Virtual Artifacts

I love this cat statue from Iran! Please zoom in to see the fine textures and designs on the surface. Ca. 1850 - 1900. Source.

Details of Karnak: great hypostyle hall in the Precinct of Amun Re and small sparrow living a calm life in the temple of Khonsu the Child. 

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/32108

2. Photograph by Zangaki depicting a dancer. Taken ca. 1870-1890 in Cairo, Egypt. From collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, E.1405-1995.

https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.701

• محمد ﷺ • Wazir Khan Mosque. Lahore, Pakistan. (Instagram: aabbiidd)

Other stories: Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy. 

Other stories: ancient Agora of Athens towards Acropolis, temple of Hephaestus and Stoa of Attalos. 

Very good and very sleepy boy somewhere in el Sayeda Zeinab area, Cairo. 

A series of 11th-century crystal chess pieces from the Museo da Catedral in Ourense, Spain, which have never before left the cathedral;

Sleeping Cat Kaigyokusai (Masatsugu) (Japan, 1813-1892) Japan, mid- to late 19th century Costumes; Accessories Ivory with sumi, red pigment

White Jade Snuff Bottle - 18th Century, Qing Dynasty.

Lights and shadows.

Ritual Lingzhi Fungus Mask Nepal probably 19th century height: 22.5cm, width: 21cm This extraordinary mask has been formed from a large, single Lingzhi fungus (Ganoderma Lucidum). The natural structure of the fungus has been coaxed into forming a nose, ears, a mouth and eyes. Two holes on either side allow for a natural twine to have been threaded through so that the mask can be either worn  or hung for (perhaps) ritual display. The surface is hard, glossy and dramatically wrinkled.

Details of the door leading to the Mosque of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad. 

Mashrabiya in the house of el-Suhaymi, Islamic Cairo.