Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Statuette of a ram
View through The Met
Brown stone (meta-arenite that is quartz-rich indurated sandstone)
"quartzwacke", Late Period, Dynasty 26–4th century
Rights: Public Domain
Title: Statuette of a ram
Description:
Brown stone (meta-arenite that is quartz-rich indurated sandstone)
"quartzwacke", Late Period, Dynasty 26–4th century.
Related Results
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Medea Boiling a Ram
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Medea Boiling a Ram
Both sides of this vase depict an episode from the story of Medea, the daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis (in modern-day Georgia). When the Greek hero Jason came with the Argonaut...
Raja Ram Singh of Jammu
Raja Ram Singh of Jammu
A young Raja Ram Singh (b. 1861-1899) is depicted at the center of the image. He wears a red and gold turban with a large plume and an elaborate turban ornament (sarpech) that is s...
Krishna Quells the Serpent Kaliya (painting, recto), illustration from the Bhagavata Purana
Krishna Quells the Serpent Kaliya (painting, recto), illustration from the Bhagavata Purana
This painting depicts blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna’s subjugation of the serpent king Kaliya in the waters of River Yamuna. Kaliya wreaked havoc on the town of Vrindavan, poisonin...
Historians have always believed that
Historians have always believed that
Historians have always believed that commerce existed between the Roman Empire and India, now the first actual evidence of this has come to light. Proof is given by a small, ornate...
Historians have always believed that
Historians have always believed that
Historians have always believed that commerce existed between the Roman Empire and India, now the first actual evidence of this has come to light. Proof is given by a small, ornate...
Historians have always believed that
Historians have always believed that
Historians have always believed that commerce existed between the Roman Empire and India, now the first actual evidence of this has come to light. Proof is given by a small, ornate...
Statuette of a Baboon
Statuette of a Baboon
As the hieroglyphic writing around all four sides of its base tells us, this statuette was dedicated to the god Thoth and inscribed for a man named Paser. It may have stood in a te...
Historians have always believed that
Historians have always believed that
Historians have always believed that commerce existed between the Roman Empire and India, now the first actual evidence of this has come to light. Proof is given by a small, ornate...