Lacquered sutra box-13th century AD(Sonata Arctica) |
???? Lacquered sutra boxFrom KoreaKoryo dynasty, 13th century AD Lacquered sutra boxFrom KoreaKoryo dynasty, 13th century ADLacquerware has been produced in the Korean peninsula since the Three Kingd...
Posted by ä Þf on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:31:00 PST |
Stamped punchong ware bowl-15th-16th century AD(Deathstars) |
North and South Stamped punchong ware bowlFrom KoreaChoson dynasty, 15th-16th century ADStamped punchong ware bowlFrom KoreaChoson dynasty, 15th-16th century ADPunchong means 'powder green', referri...
Posted by ä Þf on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:05:00 PST |
Stoneware wine ewer-13th century AD |
Stoneware wine ewerIn the shape of a melon or gourdFrom KoreaKoryo dynasty, 13th century ADThe development of celadon ware during the Koryo dynasty (918-1392) is closely related ...
Posted by ä Þf on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:24:00 PST |
Stoneware maebyong vase-12th century AD( Katatonia) |
North and South Stoneware maebyong vaseUsed to contain wineFrom KoreaKoryo Dynasty, 12th century ADStoneware maebyong vaseUsed to contain wineFrom KoreaKoryo Dynasty, 12th century ADThe Koryo period...
Posted by ä Þf on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:10:00 PST |
Stone vase-about 3400-3200 BC |
North and South Colossal granite head of Amenhotep IIITaken over and recut by a later kingFrom the temple of Mut, Karnak, EgyptOriginally 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BCStone vaseThe animals of the fir...
Posted by ä Þf on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:43:00 PST |
Coffin for a mummified cat..after 30 BC |
Coffin for a mummified catFrom Bubastis, EgyptRoman Period, after 30 BCTwo main species of cats are known from ancient Egypt, the swamp or jungle cat (Felis chaus) and the African wild cat (Felis sil...
Posted by ä Þf on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:01:00 PST |
Colossal granite head of Amenhotep III..around 1350 BC |
Colossal granite head of Amenhotep IIITaken over and recut by a later kingFrom the temple of Mut, Karnak, EgyptOriginally 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BCColossal granite head of Amenhotep IIITaken over...
Posted by ä Þf on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:51:00 PST |
Porcelain brush pot..19th century AD |
Porcelain brush potUsed by scholarsFrom KoreaChoson dynasty, 19th century ADFrom the beginning of the Choson dynasty (1392-1910) Neo-Confucianism was embraced as the official ideology of Korea. The B...
Posted by ä Þf on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:16:00 PST |
Bronze belt buckle in the shape of a horse..2nd-1st century BC |
Bronze belt buckle in the shape of a horseA symbol of rankFrom KoreaIron Age, 2nd-1st century BCWith the advent of the Iron Age in Korea (around 300 BC), bronze was replaced by iron as the material ...
Posted by ä Þf on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:19:00 PST |
Gold pendant set with emeralds and diamonds..around AD 1650 |
Gold pendant set with emeralds and diamondsSpain, around AD 1650The back of the pendant is enamelled with a design of flowers. The lower section incorporates an 'S' pierced by a ...
Posted by ä Þf on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:15:00 PST |
