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A Man in a Turban Smoking a Long Pipe
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Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond 2015
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Anonymous loan and promised gift in honor of Mason Hammond
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painting (oil): ["Interior of a Tavern with Smokers"]
painting (oil): ["Interior of a Tavern with Smokers"]
In an ill-lit tavern a group of peasants are smoking and drinking. Seated at a table in the foreground a man holding a pipe and with his ruff untied takes the hand of a serving wom...
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...
Baz Bahadur and Rupmati Riding Horses and with Hunting Falcons
Baz Bahadur and Rupmati Riding Horses and with Hunting Falcons
In the center of the painting, in an open, green field, is Rupmati. She is shown wearing a red-orange turban with a gold sash and a long red-orange dress with a slit down the chest...
Breechcloth
Breechcloth
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Sketchbook with black-leather-covered cardboard covers. Sewn page block. Pages of white wove paper, each 34.7 x 27.1 cm. Pages numbered at l.l. of verso in graphite. Drawings i...
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Drawing in black ink on thick paper of circus artists mounted on card. From left to right: a man lying on a mat with six tubs on his right foot and a fan in his right hand. Child s...
A Hunting Prince Steadies and Fires His Matchlock Gun on an Attendant's Shoulder
A Hunting Prince Steadies and Fires His Matchlock Gun on an Attendant's Shoulder
On the right is a kneeling prince, distinguished by his earring and ornate turban. He wears yellow trousers, a long, striped robe (jama), and a waist sash (patka). Tucked and hangi...
Portrait of a Mughal Emperor, probably Aurangzeb
Portrait of a Mughal Emperor, probably Aurangzeb
Standing against a pale blue background with faint traces of sky is a royal figure who strongly resembles the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707) in his old age. His turban is ...
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Financing of Elections and Lobbying: the Role of PACs in the 1992 Elections
Financing of Elections and Lobbying: the Role of PACs in the 1992 Elections
Les tentatives de réforme du financement des campagnes électorales, longtemps dans l'impasse, ont finalement abouti à l'adoption de cinq lois importantes dans les années 1970 mais ...
Derrida Un-Cut: Cixous's Art of Hearts1
Derrida Un-Cut: Cixous's Art of Hearts1
This article concerns the Portrait of Jacques Derrida, drawn by Hélène Cixous in 2001. The pages I choose to focus on are nine extracts of Derrida's footnoted additions to an essay...
“When Red Pigeons Gathered on Tang's House”: A Warring States Period Tale of Shamanic Possession and Building Construction set at the turn of the Xia and Shang Dynasties
“When Red Pigeons Gathered on Tang's House”: A Warring States Period Tale of Shamanic Possession and Building Construction set at the turn of the Xia and Shang Dynasties
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Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame
Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame
Gold silver and enamel worked in cloisonné, Byzantine...