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Image for Feminine Power of the Deccan: Chand Bibi and Mah Laqa Bai Chanda
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Feminine Power of the Deccan: Chand Bibi and Mah Laqa Bai Chanda

May 5, 2015

By Courtney A. Stewart

Senior Research Assistant Courtney A. Stewart profiles two of the most notable female figures in Deccan history.
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Real Alto

October 1, 2003

By Nicole Slovak

Real Alto, an archaeological site located in southwest Ecuador’s Chanduy Valley, represents one of the oldest organized villages in South America.
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Ebla in the Third Millennium B.C.

October 1, 2002

By Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

The sculpture and the royal archive were preserved by chance when Ebla was attacked and the palace contents were buried under the building’s rubble.
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Hidden within some works are entirely unexpected narratives that reveal new layers of understanding. How do research, chance, and intuition unlock their secrets? Explore three great works from the collection.
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Infinite Repetition in Nonrepeating Patterns

May 12, 2014

By Chantal Stein

College Intern Chantal Stein writes about the geometric patterns in tilework from the Islamic world.
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Contrast and Balance in Jewels by JAR

January 14, 2014

By Chantal Stein

Chantal Stein, a college intern guest blogger, reviews the current exhibition Jewels by JAR, the first retrospective of jewelry designer Joel A. Rosenthal's work in America.
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Ranjani Shettar and the Poetics of Materials

June 19, 2018

By Shanay Jhaveri

Assistant Curator Shanay Jhaveri writes about Ranjani Shettar's technique and how the artist's use of materials transforms her sculptures into lyrical illusions.
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Date: 12th–14th century
Accession Number: 1979.206.933

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Date: 12th–14th century
Accession Number: 1987.394.635

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Date: 12th–14th century
Accession Number: 1987.394.636

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Chimú or Chancay artist(s)

Date: 1100–1470 CE
Accession Number: 64.228.686a, b

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Chimú or Chancay artist(s)

Date: 1100–1470 CE
Accession Number: 64.228.431

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Chimú or Chancay artist(s)

Date: 1100–1470 CE
Accession Number: 64.228.687

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Chimú or Chancay artist(s)

Date: 1100–1470 CE
Accession Number: 64.228.681

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Chimú or Chancay artist(s)

Date: 1300–1470 CE
Accession Number: 1987.394.677

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Chimú or Chancay artist(s)

Date: 1300–1470 CE
Accession Number: 1987.394.670

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Chimú or Chancay artist(s)

Date: 1300–1470 CE
Accession Number: 1987.394.681