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Paper God: Guan Ping in Armor Holding a Seal Case
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Department of Asian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Langdon Warner
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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 ...
Figur. Dehuaporslin, Ming-Qingdynasti.
Figur. Dehuaporslin, Ming-Qingdynasti.
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"Because of the void everything is possible. Without the void nothing is possible.", Written in Bold Black Script
"Because of the void everything is possible. Without the void nothing is possible.", Written in Bold Black Script
This large, horizontally oriented, rectangular album leaf is inscribed with seven columns of text, the columns with varying numbers of characters. The calligraphy on this album lea...
Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement
Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement
Square in section, this tall vase has a circular footring and a short, circular neck with lightly flaring walls. The vase is strongly archaistic in character, its shape deriving f...
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...
Emperor Leopold I elevates Johann Alsterle von Aastfeldt, the secretary of the Bohemian Viceroy, to the old Bohemian Knight’s state, improves his coat of arms and confirms the predicate to be mentioned straight next to first names
Emperor Leopold I elevates Johann Alsterle von Aastfeldt, the secretary of the Bohemian Viceroy, to the old Bohemian Knight’s state, improves his coat of arms and confirms the predicate to be mentioned straight next to first names
Character: description on folk. 5a and 5b, miniature on folk. 6a, 156 x 156 mm.
A fourth shield. 1. and 4. in gold is a black crowned eagle with red tongue 1). 2. and 3. in red the...
Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Man in Persian Dress Facing a Woman
Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Man in Persian Dress Facing a Woman
This chalcedony scaraboid stamp seal features an image of a man and a woman facing each other. The woman wears a full length garment with wide sleeves. It is covered with thin para...
Talent is my Life (Shi Cai Ru Ming)
Talent is my Life (Shi Cai Ru Ming)
This large, vertically oriented, rectangular album leaf is inscribed with seven characters in two columns, the right column with three characters, the left column with four charact...