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Each of the four gospels in this book opens on a page with brilliantly illuminated borders depicting the author of the text as well as birds—principally peacocks, symbols of the immortality of the soul—and fountains, representing the fountain of life and the salvation of the soul. This volume consists of 428 leaves with texts in Greek. Its level of sophistication suggests that it was probably written and decorated in a monastery in Constantinople.

Byzantium, Constantinople

ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding

Sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.)

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Gospel books were carried in procession through Byzantine churches.

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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Re-Carved Colossal Head of Hercules 2nd century, reworked 14th century (Medieval) by museado

This large marble head, possibly from an over-life-sized sculpture of Hercules, was excavated near the Florence baptistery and adapted and partly recarved to fit a medieval sculpture. Differences in the drill marks on the beard and the hair (those in the hair are finer and deeper than those in the beard) indicate that the head was probably modified in the Middle Ages. Many of the sculpted figures that once adorned the facade of the Duomo in Florence were completed with adaptations of ancient heads. The nose and left ear of this head are modern.

Medieval European

H: 18 3/16 × D: 16 5/16 in. (46.23 × 41.4 cm)

medium: marble

style: Romanesque

culture: Medieval European

Walters Art Museum, June 9, 1949, by purchase.

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Egypt and Nubia: Volume III - No. 36, Interior of the Mosque of the Sultan El Ghoree 1838 by museado

The mosque of the Sultan El Ghoree was built by the Mamluk Sultan, Qansuh al-Ghuri (ruled 1501–16) according to sacred proportions. The lavish complex included an elegant fountain, a college, and the sultan’s own mausoleum, which was never used. Today, the mosque is still part of the historic urban fabric of modern Cairo. This print shows a view into its interior. <br><br>Artist David Roberts travelled in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly Egypt, from 1838 to 1839. During his journey, Roberts produced a great number of sketches. He developed these into watercolors, which were the basis for a series of 247 lithographs made by Louis Haghe, of which this is one.

England, 19th century

color lithograph

Gift of J. Byers Hays

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Khnum 664-525 BCE (Late Period) by museado

Khnum holds a whip in his right hand. The inscription says that this votive figure was dedicated by King Psametik.

As in large scale Egyptian granite standing or striding figures, there is no space between the legs, and the arms are kept close to the body. The headdress has broken off.

Egyptian

6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)

medium: black granite

culture: Egyptian

dynasty: 26th Dynasty

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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