David Franzen In the early 1960s, Duke turned the dining room into a tentlike environment, with Egyptian and Indian ... glazed pottery from 12th- and 13th-century Iran that is commonly painted ...

Today, nearly 1,000 Fayum paintings exist in collections in Egypt and at the Louvre, the British and Petrie museums in London, the Metropolitan and Brooklyn museums, the Getty in California and ...

5 3/8" H. x 4 3/8" W. 6 1/2" H. x 8" W. 6" H. 7 1/2" H.

When the Mongols attacked the Russian town of Yaroslavl in 1238, almost nobody was spared. Hundreds were slaughtered brutally and dumped into mass graves as the town was completely sacked. Nearly 800 ...

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The engraving is written in Telugu and Sanskrit languages and Telugu characters of the 13th Century Common Era. It recorded the gift of several lands under the tank and also remittance of several ...

35 x 29.5 cm. (13.8 x 11.6 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...

What’s in the name? Hummus boasts a storied past, with the earliest known recipes dating back to 13th-century Egypt. Its enduring presence underscores its timeless appeal. Hummuṣ (meaning ...

The 13th-century citadel, 12th-century Great Mosque and various 17th-century madrasas, palaces, caravanserais and hammams all form part of the city's cohesive, unique urban fabric, now threatened by ...

The vase and wine pitcher were from the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1661 to 1722) and were purchased by art connoisseur and philanthropist William Cleverley Alexander in 1907 and 1913.