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Kashmira

Kashmira, 10th century (Kashmir, India), copper alloy with inlays of silver (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, C2005.16.5) A conversation with Dr. Elena Pakhoutova, Senior Curator,...

Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of the Bardo

Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of the Bardo, 18th century (Tibet), pigments on cloth (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin,...

Kalachakra Cosmology

Kalachakra Cosmology Illustration, 16th century (Tibet), pigments on cloth (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, C2009.9) A conversation with Dr. Elena Pakhoutova, Senior Curator, Rubin Museum...

Drenpa Namkha, Bon Teacher

Drenpa Namkha, 15th century (Tibet), copper alloy with silver and turquoise inlays (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, C2003.31.1) A conversation with Dr. Karl Debreczeny, Senior...

Pilgrimage Map of Mt. Wutai

Pilgrimage Map of Mt. Wutai, dated 1846 (Cifu Temple , Wutaishan, China), painted xylograph (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, C2004.29.1) A conversation with Dr. Karl...

Donatello, David

Donatello, David, date unknown but likely late 1430s–1440s, 158 cm high (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker source

On the hunt for a pair of 6th century Merovingian fibulae

Merovingian Looped Fibulae, 6th century, silver, gold, glass, stone, and garnet? (National Archaeological Museum, Paris). A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven...

The Neonian Baptistry, Ravenna

The Neonian Baptistry, Ravenna, 4th–5th century C.E. A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris source

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, 425 C.E., Ravenna, Italy speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker source