Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Mortar in the form of a feline
View through The Met
Basalt, Alamito
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Claudia Quentin 2016
Related Results
Bowl with a Cheetah Standing on the Back of a Horse
Bowl with a Cheetah Standing on the Back of a Horse
Figural designs on polychrome ceramics offer tantalizing and often puzzling glimpses into the complex society of the Samanid realm, now divided between northeastern Iran and Uzbeki...
Openwork Plaque: Felines and Prey
Openwork Plaque: Felines and Prey
Rectangular openwork attachment plaque with two felines, perhaps panthers, stylized in S-shape and coiled up around their prey, a deer or fawn, of which only the head is visible, f...
Griffin. Sculptural group of El Pajarillo (Huelma, Jaén, Spain)
Griffin. Sculptural group of El Pajarillo (Huelma, Jaén, Spain)
A sculpture with a round lump representing the head of a tap. Only the left half of the figure is preserved, in it the open mouth can be appreciated, without indication of teeth, s...
Griffin. Sculptural group of El Pajarillo (Huelma, Jaén, Spain)
Griffin. Sculptural group of El Pajarillo (Huelma, Jaén, Spain)
A sculpture with a round lump representing the head of a tap. It is very deteriorated, although it is appreciated the border that separates the neck of the face, as well as slight ...
Ceremonial wraparound skirt for women
Ceremonial wraparound skirt for women
The cloth is worn as a wraparound skirt by important Bushoong women during rituals and ceremonies. Often the cloth is wrapped with a band or belt around the top, over which the clo...
'Chunyu' Bell with Tiger-Form Handle
'Chunyu' Bell with Tiger-Form Handle
Tall upright form with oval cross-section, with sides rising to wide, rounded shoulders, surmounted by a flat platform top with neatly finished raised edge and a figure of a tiger ...