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Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: The Field of Blood or Valley of Hinnom"; Felix Bonfils

Title: Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: The Field of Blood or Valley of Hinnom"
Artist: Felix Bonfils
Artist Life Dates: 1831-1885
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1860-1885
Accession Number: 1994/2.30.1
Medium and Support: nine albumen prints on paper bound album
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-14 00:35:12
Secondary Keywords: asia; descriptors; geography; inorganic material; israel; locality; materials; materials by composition; middle east; objects; plants; roads; the natural world

Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: Cave of the Nativity"; Felix Bonfils

Title: Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: Cave of the Nativity"
Artist: Felix Bonfils
Artist Life Dates: 1831-1885
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1860-1885
Accession Number: 1994/2.32.1
Medium and Support: nine albumen prints on mounted in paper bound album
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-14 00:28:12
Secondary Keywords: asia; geography; israel; locality; middle east; objects

Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: St. Anne's Church"; Felix Bonfils

Title: Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: St. Anne's Church"
Artist: Felix Bonfils
Artist Life Dates: 1831-1885
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1860-1885
Accession Number: 1994/2.28.1
Medium and Support: nine albumen prints on mounted in paper bound album
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-14 00:23:07
Secondary Keywords: architecture; buildings and the land; containers; containers by form; figures; locality; middle east; objects we use; people and occupations; plants; religious buildings; religious structures; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; streets; the natural world

Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land"; Felix Bonfils

Title: Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land"
Artist: Felix Bonfils
Artist Life Dates: 1831-1885
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1860-1885
Accession Number: 1994/2.29.1
Medium and Support: nine albumen prints on mounted in a paper bound album
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-14 00:01:53
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; bible; candles and candleholders; crosses; furnishings; furnishings by form or function; household objects; lighting devices; lighting devices by form; locality; middle east; new testament; objects; objects we use; religion; religions

Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: The Channel at Jaffa"; Felix Bonfils

Title: Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land: The Channel at Jaffa"
Artist: Felix Bonfils
Artist Life Dates: 1831-1885
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1860-1885
Accession Number: 1994/2.31.1
Medium and Support: eight albumen prints on paper bound album
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-14 00:01:48
Secondary Keywords: asia; cityscapes; geography; israel; locality; middle east; objects; objects we use; people and occupations; transportation vehicles; vehicles; watercraft; watercraft by general type

Photograph Album of the Holy Land: Stables of Solomon; Felix Bonfils

Title: Photograph Album of the Holy Land: Stables of Solomon
Artist: Felix Bonfils
Artist Life Dates: 1831-1885
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1860-1885
Accession Number: 1994/2.33.1
Medium and Support: five albumen prints on mounted in paper bound album
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-14 00:00:33
Secondary Keywords: architecture; building divisions; circulation spaces; components; components and systems; components by specific context; locality; middle east; mosques; objects; passages; rooms and spaces; rooms and spaces by function

Photograph Album of the Holy Land: The well of Jacob; Felix Bonfils

Title: Photograph Album of the Holy Land: The well of Jacob
Artist: Felix Bonfils
Artist Life Dates: 1831-1885
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1860-1900
Accession Number: 1994/2.34.1
Medium and Support: nine albumen prints on mounted in paper bound album
Date Added/Updated: 2014-02-13 23:58:28
Secondary Keywords: architecture; buildings; figures; geography; locality; middle east; modern and contemporary art; objects; people and occupations

Polycandelon for six oil lamps; Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Title: Polycandelon for six oil lamps
Artist: Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt
Physical Description: This bronze light fixture consists of a central circular celestial motif from which extend twelve arms in a radial pattern. Six of these arms, embellished with maltese crosses, end in omega-shaped terminals. These decorated arms alternate with six unadorned arms that terminate in rings designed to hold glass oil lamps. The entire disk is suspended from three bronze chains joined to a large hook.
Century: 6th century
Object Creation Date: 500-599
Accession Number: 1965/2.54
Medium and Support: bronze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:38:53
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; christianity; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; crosses (motifs); descriptors; design elements; furnishings; furnishings by form or function; geographic and political locations; inorganic material; lighting devices; lighting devices by form; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; middle east (general region); motifs; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts

Temple and Palms; Antonio Beato

Title: Temple and Palms
Artist: Antonio Beato
Artist Life Dates: c.1825-1906
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1880
Accession Number: 1989/1.47
Medium and Support: albumen print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:26:36
Secondary Keywords: architecture; buildings and the land; columns; descriptors; geographic and political locations; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; middle east (general region); plants; religious buildings; religious structures; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; the natural world; trees

Faramurz taken Prisoner, Shah-nameh of Ferdowski; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Faramurz taken Prisoner, Shah-nameh of Ferdowski
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A leaf from a manuscript with two sections of calligraphy and one section of painting at the middle.
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1965/1.180
Medium and Support: tempera on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:06:29
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; asian; genres; geographic and political locations; literary; making art; middle east (general region); objects; swords; types; weaponry

Bowl with radial design and inscribed rim; Iran, Kashan

Title: Bowl with radial design and inscribed rim
Artist: Iran, Kashan
Physical Description: A shallow bowl with a base and radial design and inscribed rim. The decorations are both on the inside and outside of the bowl.
Century: early 13th century
Object Creation Date: early 13th century
Accession Number: 1961/1.186
Medium and Support: fritware with pale blue-green glaze and overglaze lustre painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:04:51
Secondary Keywords: containers; containers by form; descriptors; document genres; document genres by form; geographic and political locations; information forms; middle east (general region); object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; vessels

Peacock; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Peacock
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A bronze statue in the shape of a peacock, this piece has engraved decorations and is made in the Seljuk style of metalwork.
Century: 12th century
Object Creation Date: 12th century
Accession Number: 1959/1.116
Medium and Support: bronze with engraved decoration
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:02:27
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; birds; descriptors; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); object genres; object genres by material; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts

Shallow open box with three compartments, adorned with women's faces; Artist Unknown, Iran

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
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:58
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; biological components; borders (ornament areas); components; components and systems; components by specific context; containers; descriptors; design elements; geographic and political locations; heads; middle east (general region); object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; ornament areas; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; the human body; upper body

Plate; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Plate
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A plate with missing rim sections. It has concentric bands of brown and white decorations.
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1852-1853
Accession Number: 1957/1.97
Medium and Support: earthenware with incised design, brown slip and transparent glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:57
Secondary Keywords: asian; descriptors; design elements; geographic and political locations; household objects; making art; middle east (general region); patterns (design elements); patterns by specific type; types

Plate with Chinese-inspired scene of a bird in a landscape; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Plate with Chinese-inspired scene of a bird in a landscape
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A plate with missing side. It has depictions in blue.
Century: 14th-15th century
Object Creation Date: 14th century - 15th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.96
Medium and Support: fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with blue underglaze painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:57
Secondary Keywords: animals; asian; geographic and political locations; household objects; making art; middle east (general region); the natural world; types

Plate with vegetal design; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Plate with vegetal design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A plate inspired by Chinese motifs.
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century - 18th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.95
Medium and Support: earthenware with blue underglaze painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:57
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; containers; containers by function or context; containers for serving and consuming food; culinary containers; dishes; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); objects we use; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; vessels for serving and consuming food

Squat bottle with everted rim; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Squat bottle with everted rim
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A squat bottle with everted rim.
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.90
Medium and Support: earthenware with glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:56
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; containers; containers by form; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); objects we use; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; vessels

Deep bowl with medallion design; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Deep bowl with medallion design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A deep bowl with exterior decorations.
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.92
Medium and Support: fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with blue and black underglaze painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:56
Secondary Keywords: asian; descriptors; design elements; geographic and political locations; making art; middle east (general region); objects; patterns (design elements); patterns by specific type; types

Octagonal Plate; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Octagonal Plate
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: An octagonal plate inspired by Chinese motifs.
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.87
Medium and Support: earthenware with glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:55
Secondary Keywords: asian; geographic and political locations; household objects; making art; middle east (general region); types

Platter with Lion in Garden; Iran (Mashhad)

Title: Platter with Lion in Garden
Artist: Iran (Mashhad)
Physical Description: A platter with landscape scene decorations.
Accession Number: 1957/1.86
Medium and Support: fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with blue underglaze painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:55
Secondary Keywords: animals; asian; gardens; geographic and political locations; household objects; making art; mammals; middle east (general region); the natural world; types

Deep Bowl (damaged); Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Deep Bowl (damaged)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A deep bowl seriously damaged with sections missing.
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century - 18th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.85
Medium and Support: fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with pale turquoise glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:54
Secondary Keywords: asian; geographic and political locations; making art; middle east (general region); objects; types

Bulb-shaped bottle fragment; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Bulb-shaped bottle fragment
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A bulb or pear-shaped bottle.
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.83
Medium and Support: earthenware with glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:54
Secondary Keywords: asian; geographic and political locations; making art; middle east (general region); objects we use; types; vessels

Bowl with painted petal design; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Bowl with painted petal design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A deep bowl with wide-mouth and small base.
Century: 14th century
Object Creation Date: 14th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.78
Medium and Support: earthenware with glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:52
Secondary Keywords: asian; geographic and political locations; making art; middle east (general region); objects; types

Bowl with painted petal design on exterior; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Bowl with painted petal design on exterior
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A deep bowl with wide-mouth and small base.
Century: 14th century
Object Creation Date: 14th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.74
Medium and Support: earthenware with glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:51
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; containers; containers by form; descriptors; design elements; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; patterns (design elements); patterns by specific type; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; vessels

Star-shaped Tile with cheetah among foliage; Iran, Kashan

Title: Star-shaped Tile with cheetah among foliage
Artist: Iran, Kashan
Physical Description: A tile in the shape of a an 8 pointed star with animal depiction.
Century: 13th century
Object Creation Date: mid 13th century - mid 14th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.73
Medium and Support: molded fritware, blue and turquoise underglaze, overglaze copper lustre painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:51
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; attributes and properties; attributes and properties by specific type; descriptors; form attributes; geographic and political locations; mammals; materials; materials by origin; middle east (general region); people and culture; plant material; religions; religions and religious concepts; shape

Flat-rimmed Bowl with painted abstract design; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Flat-rimmed Bowl with painted abstract design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A deep bowl with wide mouth and small base. Both the interior and exterior have been incised for decorations.
Century: 13th century
Object Creation Date: 13th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.70
Medium and Support: fritware with blue underglaze painting and green glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:50
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; containers; containers by form; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); objects we use; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; vessels

Bowl with incised floral patterns; Artist Unknown, Iran

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
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:50
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; containers; containers by form; descriptors; design elements; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); objects we use; patterns (design elements); patterns by specific type; people and culture; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religions; religions and religious concepts; surface marking processes and techniques; vessels

Tile with molded lion; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Tile with molded lion
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: Tile with molded lion motif.
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1957/1.68
Medium and Support: earthenware with turquoise glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:49
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; descriptors; forming; geographic and political locations; mammals; materials; materials by form; materials by physical form; middle east (general region); object genres; object genres by material; people and culture; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religions; religions and religious concepts

Mina'i ware bowl fragment with figures; Iran, Kashan

Title: Mina'i ware bowl fragment with figures
Artist: Iran, Kashan
Physical Description: A fragment of a shallow bowl with decorations of human and animal forms.
Century: Late 12th-early 13th century
Object Creation Date: late 12th century - early 13th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.67
Medium and Support: fritware, blue and turquoise underglaze painted enamel overglaze painting in red and black
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:49
Secondary Keywords: asian; geographic and political locations; making art; middle east (general region); objects; the natural world; types

Conical Bowl with simple blue stripe design; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Conical Bowl with simple blue stripe design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A deep conical bowl.
Century: 12th century
Object Creation Date: 12th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.64
Medium and Support: fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with blue underglaze painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:48
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; containers; containers by form; descriptors; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; vessels

Deep Bowl with slightly everted rim; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Deep Bowl with slightly everted rim
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: Deep bowl with a wide base and slightly everted rim decorated in amber glaze.
Century: 12th century
Object Creation Date: 12th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.62
Medium and Support: earthenware with mottled amber glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:48
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; containers; containers by form; descriptors; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; vessels

Bowl with inscriptions in Kufic and another script; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Bowl with inscriptions in Kufic and another script
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A wide-mouth bowl with a small base. Sections of the bowl were broken and were replaced. The bowl has inscriptions for decorations.
Century: early 13th century
Object Creation Date: early 13th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.60
Medium and Support: fritware with blue underglaze painting and gold lustre overglaze painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:48
Secondary Keywords: arabic scripts; asian; components; components and systems; components by specific context; document genres; document genres by form; geographic and political locations; information form components; information forms; making art; middle east (general region); objects; objects we use; script and type forms; scripts (writing); scripts by form; types

Footed Bowl with openwork floral scroll design; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Footed Bowl with openwork floral scroll design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A deep footed bowl with a short base. It has a cobalt-tinged rim. There are decorations on the inside and outside of the bowl in floral pattern.
Century: late 12th - early 13th century
Object Creation Date: late 12th century - early 13th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.61
Medium and Support: fritware with cobalt-tinged rim
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:48
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; containers; containers by form; descriptors; design elements; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); objects we use; patterns (design elements); patterns by specific type; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; vessels

Bowl with bird holding leaf and inscription; Iran, Kashan

Title: Bowl with bird holding leaf and inscription
Artist: Iran, Kashan
Physical Description: A wide-mouth, narrow-base bowl with overglaze lustre decorations of a bird holding leaf. There are inscriptions as part of the decorations.
Century: 12th-13th century
Object Creation Date: 12th century - 13th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.63
Medium and Support: fritware with overglaze lustre painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:48
Secondary Keywords: animal material; animals and creatures; associated concepts; biological material; containers; containers by form; descriptors; document genres; document genres by form; geographic and political locations; information forms; materials; materials by origin; middle east (general region); objects we use; people and culture; plant material; religions; religions and religious concepts; vessels

Bowl; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Bowl
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A deep bowl with wide mouth. A part of the rim is broken. The bowl has incised patterns.
Century: late 12th - early 13th century
Object Creation Date: late 12th century - early 13th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.59
Medium and Support: fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with punched and glaze design
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:47
Secondary Keywords: asian; descriptors; geographic and political locations; making art; middle east (general region); object-making processes and techniques; objects; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; sculpture techniques; types

Footed Bowl with painted design of birds; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Footed Bowl with painted design of birds
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A footed shallow bowl. The base of the bowl is reticulated. The interior of the bowl is decorated.
Century: 11th-12th century
Object Creation Date: 11th century - 12th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.53
Medium and Support: buff earthenware with underglaze iron painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:46
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; containers; containers by form; descriptors; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; vessels

Shallow bowl with schematized animal motif; Iran, Amol

Title: Shallow bowl with schematized animal motif
Artist: Iran, Amol
Physical Description: A shallow bowl with schematized animal motif.
Century: 12th-13th century
Object Creation Date: 12th century - 13th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.54
Medium and Support: earthenware coated with white slip and painted designs in green and brown
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:46
Secondary Keywords: animal; associated concepts; containers; containers by form; descriptors; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; vessels

Plate with tri-colored glaze; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Plate with tri-colored glaze
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A plate with missing rim sections and geometric patterns.
Century: 9th-10th century
Object Creation Date: 10th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.51
Medium and Support: fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with green, amber, and deep purple glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:45
Secondary Keywords: asian; geographic and political locations; household objects; making art; middle east (general region); types

Plate with incised floral scrolls; Artist Unknown, Iran

Title: Plate with incised floral scrolls
Artist: Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description: A plate with incised floral patterns and splashed green glaze.
Century: 11th-12th century
Object Creation Date: 11th century - 12th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.52
Medium and Support: earthenware with cream-colored slip and splashed green glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:45
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; containers; containers by function or context; containers for serving and consuming food; culinary containers; descriptors; design elements; dishes; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; patterns (design elements); patterns by specific type; people and culture; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religions; religions and religious concepts; surface marking processes and techniques; vessels for serving and consuming food

Star-shaped Tile with flying crane among flowers; Iran, Kashan

Title: Star-shaped Tile with flying crane among flowers
Artist: Iran, Kashan
Physical Description: A tile in the shape of a 8 pointed star with a bird depiction and inscriptions.
Century: early 14th century
Object Creation Date: early 14th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.102
Medium and Support: fritware with blue underglaze painting and brown luster overglaze painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:00:31
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; birds; buildings and the land; crane (bird); descriptors; design elements; document genres; document genres by form; geographic and political locations; herbaceous plants; information forms; landscapes (environments); materials; materials by form; materials by physical form; middle east (general region); motifs; natural element motifs; natural landscapes; objects we use; people and culture; plants; religions; religions and religious concepts; settlements and landscapes; vegetation and vegetation components; vegetation components; woody plants

Kharanah Castle, Qasr-Al Kharahah, Jordan (Palace #15); Lynn Davis

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Title: Kharanah Castle, Qasr-Al Kharahah, Jordan (Palace #15)
Artist: Lynn Davis
Physical Description: The outer walls of Karanah Castle in Jordan. The desert ground makes up the entire foreground with the horizon line almost reaching the half-point of the photograph. Just below the horizon is the base of the structure. The castle itself is a rectangular brick wall with three rounded pillars built into it, two at the corners and one in the center. The sky above it is clear and cloudless.
Artist Life Dates: American, born 1944
Object Creation Date: 1995-1996
Accession Number: 2012/2.98
Medium and Support: selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-07-10 18:44:29
Secondary Keywords: buildings and the land; descriptors; fortifications; geographic and political locations; image-making processes and techniques; israel (nation); landscapes (environments); middle east (general region); natural landscapes; photographic processes; photography and photographic processes and techniques; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; settlements and landscapes; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type

Bent Pyramid #12, Dashur, Cairo, Egypt "Blue Pyramid", 1997; Lynn Davis

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Title: Bent Pyramid #12, Dashur, Cairo, Egypt "Blue Pyramid", 1997
Artist: Lynn Davis
Physical Description: Dark image of a pyramid at night.
Artist Life Dates: American, born 1944
Object Creation Date: 1999
Accession Number: 2012/2.103
Medium and Support: selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-07-10 18:44:21
Secondary Keywords: accessory containers for food service; africa (continent); buildings and the land; composite pieces; containers; containers by function or context; containers for serving and consuming food; culinary containers; funerary structures; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); objects we use; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; tombs; tombs by form; vessels for serving and consuming food

Aston Martin, Hazor, Israel (R13), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"; Patrick Nagatani

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Title: Aston Martin, Hazor, Israel (R13), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"
Artist: Patrick Nagatani
Physical Description: Car under excavation in Israel. Desert scene with rocks, excavation supplies including pitchforks.
Artist Life Dates: born 1945
Object Creation Date: 1990; printed 2001
Accession Number: 2012/2.143
Medium and Support: toned gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-05-08 13:07:36
Secondary Keywords: buildings and the land; freewheeled vehicles; freewheeled vehicles by form or function; geographic and political locations; land vehicles; land vehicles by form; landscapes (environments); middle east (general region); natural landscapes; objects we use; passenger vehicles; settlements and landscapes; transportation vehicles; vehicles

Iasos, Turkey; Marilyn Bridges

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Title: Iasos, Turkey
Artist: Marilyn Bridges
Physical Description: An aerial view of the ruins in Iasos, Turkey.
Artist Life Dates: American, born 1957
Object Creation Date: 2004
Accession Number: 2012/2.54
Medium and Support: gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-01-23 21:27:22
Secondary Keywords: image form; buildings and the land; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); objects we use; single built works; single built works by condition; single built works by specific type; views; views by vantage point or orientation; visual works; visual works by form

Blue Mosque, Turkey; Marilyn Bridges

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Title: Blue Mosque, Turkey
Artist: Marilyn Bridges
Physical Description: An angled aerial image of the Blue Mosque in Turkey.
Artist Life Dates: b. 1957
Object Creation Date: 2004
Accession Number: 2012/2.57
Medium and Support: gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-01-23 21:27:13
Secondary Keywords: image form; buildings and the land; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); objects we use; religious buildings; religious structures; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; views; views by vantage point or orientation; visual works; visual works by form

Ancient Olive Tree, Andriake, Turkey; Marilyn Bridges

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Title: Ancient Olive Tree, Andriake, Turkey
Artist: Marilyn Bridges
Physical Description: A knotted and ancient olive tree in Andriake, Turkey.
Artist Life Dates: American, born 1957
Object Creation Date: 2004
Accession Number: 2012/2.59
Medium and Support: gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-01-23 21:27:07
Secondary Keywords: buildings and the land; geographic and political locations; landscapes (environments); middle east (general region); natural landscapes; objects we use; photographic prints; photographic prints by process; photographs; photographs by form; plants; positives; settlements and landscapes; vegetation and vegetation components; vegetation components; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; woody plants

Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey; Marilyn Bridges

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Title: Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
Artist: Marilyn Bridges
Physical Description: An angled aerial image of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.
Artist Life Dates: American, born 1957
Object Creation Date: 2004
Accession Number: 2012/2.58
Medium and Support: gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-01-23 21:27:05
Secondary Keywords: image form; buildings and the land; dwellings; europe (continent); geographic and political locations; houses; houses by occupants; middle east (general region); objects we use; official residences; residential structures; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; views; views by vantage point or orientation; visual works; visual works by form

Iasos, Turkey; Marilyn Bridges

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Title: Iasos, Turkey
Artist: Marilyn Bridges
Physical Description: An aerial-view image of Iasos, Turkey and the ancient ruins there.
Artist Life Dates: American, born 1957
Object Creation Date: 2004
Accession Number: 2012/2.52
Medium and Support: gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-01-23 21:27:03
Secondary Keywords: image form; buildings and the land; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); objects we use; single built works; single built works by condition; single built works by specific type; views; views by vantage point or orientation; visual works; visual works by form

Sarcophogi, Termessos, Turkey; Marilyn Bridges

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Title: Sarcophogi, Termessos, Turkey
Artist: Marilyn Bridges
Physical Description: A broken sarcohpogi in Termessos, Turkey.
Artist Life Dates: American, born 1957
Object Creation Date: 2004
Accession Number: 2012/2.62
Medium and Support: gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-01-23 21:27:01
Secondary Keywords: ceremonial containers; coffins; containers; containers by function or context; funerary containers; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); objects we use; photographic prints; photographic prints by process; photographs; photographs by form; positives; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

Priene, Temple of Athena, Turkey; Marilyn Bridges

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Title: Priene, Temple of Athena, Turkey
Artist: Marilyn Bridges
Physical Description: Distant view of the ruins of the Athena Temple in Priene, Turkey.
Artist Life Dates: American, born 1957
Object Creation Date: 2004
Accession Number: 2012/2.60
Medium and Support: gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-01-23 21:27:01
Secondary Keywords: buildings and the land; geographic and political locations; middle east (general region); objects we use; photographic prints; photographic prints by process; photographs; photographs by form; positives; religious buildings; religious structures; single built works; single built works by condition; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

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