EditorialTwo baskets with grapes. Mingrelian, between the Caucasus and the Black Sea. An ethnic group of Georgia. 19th century colour engraving, 1846, by Mercier, engraver. dress russia, coat, footwear, mustache, basket, baskets, grapes, liszt gourmet archive.
EditorialDragon Carpet, 17th century, Attributed to Caucasus, Wool (weft and pile); cotton (warp), H. 170 in. (431.8 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This rug represents the village carpet-weaving tradition of the Caucasus that was contemporaneously with court production in...
EditorialDragon Carpet, late 18th?early 19th century, Attributed to Caucasus, Wool, cotton; plain weave with supplementary-weft embroidery (Soumak), Rug: H. 90 in. (228.6 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This embroidered rug features a design with repeating s-like motifs. T...
EditorialCarpet, ca. 1800, Attributed to Turkey, Wool, cotton, and metallic silver thread, 64 3/16 x 163 3/8 in. (163 x 415 cm), Textiles-Woven, Flatwoven floor coverings representing a vibrant village and nomadic tradition were produced in a wide swathe of the...
EditorialFine rayed starwort, Aster alwartensis, native to the Caucasus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from Samuel Curtis's "Botanical Magazine," London, 1822.
EditorialEwer, probably 18th century, Attributed to Caucasus, Copper; cast, engraved and tinned, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm), W. 9 in. (22.9 cm), D. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Metal.
EditorialCarpet, 18th century, Southern Caucasus, Karabagh, Caucasus, Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Turkish (Ghiordes) knots.
EditorialCarpet, 18th century, Attributed to Caucasus, Wool (warp, weft, pile); symmetrically knotted pile, Textile: L. 180 in. (457.2 cm), Textiles-Rugs.
EditorialAltar cross. Silver, gilding, casting, embossing, engraving. 18th century (?). Caucasus area. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.
EditorialDrawings of the north and south faces of the Mujelibe. Travels in the Caucasus, Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, etc., with notes, maps, plans, surveys, views, and other drawings of interesting objects. 1812-1821. Source: Add. 14758 vol.2, ...
EditorialDrawings of the Western and Eastern faces of the Mujelibe. Travels in the Caucasus, Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, etc, with notes, maps, plans, surveys, views, and other drawings of interesting objects. 1812-1821. Source: Add. 14758 vol....
EditorialPeoples of the Caucasus mountains: Tungus priest, inhabitants of Turkestan in front of a tent, and Circassian man and prince in chain-mail armour on horseback. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige V?lkergallerie in g...
EditorialA floor plan or drawing of a structure, from a book about travels in Babylonia Persia and the Caucasus. The Caucasus, Persia, Babylonia, etc. The Caucasus, Persia, Babylonia, etc., with notes, maps, plans, surveys, views, and other drawings of interest...
EditorialPortrait of Sir Robert Ker Porter, K.C.H. Travels in the Caucasus, Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, etc by Sir Robert Ker Porter, K.C.H., during his travels in those countries, in the years 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820. England. Robert Ker Porter...
EditorialPortrait of Sir Robert Ker Porter, K.C.H. Travels in the Caucasus, Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, etc by Sir Robert Ker Porter, K.C.H., during his travels in those countries, in the years 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820. England. Robert Ker Porter...
EditorialStrapwork Grotesque with Mythological Scene, Pieter van der Heyden, Flemish, 1530 - 1572, Jacob Floris the Elder, Flemish, 1524 - 1581, Engraving on laid paper, Vertical rectangle showing strapwork design. At center, Prometheus on Mount Caucasus. Above...
EditorialCover, early 19th century, Attributed to Caucasus, Silk on cotton; embroidered, H. 21 1/4 in. (54 cm), W. 22 in. (55.9 cm), Textiles-Embroidered.
EditorialPair of leggings, Alanic, Six Dynasties Period, Date ca. 7th9th century A.D., Caucasus region, Alanic, Cotton, 34.25 x 12 in. (87 x 30.48 cm), Textiles-Costumes.
EditorialPlaque, Alanic, Six Dynasties Period, Date ca. 7th9th century A.D., Caucasus region, Alanic, Metal, 0.88 x 0.75 in. (2.24 x 1.91 cm), Metalwork-Implements.
EditorialEwer, probably 18th century, Attributed to Caucasus, Copper; cast, engraved and tinned, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm), W. 9 in. (22.9 cm), D. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Metal.
EditorialSpearhead, Alanic, Six Dynasties Period, Date ca. 7th9th century A.D., Caucasus region, Alanic, Metal, 3.25 in. (8.26 cm), Metalwork-Implements.
EditorialSmall textile square with leather tie in corner, Alanic, Six Dynasties Period, Date ca. 7th9th century A.D., Caucasus region, Alanic, Silk, 1.75 x 1.75 in. (4.45 x 4.45 cm), Textiles-Costumes.
EditorialLength of leather with V-shaped design on one side, Alanic, Six Dynasties Period, Date ca. 7th9th century A.D., Caucasus region, Alanic, Leather, 5 in. (12.7 cm), Textiles-Costumes.
EditorialWoman's tunic with silk decoration at collar and one cuff, Alanic, Six Dynasties Period, Date ca. 7th9th century A.D., Caucasus region, Alanic, Linen, silk, 48 x 71 in. (121.92 x 180.34 cm), Textiles-Costumes.
EditorialEarring, Alanic, Six Dynasties Period, Date ca. 7th9th century A.D., Caucasus region, Alanic, Metal, 0.5 x 1.25 in. (1.27 x 3.18 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments.
EditorialLower part of caftan, Alanic, Six Dynasties Period, Date ca. 7th9th century A.D., Caucasus region, Alanic, Linen, 45.25 x 89.5 in. (114.94 x 227.33 cm), Textiles-Costumes.
EditorialComb with teeth at each end, Alanic, Six Dynasties Period, Date ca. 7th9th century A.D., Caucasus region, Alanic, Wood, 2.5 x 4.75 in. (6.35 x 12.07 cm), Wood-Implements.
EditorialOval container, Alanic, ca. 7th9th century A.D., Caucasus region, Alanic, Wood, birch bark, paint, 2.12 x 6.12 in. (5.38 x 15.54 cm), Wood-Vessels.