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Shabtis represent adult men
or women who were servants.
When someone died shabtis
were buried with them to help
serve the dead person. Shabti
figures were a workforce for
use in the afterlife. The more
‘servants’ you had, the higher
your status.
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Shabti (Egyptian Amulets)
1070 - 945 BC
8djcign/ Egypt
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The most famous Ottoman
ceramics are described as Iznik.
The potters were encouraged by
the Ottoman court. In the eighth
century, Chinese ceramics made
their way into the Middle East,
its influence is seen in the blue
and white colour scheme.
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Turquoise-Green Pottery
Dish, 17th Century
8djcign/ Turkey
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The town of Kashan gave
its name to the Persian
word for tile: Kashi. It was
one of the biggest and
most famous centres for
the production of fine
pottery and tiles between
the 12th and 14th centuries.
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Star Shaped Tiles
13th or early 14th Century
8djcign/ Iran
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This type of Greek vase
was used for mixing wine
and water. It was also
made to be beautiful.
Decorative patterns frame
a scene showing followers
of Dionysus, the god of
wine.
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Bell Krater (Ancient Greek
Vase) around 450 BC
8djcign/ Greece
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Cloisonné is formed by different
colours of enamel, separated by
thin metal strips fixed along a
pattern. The art of cloisonné
came to Japan from China, but
was first used in Turkey. The
production of cloisonné is an
extremely time-consuming
process.
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Cloisonné Enamelled
Vase, c.1800
8djcign/ Japan
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This lid sealed shut a canopic
jar. Canopic jars kept a dead
person’s organs safe from bad
spells, after they had been
mummified.
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Canopic Jar Lid, 1550-1070BC
8djcign/ Egypt
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Armour is not only used for
protection in battle, but can
also be worn to show power
and status. The helmets and
shields on display here are
intricately decorated with
symbols and stories, which
may reflect the importance of
the people who owned them.
These pieces of Iranian
armour could have been worn
in battle, made for ceremonial
use or sold as souvenirs to
Western travellers.
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8djcign/ Iran
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The original shape of the tali
was in the form of animal teeth
or claws and was worn as a
protective amulet. The central
image is of Ganesh, a Hindu
god, considered to be a
‘Remover of all Obstacles’.
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Tali Wedding Pendant, early
20th Century
8djcign/ India
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Animal carvings decorated
many objects. Figures were
carved in bone and driftwood
or, like these, in walrus tusk.
Some carvings were believed
to have special powers. People
felt that by wearing or carrying
them they would keep away
from evil spirits and disease.
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Carved Amulets
8djcign/ Arctic
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Because of the very cold conditions, it's important
to have extremely warm shoes. Traditionally
people wore skin boots, which are very warm and
adaptable. The warmest boots are made from
caribou or reindeer skin, although people on the
coast used polar bear
or seal skin because
they are naturally
waterproof. Snow
shoes spread a
person’s weight out
across the snow, so
they don’t sink.
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8djcign/ Arctic
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In 1994 Peter Howson
was the official British
war artist during the
war in Bosnia and
Herzegovina. This
print shows children
catching sweets being
thrown from an army
truck.
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Bon Bon Alley
Peter Howson, 1994
8djcign/ Bosnia
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Wild horses shown in calligraphic
forms charge across the picture
seeming to have mystical qualities as
they appear and disappear. Shahzia
Sikander tries to recreate the energy,
warmth and history of Pakistan in
her work . She suggests troubling
disturbances in the Punjab history,
possibly of Mongol raids or the 1947
partition.
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Riding the Written
Shahzia Sikander, 1993
8djcign/ Pakistan
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The painting shows a
wooden sarcophagus
being pulled around after a
large feast. This reminded
people to appreciate their
life and what they had.
Edwin Long was inspired by
a visit to Egypt but many of
the objects featured are
those the artist saw at the
British Museum.
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The Egyptian Feast
Edwin Long, 1877
8djcign/ Egypt
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The painting illustrates the
tragic love story of a potter
called Sohni and a merchant
Mahiwal. They would meet
each other by swimming
across the River Chenab. But
Sohni’s sister-in-law didn’t
like this and swapped the
fired pot Sohni used as a
float, for an unbaked pot.
When Sohni attempted to
cross the Chenab the pot
dissolved and she drowned.
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Immersion, Emergence
Arpana Caur, 2001
8djcign/ India
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This is a Musha-e, meaning a
warrior picture. It shows two
samurai from a Japanese legend
who fought on opposing sides
during the medieval Japanese
civil war called the Gempei War,
1180-85.
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Sanada Yoshitada
Yoshitsu, 1895
8djcign/ Japan
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Andy Warhol produced many
works of art about American
popular culture including images
of famous people such as Elvis and
Marilyn Monroe, and everyday
objects like Campbell’s soup tins
and Coca Cola.
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Marilyn
Andy Warhol, 1967
8djcign/ America - New York
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In spite of falling in love with the
knight Tristram, Isoude marries
King Mark. Isoude continues to see
Tristram. This is accepted for a
while by King Mark, as he loves his
nephew dearly. Eventually King
Mark’s jealousy drives him to kill
Tristram. William Morris asked Ford
Madox Brown to design a stained
glass panel for Harden Grange
near Bingley, showing a part of the
story of Tristram and Isoude.
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The Death of Tristram
Ford Madox Brown, 1862
8djcign/ England
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Louis Comfort Tiffany
founded the Tiffany Glass
Company in 1885. He took
inspiration from around
the world. The idea for this
vase came from the
Islamic art of Persia.
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Onion Form Vase
Louis Comfort Tiffany, c.1900
8djcign/ America - New York
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Peter Layton is a contemporary
‘hot glass blower’. He was born in
Prague but now lives in England.
His work is inspired by nature
and focuses on form, colour and
texture. Peter Layton signs every
piece created by his studio as an
artist signs their paintings.
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Green Paradiso
Peter Layton, 2006
8djcign/ Prague
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Mosque lamps were usually
gifts from the ruling sultans
or high officers of state.
They are lit by oil or by
candles and hung from
above. The glass is painted
with calligraphy, geometric
forms and plant forms in
brilliant colours.
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Mosque Lamp, 2004
8djcign/ Syria
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This style of bottle is very
precious as they are
extremely light and
delicate. Versions of these
bottles can be seen in
the Mughal miniature
paintings of the 16th and
17th century.
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Pair of Perfume Bottles
19th Century
8djcign/ Iran
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The word Bollywood is a combination
of the words Bombay and Hollywood.
Bollywood movies are unique and are
very lively, filled with dance and song,
stunts, comedy and love stories. The
film Sholay was released in 1975 and
was the highest grossing film of all
time in India, earning the equivalent
of 50 million US Dollars.
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Sholay
Bollywood Poster, 1975
8djcign/ India
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J W Bunney was a highly talented artist who spent
most of his artistic career in Italy. Having come
under the influence of John Ruskin, he enjoyed the
friendship of most of the leading artists of the day.
He acted as Ruskin's agent in Italy fulfilling Ruskin's
many commissions for architectural
drawings and watercolours. His
greatest achievement was the vast
canvas depicting the facade of St
Mark's, Venice.
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Façade of the Basilica of San
Marco - J W Bunney, 1877-82
8djcign/ Venice
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This oil painting was painted in Algeria,
North Africa, and shows different
members of a family relaxing and
working in the courtyard of their
house. The courtyard would be a cool
place to sit to avoid the hot sun. A man
is weaving braid, a young woman
winding wool onto a spindle, a child
tending the coffee or tea and another
woman holding a pomegranate. There
is one more person in the shadow of
the doorway carrying a big bowl up
the steps to an inside room.
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An Arab Weaver
Armand Point, 1886
8djcign/ Algeria
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Francis Cadell was a Scottish painter, one of the
four Scottish Colourists. Cadell was born in
Edinburgh. From the age of 16 he studied in
Paris at the Académie Julian. He enjoyed the
landscape of Iona, which he first visited in 1912
and features prominently
in his work. During the
1920s he spent several
summers with Samuel
Peploe, another Scottish
Colourist, on painting trips
to Iona.
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Iona
Francis Cadell
8djcign/ Scotland
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Ivory carvings were collected for
their beauty and also for their
associations. This figure shows
Liu Po Wen who was a Chinese
astrologer. It may have been
owned by a scholar who was
inspired by his reputation as a
wise man.
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Figure of Liu Po Wen
1800-1820
8djcign/ China
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Poro is a secret society for men who have
responsibility for political, religious and
educational lives of their people. The
Poro prepares men for leadership in the
community, so they might attain wisdom,
accept responsibility, and gain power.
During the seven-year initiation period,
young men converse with each other
using a secret language and passwords,
known only to other Poro members.
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Wooden Poro Mask
20th Century
8djcign/ Africa
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This ivory tusk was part of an
ancestral altar. It showed the
power of the owner’s family. The
British army took the tusk when
they invaded Africa in 1897.
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Carved Ivory Tusk
1880-1897
8djcign/ Africa
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There were no pockets in
the traditional Japanese
kimono outfit, so containers
called sagemono were used.
These were attached to the
obi, the sash of the kimono,
by a cord and a netsuke was
then used to fasten these
together.
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Hotei with two children
19th Century
8djcign/ Japan
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Edna Manley was born in
England to a Jamaican
mother and English father.
During her life she became
known as the Mother of
Jamaican Art, and claimed that it was in
Jamaica where she found both her
subjects and materials. The sculpture
'Eve' (1929) is carved from the Jamaican
hardwood, mahogany. This was the
sculpture that first brought the artist
recognition in London when it was
exhibited in 1930.
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Eve (Ceremonial Dance)
Edna Manley, 1929
8djcign/ Jamaica