12th century Asia & North Africa

12th century Asia & North Africa
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A RARE ANDESITE FIGURE OF THE DIVINE SAGE AGASTYA, EAST JAVA, 12TH-13TH CENTURY Indonesia. Finely carved standing in samabhanga atop a double-lotus base{ellipsis}
ANDESITE FIGURE OF THE DIVINE SAGE AGASTYA, EAST JAVA, 12TH-13TH CENTURY Indonesia. Finely carved standing in samabhanga atop a double-lotus base, his left hand holding a water jar (kamandalu), his right clasped around a trident. Adorned with large rudraksha jewelry and dressed in a pleated dhoti, elegantly falling in drapes, and secured to the center with an embellished belt. The face of the pot-bellied sage with a serene expression, almond-shaped eyes, wide nose, and scrolling beard, flanked b
ANDESITE FIGURE OF THE DIVINE SAGE AGASTYA, EAST JAVA, 12TH-13TH CENTURY Indonesia. Finely carved standing in samabhanga atop a double-lotus base, his left hand holding a water jar (kamandalu), his right clasped around a trident. Adorned with large rudraksha jewelry and dressed in a pleated dhoti, elegantly falling in drapes, and secured to the center with an embellished belt. The face of the pot-bellied sage with a serene expression, almond-shaped eyes, wide nose, and scrolling beard, flanked b

12th century Asia & North Africa

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LI TANG (1066-1150), ATTRIBUTED TO, NOBLE SCHOLAR UNDER PINE TREES Dimensions: Length: 38 cm (14.96 in.), Width: 66 cm (25.98 in.). All measurements are approximate.
Zhao Ji: Listening to the Qin. Zhao Ji (1082-1135),Song Dynasty (960-1279) Ink and color on silk, 147.2x51.3cm Palace Museum,Beijing.
Liang Kai (梁楷,c.1140-1210) was a Chinese painter known primarily for paintings that reflect his interest in Chan Buddhism.Liang Kai was originally a court painter at the imperial painting academy in Hangzhou during the Southern Song period.He learned painting from Jia Shigu (fl.mid-12th c.),but he outdid his teacher in being able to convey the grace &bearing of figures.In 1210,he was promoted to the rank of Painter-in-Attendance at court&bestowed with the honored Golden Belt.

12th century China

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Fragment of the second volume of Tsurayuki-shu, known as “Ishiyamagire” 　Calligraphy by Fujiwara no Sadanobu.Heian period 12c Hanging scroll, ink on decorated paper H-20.2 W-16.
Tokiwa Gozen (1138-c.1180)or Lady Tokiwa, a Japanese noblewoman of the late Heian period,mother of the samurai general Minamoto no Yoshitsune.Sources disagree as to whether she was a concubine or wife to Minamoto no Yoshitomo,to whom she bore 3 sons.She was later captured by Taira no Kiyomori,whom she served as a concubine in exchange for assurances of the safety of her family,&had a daughter with. Tokiwa Gozen by Yoshiwara Shinryū,19th c. Honolulu Museum of Art.
20 March 1184 Battle of Ichi-no-Tani Part of the Genpei War Location Ichi-no-Tani, Settsu Province.Result Minamoto victory.Belligerents Minamoto clan-Taira clan.Commanders and leaders-Minamoto no Yoshitsune.Minamoto no Noriyori-Taira no Tadanori.Taira no Shigehira.Taira no Noritsune.Taira no Narimori Executed.Taira no Michimori Executed.Strength-3000-5000. Akama Jingu-paintings.The Tale of the Heike.

12th century Japan

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Coronation of Ahmad Sanjar. c.1306 or c.1314/15 Rashid al-din Hamadani's Illustrated History of the World from the University of Edinburgh Or.Ms.20 Title: Jami' al-Tawarikh (World History)Ahmad Sanjar Sultan of Seljuq (1085-1157) Cause of death-dysentery.Place of burial Sultan Sanjar's mausoleum.Great Seljuk Empire.Family-Seljuk dynasty.Father-Malik-Shah I. Sibling-Mahmud I of Great Seljuk. Barkiyaruq.Tapar.Spouse-Terken Khatun.
Ahmad Sanjar Sultan of Seljuq (1085-1157) Cause of death-dysentery.Place of burial Sultan Sanjar's mausoleum.Great Seljuk Empire.Family-Seljuk dynasty.Father-Malik-Shah I. Sibling-Mahmud I of Great Seljuk. Barkiyaruq.Tapar.Spouse-Terken Khatun.
"Sultan Ghiyath al-DIn Muhammad I b. Malik Shah Enthroned",folio from a Majma al-tavarikh (Assembly of Histories)of Hafiz-i Abru,ca.1425 [Credit: MET/Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of Mary Burns Foss]Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad,was sultan of the Ghurid dynasty 1163-1202.During his reign,the Ghurid dynasty became a world power, which stretched from Gorgan to Bengal.

12th century Rulers of Asia & North Africa

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Selçuk demlik, 1180-1220, Fitzwilliam Museum (Erdinç Bakla arşivi)
Flask with Standing Figures POT 107 Iran, perhaps Nishapur later 12th century AD white stonepaste ware, moulded in two parts and carved, under a transparent colourless glaze 33.4 x 17cm Each of the lobes on the mouth of this unusually large flask is decorated with a human face [see pot 885]. The body is decorated in low moulded relief with a row of tall and slender male figures in long robes and high boots. However, unlike other examples of this type where the figures appear to be dancing, h
12th c.Bowl with a lion attacking a fox London, United Kingdom Khalili Family Trust-Nasser D.Khalili Collection of Islamic Art.Inv. Number: POT 1249.Stonepaste ware,with lustre-painted decoration over a colourless transparent glaze (‘Tell Minis’ ware) 10.5x36 cm Period Ayyubid.Provenance: Syria.

12th century Ceramic Asia & North Africa

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Longquan Ware Vase Auction
Jin Dynasty, Ca. AD 1115 - 1234. A yuhuchunping vase in pear-shaped form with a waisted neck and everted mouth rim, the stoneware body covered in a rich brown glaze, carved through to a pale slip with a scrolling foliate design in the sgraffiato technique. Size: 290mm x 160mm; Weight: 1.11kg. Provenance: Private London collection; Ex Private Japanese collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Jin Dynasty, Ca. AD 1115 - 1234. A yuhuchunping vase in pear-shaped form with a waisted neck and everted mouth rim, the stoneware body covered in a rich{ellipsis}

12th century Ceramic China, Korea

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Long-necked Flask GLS 330 Iran 12th or early 13th century AD amethyst-coloured glass, blown and tooled, with applied ornament and opaque turquoise trails 17.6 x 10.5cm This flask is probably a revival of the luxury cut glass of the Sasanian and early Islamic period in a less time-consuming but no less labour-intensive technique. The manipulation of trails and their tooling into stylised horse protomes, the addition of discs, the pincered decoration and the application of all these decorative
Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain - Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Alhambra (Granada, Spain), Patronato de la Alhambra - Google Книги
Glass of the Sultans - Stefano Carboni, Robert H. Brill, David Whitehouse, Corning Museum of Glass, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), William Gudenrath - Google Книги

12th century Glass Asia & North Africa

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12th century Khatchkar (Armenian funerary cross-stone) basalt. from the Lori region, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Khatchkar, Arménie, fin du XIIe ou début du XIVe siècle, stèle funéraire ornée d'une croix, tuf rouge. Provenant du cimetière d'Arindji dans la région du mont Ararat.Don du ministère de la culture de la république d'Arménie, 1976. Musée du Louvre, inventaire R.F. 3083 Tuff rouge 2.8x1.5 m
12th century Khatchkar (Armenian funerary cross-stone) Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Vagharshapat, Armavir. Khachkar of the 12th century on the north wall of the church of Surb Mariam Astvatsatsin

12th century khatchkars Armenia

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript dated A.H. 531/ A.D. 1137 Attributed to Iran or Iraq Ink, gold, and watercolor on paper H.21.8 cm W. 11.9 cm Credit Line:Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 1996 Accession Number:1996.238.2.
Khalili Collections | Islamic Art | Two Folios from a Qur’an
First Half of al-Baghawi’s Masabih al-Sunnah MSS 245 Iraq or Iran 1100–50 AD ink, gold and opaque watercolour on paper copied in naskh script; 15 lines to the page 254 folios; 22 x 15.8cm The Masabih al-sunnah is a compendium of prophetic traditions by the Shafi‘i lawyer Abu Muhammad al-Husayn ibn Mas‘ud al-Farra’ al-Baghawi (d 516 AH/ 1122 AD). This copy opens with a table of contents followed by an illuminated page (folio 3a) with a large eight-petalled medallion with oval panels above an

12th century Manuscripts Asia & North Africa

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Заставка, инициал, полевое украшение; Армения. Ромкла; XII в.; памятник: Gospel (Евангелие), 1193 г. (W.538); местонахождение: США. Балтимор. WAM (Walters Art Museum)
Заставка. Полевое украшение; Армения. Ромкла; XII в.; памятник: Gospel (Евангелие), 1193 г. (W.538); местонахождение: США. Балтимор. WAM (Walters Art Museum)
Таблица канонов; Армения. Ромкла; XII в.; памятник: Gospel (Евангелие), 1193 г. (W.538); местонахождение: США. Балтимор. WAM (Walters Art Museum)

12th century Armenian Manuscripts

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FOUR-PART SET OF KHMER BRONZE PALANQUIN FITTINGS, BAYON STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD Khmer Empire, 12th-13th century. The group comprising: a pair of palanquin hooks, each cast with intricate leafy scrollwork and decorated on one side with a fierce Garuda with wings spread out and surmounted by a stylized lotus-bud finial; and a matching pair of scalloped palanquin loops, each cast in the form of sinuous serpents (naga) with four apsara facing opposite directions on both sides, each with their hands fol
FOUR-PART SET OF KHMER BRONZE PALANQUIN FITTINGS, BAYON STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD Khmer Empire, 12th-13th century. The group comprising: a pair of palanquin hooks, each cast with intricate leafy scrollwork and decorated on one side with a fierce Garuda with wings spread out and surmounted by a stylized lotus-bud finial; and a matching pair of scalloped palanquin loops, each cast in the form of sinuous serpents (naga) with four apsara facing opposite directions on both sides, each with their hands fol
Lampstand MTW 1080 Iran 12th century AD copper alloy, piece cast with openwork and engraved decoration 90 x 36cm This lampstand consists of a tray, a knobbed fitting below it, a faceted shaft and a domed base on three supports in the form of lynxes’ protomes. Perhaps for ease of transport the parts are detachable and have bayonet fittings for assembly. The lynxes’ blue eyes are made of small pieces of turquoise-glazed pottery. The edge of the domed base is scalloped and engraved or dotted wi

12th century Metalwork Asia & North Africa

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BRONZE FIGURE OF A CROWNED BUDDHA IN ROYAL ATTIRE, ANGKOR PERIOD, LOPBURI STYLE, 12TH-13TH CENTURY Thailand. Finely cast standing in samapada, both arms thrust forward with the hands held in abhaya mudra revealing chakras on the palms, dressed in a sheer robe that hangs gracefully from his forearms, with a beaded pleat and tapering hems, adorned with foliate belt and jewelry, the face with almond-shaped eyes and bow-shaped lips, flanked by elongated earlobes with large pendeloque earrings, the h
BRONZE FIGURE OF A CROWNED BUDDHA IN ROYAL ATTIRE, ANGKOR PERIOD, LOPBURI STYLE, 12TH-13TH CENTURY Thailand. Finely cast standing in samapada, both arms thrust forward with the hands held in abhaya mudra revealing chakras on the palms, dressed in a sheer robe that hangs gracefully from his forearms, with a beaded pleat and tapering hems, adorned with foliate belt and jewelry, the face with almond-shaped eyes and bow-shaped lips, flanked by elongated earlobes with large pendeloque earrings, the h
GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSU, KAMAKURA PERIOD Japan, 12th-13th century, Kamakura period (1185-1333) Superbly cast standing atop a lotus base, dressed in a long robe draped over his shoulder and falling elegantly along his body, his left hand holding a wish-fulfilling jewel, the right hand with a lotus sprig, the face downcast with a serene expression, the gently arched brows centered by an urna, and the head backed by a circular mandorla set with three jewels. As is typical of most bronz

12th century Metalwork Asia figures of Buddha & Bodhisattva & Deity

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The Kutubiyya Mosque or Koutoubia Mosque Marrakesh, Morocco.The mosque's name is also variably rendered as Jami'al-Kutubiyah, Kutubiya Mosque,Kutubiyyin Mosque,and Mosque of the Booksellers.The mosque was founded in 1147 by the Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min right after he conquered Marrakesh from the Almoravids. A second version of the mosque was entirely rebuilt by Abd al-Mu'min around 1158, with Ya'qub al-Mansur possibly finalizing construction of the minaret around 1195.
Minaret of Jam.Afghanistan.region of the Shahrak,Ghor,next to the Hari River.The 65-m or 62-m h.minaret was built ar.1190 entirely of baked bricks,is famous for its intricate brick,stucco&glazed tile decoration,which consists of alternating bands of kufic,naskhi calligraphy,geometric patterns,verses from the Qur'an.Archaeologists suggest that the Jam minaret is the only surviving structure of the city Firozkoh-Ghurid Dynasty's capital, which existed in 1148-1206.
Angkor Wat("City/Capital of Temples")a temple complex in Cambodia,the largest religious monument in the world,on a site measuring (1.626 km2;402 acres).Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire,it was transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th c.It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th c. in Yaśodharapura,the capital of the Khmer Empire,as his state temple&eventual mausoleum.

12th century Places Asia & North Africa

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Jain heritage of Jaisalmer. Jaisalmer Fort in Rajasthan,built in 1156 by the Rajput Rawal (ruler)Jaisal from whom it derives its name,& stood at the crossroads of important trade routes(including the ancient Silk road).Inside Jaisalmer Fort,there are 7 Jain temples built during 12-16th c.Askaran Chopra of merta built a huge temple dedicated to Sambhavanatha. Chopra Panchaji built Ashtapadh temple inside the fort.Embracing couple representing the vital force of the precepts of the religion.
Jain heritage of Jaisalmer. Jaisalmer Fort in Rajasthan,built in 1156 by the Rajput Rawal (ruler)Jaisal from whom it derives its name,& stood at the crossroads of important trade routes(including the ancient Silk road).Inside Jaisalmer Fort,there are 7 Jain temples built during 12-16th c.Askaran Chopra of merta built a huge temple dedicated to Sambhavanatha.The temple has more than 600 idols with many old scriptures. Chopra Panchaji built Ashtapadh temple inside the fort.
Jain heritage of Jaisalmer. Jaisalmer Fort in Rajasthan,built in 1156 by the Rajput Rawal (ruler)Jaisal from whom it derives its name,& stood at the crossroads of important trade routes(including the ancient Silk road).Inside Jaisalmer Fort,there are 7 Jain temples built during 12-16th c.Askaran Chopra of merta built a huge temple dedicated to Sambhavanatha.The temple has more than 600 idols with many old scriptures. Chopra Panchaji built Ashtapadh temple inside the fort.

12th century Places India

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