric contemplating a fish

Artist

Kanô Tsunenobu

Physical Description

A shabbily dressed figure holds out at arm’s length a small fish. He is completely focused on his catch, and his mouth almost seems to drool. The face, hands, and feet are sketched in a deliberately simplistic way, while the costume is drawn with only a few swift slashes of the brush, and the strokes bleed into each other.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1636 - 1713)

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 17th century - early 18th century

Accession Number

1962/1.105

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 11.10989

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buddhism

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coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

japanese buddhism

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Portrait of an unidentified Tibetan lama (teacher)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A very finely hollow cast bronze portrait sculpture of a seated figure, with the lotus dais and pointed monk's cap cast in one piece with the figure.

The monk is shown seated in the padmasana (lotus) pose, with each foot resting sole-upward on the opposite knee. In his right hand, he holds a vajra (a double-pronged scepter) and simultaneously makes the vitarka gesture for teaching. His left hand, resting on his lap, holds a bell. His costume consists of a dhoti, which is knotted high on his torso; a short-sleeved shirt, crossed over his chest and decorated with incised scroll patterns, with a fret design at the border; and an overrobe that wraps around his left shoulder and is draped over his right shoulder. His face has a broad forehead, incised eyebrows in a high arch; downcast eyes, with leaf-shaped upper eyelids; a broad, flat nose; a sweet smile and full lips; and a narrow chin. His tall, pointed monk's cap, which completely hides his hair, has flaps that spread to reach his upper arms.

Accession Number

1995/1.57

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 11.09929

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

asian

associated concepts

bells and sets of bells

chordophones

descriptors

design elements

directly struck idiophones

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

percussion idiophones

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

south asian

struck idiophones

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Shallow bowl with bands of turquoise glaze and central floral pattern

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1972/2.159

Medium and Support

fritware with turquoise glaze

relevance

rank 11.08152

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Holocaust 6

Artist

Eduard Bargheer

Physical Description

A menage of female figures lie entangled together, painted in many different colors. Certain body parts appear identifiable and are emphasized with bleeding lines. In the background appears straight-lined brush strokes emoting a fence or barricade much like one would see within a concentration camp. Beneath the watery brushstrokes are thin, precise lines.

Artist Life Dates

1901 - 1979

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1948/2.1

Medium and Support

watercolor and graphite on paper

relevance

rank 11.06203

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Night Scene from Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux's "The Lectern" [Le Lutrin], Illustration for the 3rd Canto

Artist

Bernard Picart

Physical Description

Three men standing in a surprised movement with an owl coming out of an overturned lectern. There is decorated border around the drawing.

Artist Life Dates

1673-1733

Century

18th century

Accession Number

2013/2.566

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 11.06186

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

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Title

Jain Tirthankara and a monk with animal forest scene, no. 12 from a Digambara series

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Two distinct registers divide a page in half. At the top, a yellow-orange colored nude jina sits in lotus position upon a three tiered throne [a patterned blue level at the bottom on feet, with an orange section with gold and red decoration and a green level at the top with gold vertical stripes]. He sits against a red background adorned with a pattern of three white dots. The background takes the shape of an elegant cusped arch with a green and white pattern along its outside with a gold pattern at its sides. To the right of the seated figure a nude Digambara monk sits with his legs folded and one knee up on a less elaborate throne with a lota or pot at the corner and a crossed bookstand to the side holding a book with some devanagari writing on it. He raises his right arm and holds his left to his ear.

Placed under a band of curving yellow stripes, the bottom register represents animals in a landscape. At the bottom are clumps of grass with four stylized mountain forms in blue at the right. Above the mountains stands a tiger facing a family of antelope striding towards him. The family consists of the blue male with his long spiraling horns and a yellow doe below him with a flesh-colored in front of her. Another small yellow fawn takes up the rear. Clumps of light blue and green grasses fill in the background.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.178

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 11.05519

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Warsaw

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A black and white print that features a person holding his head in clenched fists. His clothing is creased by his dynamic position, back is haunched. Below the drawing is stylized Hebrew block print. Translated it reads "These martyrs I well remember, and my soul melts with secret sorrow. Evil men have devoured us and eagerly consumed us". The calligraphy is a prayer recited for the Musaf Service during Yom Kippur.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1943; printed 1963

Accession Number

2011/1.101

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

relevance

rank 11.04322

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

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Title

Tile fragment with inscription

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1972/2.152

Medium and Support

molded fritware with turquoise glaze

relevance

rank 11.03326

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

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descriptors

forming

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Title

The birth of the Kauravas from a Mahabharata series

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Physical Description

A scene takes place in a red box, lined with black and red diamond and triangle designs for borders. In the center, a woman sites with a child in her lap. She wears a spotted dress, her hair up, and a nose ring and bindi. The child reaches one hand and places it atop her head, and the other down towards her own upward hands. Surrounding them are seven other figures. One kneels before them, offering his hands up, and another fans the woman from behind. The remaining five figures seem to play together in front of the throne on which the woman and child sit.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1969/2.19

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 11.00453

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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people

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religions

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Title

Seraph, half of a medallion from the west rose window of Reims Cathedral

Artist

Artist Unknown, Reims, France

Physical Description

A lunette-shaped panel composed of red, blue, white, brownish purple and yellowish brown stained glass joined together by lead cames depicting a seraph. Four leafy fronds, taken from another medieval window, have been inserted here between the seraph's head and shoulders. The panel is the upper half of a roundel originally installed in the west rose window of Reims Cathedral.

Century

late 13th-early 14th century

Object Creation Date

1280-1310

Accession Number

1979/1.161

Medium and Support

colored and painted glass and lead

relevance

rank 11.00365

Secondary Keywords

angels

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components

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descriptors

doctrinal concepts

europe (continent)

france (nation)

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glass

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openings (architectural elements)

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windows

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Title

Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Century

Late 11th century

Object Creation Date

circa late 11th century

Accession Number

1974/2.31

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 10.98670

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Star-shaped tile with floral and calligraphic patterns

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

1193

Accession Number

1960/1.133

Medium and Support

fritware with blue underglaze & lustre overglaze painting

relevance

rank 10.98395

Secondary Keywords

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Title

"Bhagavata Purana" series: Krishna and Balarama Studying with the Brahman Sandipani

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Uttar Pradesh, Chaurapancasika Style

Physical Description

Krishna, in blue, and Balarama are portrayed in identical poses and wearing peacock-feather headdresses. The paunchy bearded figure at right is their mentor, Sandipani. Two other, older students appear at left. They are seated, approximately equidistantly spaced, in an architectural structure that organizes the space.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1525-1550

Accession Number

1983/2.104

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 10.98119

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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people

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religions

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rooms and spaces

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Title

Scenes from the Life of the Buddha: Adoration of the Buddha Dimpakara, Conception, Prophecy, Birth (architectural fragment)

Artist

Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Physical Description

A curved stone, originally a facing on the drum of a small stupa, carved with a narrative scene.

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1997/2.36

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 10.97600

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Buddha, seated under a canopy of 3 leaves on a double lotus dais in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra, flanked by two stupas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India

Physical Description

The Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra (the gesture of touching the earth with his right hand, palm inward), signaling his victory over Mara. He is shown under three leaves, indicating the bodhi tree under which he sat while meditating before reaching an awakening. He is shown flanked by two stupas, or reliquary monuments, symbolizing his attainment of nirvana.

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

11th century

Accession Number

1983/1.396

Medium and Support

black schist

relevance

rank 10.97050

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra (architectural fragment)

Artist

Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1996/2.26

Medium and Support

black schist with light brown patina

relevance

rank 10.97039

Secondary Keywords

arches and arch components

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Title

Kubera, god of wealth, seated on a lion

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A miniature, cast bronze sculpture of Kubera, the god of wealth, seated sideways on a lion. Kubera sits in the lalitasana pose (the pose of royal ease, with one leg drawn up and the other relaxed); his right hand is outstretched to rest on the knee, while his left arm is akimbo and his hand rests on his hip. The base has a simple, single lotus petal design.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

2000/2.155

Medium and Support

copper

relevance

rank 10.95605

Secondary Keywords

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asian

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south asian

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Title

Prajñâpâramitâ (Buddhist Goddess of Wisdom)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

circa 10th century

Accession Number

2005/2.76

Medium and Support

bronze with copper, tin and zinc

relevance

rank 10.95352

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Unidentified Goddess (Tara?)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

circa 10th century

Accession Number

2005/2.75

Medium and Support

bronze with copper, tin and zinc

relevance

rank 10.95352

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Title

Standing Buddha, in Abhaya Mudrâ

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

Standing gilt bronze Shakyamuni Buddha with glass inlay. One hand is raised in the form of the "fear not" mudra. Stands on a pedestal in ornamented dress and crown.

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.450

Medium and Support

gilt bronze with glass inlay

relevance

rank 10.94174

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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hinayana

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Title

The Salvation of the Elephant (Gaj Mokasha)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

An elephant seems to walk on water from the bottom right corner of the composition, rising towards Vishnu in the upper left with a single lotus flower in its trunk. Vishnu, with 4 arms, steps on green hills surrounding the lotus covered pond, bending towards the elephant. Garuda flies in the upper right.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1815

Accession Number

2010/2.27

Medium and Support

paint on canvas

relevance

rank 10.93017

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Bowl with incised floral patterns

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

A deep bowl with incised floral patterns.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1957/1.69

Medium and Support

fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with blue-green glaze

relevance

rank 10.88736

Secondary Keywords

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