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Paper God: Barn God with Two Attendants
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Department of Asian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Carl Schuster Esq.
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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...
Lamp: human figure crouching over phallus
Lamp: human figure crouching over phallus
Mold made lamp. Material is soft, well-levigated light-gray clay with micaceous impurities. Has a reddish brown glaze. Nozzle is coated with carbon. Designed for suspension with tw...
Lamp: Black African crouching over phallus
Lamp: Black African crouching over phallus
Mold made lamp. Material is soft, well-levigated light-gray clay with micaceous impurities. Has a reddish brown glaze. Nozzle is coated with carbon. Designed for suspension with tw...
Shiva Riding Nandi in a Procession with Other Hindu Gods and Goddesses (painting, recto; painting, verso), illustration from a Ramayana series
Shiva Riding Nandi in a Procession with Other Hindu Gods and Goddesses (painting, recto; painting, verso), illustration from a Ramayana series
The painting features a procession of several gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon. At the center is Shiva, lord of destruction, astride his mount, Nandi. In the bottom registe...
The Worship of Parvati and Shiva as Mahadeva by Brahma and Vishnu
The Worship of Parvati and Shiva as Mahadeva by Brahma and Vishnu
Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and one of the members of the Hindu trinity (trimurti), is seated with his wife, Parvati, on a hexagonal-based throne. Shiva has a halo that enc...
The Maharajah of Kota, Members of Court, Attendants, and the Englishman James Tod
The Maharajah of Kota, Members of Court, Attendants, and the Englishman James Tod
The drawing depicts the Maharaja of Kota under a canopy. He holds a large shield in his lap and seated against a large bolster. The halo surrounding his head denotes his divinely-s...
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...