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Kamakura Period, Japan
c. 1250-1300 C.E.
Handscroll (ink and color on paper) -
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
c. 1100-1600 C.E.
Volcanic tuff figures on basalt base -
Lhasa, Tibet. Yarlung Dynasty.
Believed to have been brought to Tibet in 641 C.E.
Gilt metals with semiprecious stones, pearls, and paint; various offerings -
Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Islamic. Pre-Islamic monument
Rededicated by Muhammad in 631-632 C.E. Multiple renovations
Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver-wrapped thread -
Qin Dynasty
c. 221-209 B.C.E.
Painted terra cotta -
Hindu
India (Tamil Nadu)
Chola Dynasty
c. 11th century C.E.
Cast bronze -
Three Kingdoms Period
Silla Kingdom, Korea
Fifth to sixth-century C.E.
Metalwork -
Baule peoples (Côte d’Ivoire)
Early 20th century C.E.
Wood and pigment