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Terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking), Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Late Classical, ca. 350–300 B.C.

Terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking), Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Late Classical, ca. 350–300 B.C. H.: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) Diam.: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm). Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971. Accession Number:1972.118.150. © 2000–2012 The Metropolitan...

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Tags: Apulian, terracotta, greek, rhyton, Late Classical, South Italian, ca. 350–300 B.C.

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12 juillet 2012

Rhyton in the form of a Saiga antelope head, Sasanian, ca. 5th–6th century A.D.

Rhyton of a Saiga antelope head, Sasanian, ca. 5th–6th century A.D., Poland, said to be from Volhynia Choniakow, Silver-gilt11.1 x 7.09 in. (28.19 x 18.01 cm). Rogers Fund, 1947. Accession Number:47.100.82. © 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art....

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Tags: Sasanian Period, rhyton, Saiga antelope head, 5th–6th century A.D., Poland

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12 juillet 2012

"Variations on Theme: Contemporary Art 1950s–Present" @ The Dallas Museum of Art

Shozo Shimamoto, Untitled - Whirlpool. DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art presents Variations on Theme: Contemporary Art 1950s–Present, an exhibition drawn primarily from the Museum’s strong holdings of contemporary art. On view through January 30,...

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Tags: Dallas Museum of Art, Simon Starling, Shozo Shimamoto

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12 juillet 2012

Prado and Meadows Museum announce unprecedented partnership expansion

Jose de Ribera, Mary Magdalene, 1641. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. DALLAS, TX.- Building upon the success of the first two years of its partnership with the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, and in anticipation of this fall’s final originally planned...

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Tags: Diego Velazquez, Jose de Ribera

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11 juillet 2012

Jar. Central Asia (Samarqand), Timurid period, 1417–49.

Jar. Central Asia (Samarqand), Timurid period, 1417–49. White jade (nephrite). H. 14.5 cm; Diam. 16 cm. Inv. no. 328. Museu Calouste Gulbenkian © 2008 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian This jug, produced in Samarqand, is considered to be one of the most famous...

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Tags: nephrite, white jade, Timurid period, 1417–49, Samarqand

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11 juillet 2012

The Diamond & Emerald necklace of Marie-Louise

The Diamond & Emerald necklace of Marie~Louise. The necklace is composed of 32 emeralds, 264 rose-cut diamonds and 864 brilliant-cut diamonds. The necklace set in gold and silver. This necklace of great historic value, and imperial provenance, was preserved...

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Tags: Marie-Louise

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11 juillet 2012

Marie-Louise Emerald and Diamond Diadem

Marie-Louise Emerald and Diamond Diadem ©Van Cleef & Arpels A gift from Napoleon Bonaparte to Marie Louise (his second wife and niece of Marie~Antoinette) on the occasion of their wedding, this incredible Diadem was just one component in the parure, or...

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11 juillet 2012

Footed bowl. Turkey, Iznik, c. 1510

Footed bowl. Turkey, Iznik, c. 1510. Fritware, painted underglaze. H. 22; Diam. 42 cm. Inv. no. 211. Museu Calouste Gulbenkian © 2008 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Probably used for ritual ablutions, this bowl is one of the more remarkable creations from...

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Tags: Turkey, Iznik, 1510, Fritware

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11 juillet 2012

The Sancy Diamond

The Sancy Diamond. The Sancy Diamond a very interesting & colorful history. It is colorless, with a very faint greenish-yellow tint 55.23-carat shield-shaped stone. The stone was purchased in Constantinople in 1570, by the French Ambassador to Turkey,...

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11 juillet 2012

Brushpot. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

Brushpot. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)/ Brown onyx. H. 15 cm. Inv. no. 109. Museu Calouste Gulbenkian © 2008 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian This onyx brush-holder, carved in high and low relief, is shaped like a tree trunk, while the...

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Tags: brushpot, Brown onyx

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