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	Browsing item(s) in Monticello Oral Histories\nReplicas and Objects of the Giertz Education Center, Krannert Art Museum\nWilliam R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen\nHistoric Champaign County -- Neighborhoods and Homes\nWatseka Public Library\n results 1-20 of 444 item(s)  page 1 of 23 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Aboriginal hand sticks Musical instruments--Australia ; Art, Aboriginal Australian ; Art, Australian ; Art--Australia 2 painted sticks ; 11'' long x 1.5'' round; The hand sticks are usually used in a musical ensemble in which the chief participant, usually the song owner, sings as he beats together the sticks. In such... 2. Adoration Lippi, Filippo.; Mural painting and decoration ; Painting ; Art, Italian ; Art ; 1400 - 1499 ; Renaissance European, 1400 - 1600 9.5'' X 8.5'' three-fold display ; paint and paper on wood ; Note on back: No. 716, 12x22; A detail of a reduced printed reproduction of a painting, attached to a wooden triptych (three-panel display).... 3. African male figure seated and playing a mbira Mbira ; Musical instruments, African ; Sculpture, African ; Woodwork ; Art, African. 20'' tall ; wood; This sculpture depicts a man seated on a double drum stool and playing a mbira. The mbira is played by plucking the metal rods inside the hollow bowl. A mbira might be made of wood or... 4. Akan; Queenmother figure Women in art ; Woodwork ; Shana - Ashanti Africa ; Art, African ; Artists. 8.5'' ; wooden ; black. This figure may represent a Queenmother (Ohennaa) figure. The high forehead and distinct designs at the top of the head reflect Akan ideals of beauty. She is portrayed seated on... 5. Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Their Daughters : Simulated Lime stone [replica] Akhenaten, King of Egypt; Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, 14th cent. B.C.; Sculpture, Egyptian; Egypt--Religion; Egypt--Antiquities 10" x 8" x .75" hydrostone (Egypt, early period, 1350 BC). Akhenaten (formerly known as Amenophis IV) introduced a radical, monotheistic religious philosophy in which the sun god, Re-Herakhty, absorbed... 6. Amazon pottery Art, South American ; Pottery ; Art, Brazilian 5'' Tall ; (5-11-04 - Chipped under top rim); Decorative pottery has strong roots in the traditions of the people of the Amazon rain forest. Today, native artists in the region continue to use both geometric... 7. Amphora vase Amphoras--Greece.; Pottery, Greek.; Art, Classical--Reproduction.; Greece--Antiquities. This ceramic amphora, 12 in. tall and 5 in. wide, is a reproduction of a vase in an Athens museum. Fully developed by 700 BCE, geometric Greek pottery is characterized by designs painted in black slip... 8. Ancient arts mosaics Decorative arts ; Mural painting and decoration 5 mosaics ; 1 instruction book in binder; Five mosaics have been created from this kit. They represent original ancient mosaic masterpieces. They include an ancient Greek guilloche knot, an ancient Roman-style... 9. Ancient beauty doctor doll Art, Chinese ; Women in art Ivory and wood ; 7'' long; This sculpture would have been used by doctors in China during a specific period of time to diagnose medical conditions in women patients. The woman would point to the place... 10. Ancient coins Kai Yuan Tong Bao.; Art, Chinese ; T'ang (618-907) China ; Han (206 B.C. - 220) ; China 2 coins, sealed in fabric covered box; Wu Zhu was minted during the Han Dynasty in 118 B.C. ''Zhu'' means ancient measurement (24 Zhu equals one ounce), so this coin of five Zhu is not monetarily valuable.... 11. Ancient Roman pot handle Amphoras--Rome.; Pottery, Roman.; Art. Classical--Rome. This unglazed, red terra-cotta pot handle (3" x 3" x 3") was found on a beach by the Red Sea in 1961. This shard is estimated to date circa 700BCE--250 CE. By studying the clay, and the way the handle... 12. Ancient wedding ceremony Costume ; Art, Chinese ; Human figure in art 3x4x2'' ; 2 Resin figures mounted on a black base; In ancient times, young people were not free to choose their own marriage partner. Instead, parents arranged marriages for sons and daughters, and often,... 13. Anubis coffin with mummy Anubis (Egyptian deity); Coffins--Egypt.; Mummies--Egypt. 1 coffin replica; bonded marble, gold with colored detail; 20 cm. long 14. Argentina Explorer Human figure in art ; Sculpture ; Woodwork ; Art, South American ; Post-contact, 1500- South American 11'' tall ; wood, stained dark; ''May the Lord in his mercy guide me and make me find his gold . . . for gold is excellent . . . he who has gold may do what he wills . . .'' ~~the anthem of the Conquistador.... 15. Arrowheads Native North American Art 1 x .5'' ; Jasper and Obsidian stone; These contemporary handmade arrowheads are made in Mexico from Obsidian or Jasper. Obsidian is a type of igneous rock that is like natural glass. Jasper is an opaque... 16. Ashanti gold weight of an adult hen and 2 chicks; Ashanti goldweight of an adult hen and two chicks Metal-work ; Art, Ashanti ; Africa, West. 1.5 x 2 x 1.5'' ; bronze; In the West African kingdom of Ashanti, small brass castings served two purposes: as counter-weights to measure gold-dust and as works of art. Metal smiths used a technique of... 17. Asmat Sculpture Wood; This sculpture may be from this area of Indonesia. (The slant of the eyes are not correct. They may indicate that the sculpture is from an area closer to China.) Asmat is probably the most well-known... 18. Athena Parthenos Phidias--Athena--Alan LeQuire.; Art, Classical (Greek and Roman) ; Art ; 1500 B.C. - 000 ; Ancient European - 300 B.C. ; Sculpture 11'' tall resin sculpture; According to Greek mythology, Athena was born from the head of Zeus, Chief of all the gods. She is known as the goddess of wisdom, prudence, warfare, and the arts. The original... 19. Ay-Foo dolls Human figure in art ; Art, Chinese 3 x 2 x 3.5'' ; painted clay; These rounded, strong, very colorful clay dolls are famous from the Wu-Zian Province, Wei Mountain. Their name means ''conquer the evil and gain good luck.'' People often... 20. Aztec calendar Aztec calendar. Resin replica; 15 cm. in diameter. The original sun stone, also called the Aztec calendar, is on display at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. It weighs 25 tons and has a diameter of eleven... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 444 item(s)  page 1 of 23 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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