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Head of a God, Hero or Votary
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Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of David M. Robinson
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Gospel of the Lots of Mary
Gospel of the Lots of Mary
A miniature codex that contains 37 oracles, entitled The Gospel of the Lots of Mary according to its incipit. These oracles would be chosen via lot divination so as to provide the ...
The whole of Protestant Christianity
The whole of Protestant Christianity
Probably : On the left, next to the man with turban: "The three faithful servant at the time of persecution. The devil hopes to be the machomet. Alcorom. / Calvinists and Arian for...
Vas. Chongzhen, late Mingdynasty.
Vas. Chongzhen, late Mingdynasty.
VAS, with a cuppy secondary screw cap and silver coining. Curbite, on the edge of the foot, the lower part spherical, the upper pear shaped and drawn out in a narrow neck with slig...
Bearded Head of a Votary
Bearded Head of a Votary
This statue head, broken off at the neck, represents a bearded man wearing a conical hat. The eyes, indicated by shallow raised relief, are wide and flat. The wide nose is poorly p...
Calyx Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Return of Hephaistos to Olympos
Calyx Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Return of Hephaistos to Olympos
This krater (mixing bowl for wine and water) features a lively depiction of the return of the god of the forge Hephaistos to Olympos, the home of the gods. Hephaistos had previousl...
The Mother of God of Trakai
The Mother of God of Trakai
It is one of the oldest easel paintings in Lithuania, closely linked to Vytautas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania (reigning 1401-1430), and early Christianisation in Lithuania. Up unti...
Head of a Male Votary
Head of a Male Votary
Limestone head of a bearded man wearing a pointed helmet with raised earflaps. The face is dominated by big, schematically rendered eyes under slightly raised eyebrows with partly ...
Zoomorphic Figure: Wolf’s Head. El Pajarillo Sculptural Group (Huelma, Jaén, Spain)
Zoomorphic Figure: Wolf’s Head. El Pajarillo Sculptural Group (Huelma, Jaén, Spain)
Wolf’s head carved in limestone dated to the 4th century BC. It belongs to the culture of the Iberians and comes from the sculptural group of the El Pajarillo sanctuary in the muni...