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Extensive exhibition by Giuseppe Penone on view at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Lightning-struck Tree (2012), Giuseppe Penone. Photo: © Jonty Wilde; courtesy the artist and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. WAKEFIEL .- Yorkshire Sculpture Park is presenting an extensive exhibition by Giuseppe Penone that recognises a partnership between...

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4 août 2018

Pen case, brass, engraved and inlaid with silver, Iraq, Mosul; 653 H = 1255-1256

Pen case, brass, engraved and inlaid with silver, Iraq, Mosul; 653 H = 1255-1256. H: 5.7; L: 36.3; W: 7.5 cm, Inv. no. 6/1997. © The David Collection. In the first half of the 13th century, Mosul was the most famous center in the western Islamic world...

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Tags: brass, Mosul, Iraq, Pen case, 1255-1256, engraved and inlaid with silver

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4 août 2018

Oil lamp, cast bronze, inlaid with silver, Jazira; 1st half of 13th century

Oil lamp, cast bronze, inlaid with silver, Jazira; 1st half of 13th century. H: 14.5; Diam at foot: 7.4 cm, Inv. no. 29/2003. © The David Collection. The lamp’s “scarred” surface shows that it had been richly inlaid more or less all over. Remnants are...

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4 août 2018

Door knocker, cast and engraved bronze, Northern Iraq; 1st half of 13th century

Door knocker, cast and engraved bronze, Northern Iraq; 1st half of 13th century. H: 41.5; W: 25.5 cm, Inv. no. 2/1993. © The David Collection. The central, very rich arabesque on this magnificent door knocker consists of characteristic palmettes with...

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Tags: cast and engraved bronze, Door knocker, Northern Iraq 1st half of 13th century

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4 août 2018

Brass lid, engraved and inlaid with gold and silver, Jazira; beginning of 13th century

Brass lid, engraved and inlaid with gold and silver, Jazira; beginning of 13th century. Mål: 10.3 cm, Inv. no. 39/2008. © The David Collection. It is rather unusual to find metalwork of this early period that still has its gold inlays. This finely inlaid...

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Tags: Brass lid, Jazira beginning of 13th century, engraved and inlaid with gold and silver

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4 août 2018

Mirror, cast bronze, Eastern Turkey; 600 or 660 H = 1204 or 1262

Mirror, cast bronze, Eastern Turkey; 600 or 660 H = 1204 or 1262. H at rim: 0.8; Diam: 24 cm, Inv. no. 4/1996. © The David Collection. This might be the most famous mirror from the Islamic cultural sphere. It was published as early as 1811 as being in...

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Tags: mirror, cast bronze, Eastern Turkey 600 or 660 H 1204 or 1262

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4 août 2018

Door handle, cast and engraved bronze, Southeastern Turkey; beginning of 13th century

Door handle, cast and engraved bronze, Southeastern Turkey; beginning of 13th century. H: 27.5; W: 24.5 cm. Inv. no. 38/1973. © The David Collection. This door handle comes from the Ulu Jami, the main mosque in Cizre. Between the necks of the dragons...

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4 août 2018

Sphinx, cast bronze, Eastern Turkey; 12th-13th century

Sphinx, cast bronze, Eastern Turkey; 12th-13th century. H: 12; L: 10.8 cm, Inv. no. 5/1978. © The David Collection. The little sphinx was probably a fountain figure from which water emerged in three jets: through the sphinx’s mouth and the mouths of the...

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4 août 2018

Palazzo Albergati exhibits "Japan. Tales of Love and War "

BOLOGNA .- Geisha and samurai, beautiful women and legendary heroes, kabuki actors, fantastical animals, visionary worlds and strange landscapes are the protagonists of the exhibition Japan. Tales of Love and War. A selection of more than 200 works of...

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Tags: Kitagawa Utamaro, Utagawa Kunisada, Andō Hiroshige, Yōshū Chikanobu, Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi, Kōgyo Tsukioka, Keinen Imao, Kitao Shigemasa

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3 août 2018

A rare black pottery ovoid vase, China, Liao Dynasty (AD 907-1125)

Lot 812. A rare black pottery ovoid vase, China, Liao Dynasty (AD 907-1125); 13 5/8 in. (34.5 cm.) high. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Price Realized $5,625. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The lower body with combed texture, the mid body burnished below a crisscross...

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Tags: China, ovoid vase, black pottery, Liao dynasty (AD 907-1125)

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