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Artist Mickalene Thomas reflects on the photographs of Seydou Keïta in this episode of The Artist Project.
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Journey in Search of Indo-Islamic Papermaking Heritage

July 13, 2015

By Alexandra Soteriou

Paper historian Alexandra Soteriou charts the migration of Muslim papermakers in tandem with dynastic movements and shares a seldom-seen view of hand papermaking.
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The exhibition "Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age" (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2014) offered a comprehensive overview of art and cultural exchange in an era of vast imperial and mercantile expansion. The twenty-seven essays in this volume are based on the symposium and lectures that took place in conjunction with the exhibition. Written by an international group of scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, they include reports of new archaeological discoveries, illuminating interpretations of material culture, and innovative investigations of literary, historical, and political aspects of the interactions that shaped art and culture in the in the early first millennium B.C. Taken together, these essays explore the cultural encounters of diverse populations interacting through trade, travel, and migration, as well as war and displacement, in the ancient world. Assyria to Iberia: Art and Culture in the Iron Age contributes significantly to our understanding of the epoch-making exchanges that spanned the Near East and the Mediterranean and exerted immense influence in the centuries that followed.
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The World between Empires: A Picture Album presents an introduction to the art and culture of the Middle East in the years 100 B.C.–A.D. 250, a time marked by the struggle for control by the Roman and Parthian Empires. Adapted from the exhibition catalogue, this picture album illustrates the cultural histories of the cities along the great incense and silk routes that connected southwestern Arabia, Nabataea, Judaea, Syria, and Mesopotamia. Twenty-eight carefully selected objects and an informative text provide a fascinating primer to the themes discussed in the catalogue and exhibition. This beautifully illustrated album will inspire reflection about ancient empires long after the reader has visited the galleries.
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The World between Empires presents a new perspective on the art and culture of the Middle East in the years 100 B.C.–A.D. 250, a time marked by the struggle for control by the Roman and Parthian Empires. For the first time, this book weaves together the cultural histories of the cities along the great incense and silk routes that connected southwestern Arabia, Nabataea, Judaea, Syria, and Mesopotamia. It captures the intricate web of influence and religious diversity that emerged in the Middle East through the exchange of goods and ideas. And for our current age, when several of the archaeological sites featured here—including Palmyra, Dura- Europos, and Hatra—have been subject to deliberate destruction and looting, it addresses the crucial subject of preserving what has been lost and contextualizes the significance of these works on a local and global scale. This essential volume features 186 objects of exceptional importance from Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Readers are taken on a fascinating journey that explores sites of intense political and religious struggles against Roman rule as well as important religious centers and military bulwarks of the Parthian Empire. Reaching across two millennia, The World between Empires brings vividly to life how individuals and cities in ancient times defined themselves, and how these factors continue to resonate today.
Image for Take a Fresh Look at The Met Collection with these 12 Episodes of *The Artist Project*
The digital editors pick 12 of their favorite episodes from The Met’s award-winning series.
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The Later Legacy of Cyrus the Great

June 24, 2013

By Michael Seymour

The Cyrus Cylinder, currently on display in the exhibition The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: Charting a New Empire (June 20–August 4, 2013), is a document of unique historical significance. It records the Persian king Cyrus' conquest of the city of Babylon in 539 b.c., and his proclamation that cults and temples should be restored, their personnel allowed to return from Babylon to their home cities.
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Seydou Keïta (Malian, Bamako ca. 1921–2001 Paris)

Date: 1956–57, printed 1995
Accession Number: 1997.267

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Seydou Keïta (Malian, Bamako ca. 1921–2001 Paris)

Date: 1975
Accession Number: 2015.499.6.2

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Seydou Keïta (Malian, Bamako ca. 1921–2001 Paris)

Date: 1975
Accession Number: 2015.499.1.2

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Seydou Keïta (Malian, Bamako ca. 1921–2001 Paris)

Date: 1975
Accession Number: 2015.499.7.2

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Seydou Keïta (Malian, Bamako ca. 1921–2001 Paris)

Date: 1975
Accession Number: 2015.499.7.3

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Seydou Keïta (Malian, Bamako ca. 1921–2001 Paris)

Date: 1975
Accession Number: 2015.499.5.2

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Couple

Seydou Keïta (Malian, Bamako ca. 1921–2001 Paris)

Date: 1975
Accession Number: 2015.499.4.2

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Seydou Keïta (Malian, Bamako ca. 1921–2001 Paris)

Date: 1975
Accession Number: 2015.499.3.2

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Seydou Keïta (Malian, Bamako ca. 1921–2001 Paris)

Date: 1975
Accession Number: 2015.499.2.2

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Seydou Keïta (Malian, Bamako ca. 1921–2001 Paris)

Date: 1950s–1960s
Accession Number: 2015.499.2.1