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Brenna Reistad
Apr 262 min read
Glass Making Techniques
How was glass made in ancient times? Core-formed glass The earliest glass vessels were made by forming a core of sand, mud, or clay...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 261 min read
Ancient Egypt BibliographyBibliography
Bibliography Ancient Egypt https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap/ancient-egypt-ap/a/ancient-egyp...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 263 min read
History and Changes in Art
Early Dynastic. 3200-3150 BC Hathor began to be worshipped. Corpses were wrapped in mats or furs. Then enclosed in pots, clay coffins,...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 269 min read
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 267 min read
Ancient Egyptian Art and Terminology
Ancient Egyptian Art and Terminology
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 262 min read
Tableware
Bread and Salt Plate Khlebnikov I.P. and Sons & Co. Russian 1888 Silver, silver-gilt, enamel 47.20.380 Welcoming guests with a ceremonial...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 241 min read
Sculpture
Ostrich Russian ca. 1900 47.20.262 Statuette of a Sailor Russian ca. 1900 Milky quartz, aventurine, onyx or calcedony, lapis lazuli,...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 242 min read
Religious
Christ Pantocrator Russian 1899-1908 Oil on panel, silver, enamel, pearls 47.20.3 Christ Blessing the Universe Flanked by St. Nicholas...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 231 min read
Items
Box Russian 1908-17 Silver-gilt, enamel 98.12 Calendar Henrik Wigstrom Russian 1908-1917 Nephrite, gold, silver-gilt, enamel, agate...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 233 min read
Frames
Frame Russian 19th-20th century Wood, silver-gilt, glass, leather, iron, hanging hook 47.20.412 Frame FABERGÉ FIRM Russian 1899-1908...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 233 min read
About: Faberge
The Collection After an international tour, VMFA’s renowned collection of Fabergé has returned to the museum. Five new galleries have...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 232 min read
Imperial Easter Eggs
Imperial Tsarevich Easter Egg FABERGÉ FIRM 1912 Russian Workmaster HENRIK WIGSTRÖM Gold, silver, platinum, lapis lazuli, diamonds, rock...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 2312 min read
Asian Art
Bodhisattva Chinese 12th century Clay mixed with straw with traces of pigment and gold on gesso 2003.127.2 Seated on a straw mat and...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 229 min read
Renaissance
Cross Byzantine 11th-12th century iron, bronze 67.6.4 Faith Italian, Florentine ca. 1468 tempera on wood 46.18.1 This painting is called...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 223 min read
Pottery
Black-Figured Amphora and Lid with the apotheosis of Herakles Attributed to, Antimenes Painter, or his manner Greek (Attic) ca. 520-510...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 221 min read
Jewelry
ANCIENT GOLD Gold is Zeus’s child, nothing erodes or consumes it. It conquers the mind of man and is the most powerful of...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 222 min read
Sculpture
Adaptation of Apollo Lykeios by Praxiteles Roman 2nd century Marble 96.6 “The place…is dedicated to the Apollo Lykeios [the wolf]. You...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 222 min read
Sacred and Divine
VICTORY MONUMENTS Warriors often dedicated miniature versions of armor in thanksgiving for their survival (79.4). This cuirass recalls...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 222 min read
Life and Death
Life Section of a Floor Mosaic Depicting the Four Seasons Roman (Antioch) Late second-early third century A.D. Stone and glass Museum...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 222 min read
Athletics and War
Black-Figured Kalpis (Water Jug) Greek (Attic) 500 BC Terracotta 60.32 The archer’s soft, pointed cap identifies him as a Scythian, whom...
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