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Material Objects Archive
Objects, images, and a proliferation of materialities engage bodies and minds, events and ideas, in ways both profound and subtle. Material objects, especially as they are activated in religious practices broadly conceived, are situated at the heart of MAVCOR. This Material Objects Archive offers an ever-expanding online gallery of such objects. We invite you to use it as a tool for thinking and teaching, researching and writing—and we welcome your suggestions and contributions to this collaborative enterprise.
In 2017, MAVCOR initiated the MAVCOR Digital Spaces Project, documenting sacred spaces via 360º panorama (360s) and high resolution giga-pixel (Zooms) photography. You can view all Digital Spaces Project 360s and Zooms here, or you can check the appropriate box in the Material Objects Archive search to view affiliated material objects.
Material Objects
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Date:early 20th century CEMedium:newsprint, journalsPlace of Origin:EgyptRepository:Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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Middle Eastern Family
Arnoux, HippolyteDate:1860-1890 CEMedium:albumen paper, photographyPlace of Origin:EgyptRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, ConnecticutKeywords:Photography -
Barbers at Work
Arnoux, HippolyteDate:1885 CEMedium:albumen paper, photographyPlace of Origin:EgyptRepository:Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, ConnecticutKeywords:Photography, Egypt -
Unidentified Woman Dressed in a Man's Suit
Date:1920s CEPlace of Origin:EgyptRepository:Barry Iverson CollectionKeywords:Photography, Portrait -
Unidentified Woman Dressed in a Man's Suit
Date:1920s CEMedium:silver gelatin paper, social documentary photographyRepository:Barry Iverson CollectionKeywords:Photography, Portrait -
Studio Portrait of Unidentified Woman
Date:1920s CEMedium:silver gelatin paper, photographyPlace of Origin:EgyptRepository:Barry Iverson CollectionKeywords:Photography, Portrait -
Unidentified Woman Dressed Up
Date:1920s CEMedium:silver gelatin paper, documentary photographyPlace of Origin:EgyptRepository:Barry Iverson CollectionKeywords:Photography, Portrait -
Unidentified Woman at Home
Date:1920s CEMedium:silver gelatin paper, documentary photographyPlace of Origin:EgyptRepository:Barry Iverson CollectionKeywords:Photography, Portrait -
Portrait of Princess Nazli
Sébah, PascalDate:1880-1900 CEMedium:albumen paper, photographyPlace of Origin:EgyptRepository:Barry Iverson CollectionKeywords:Photography, Portrait -
Louise Nevelson Chapel (restoration of)
Nevelson, LouiseDate:1977 CEMedium:gold leaf, paint, wood, architectureTradition:Jewish, Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPlace of Origin:New YorkRepository:Saint Peter's ChurchKeywords:Architecture, Chapel, Modernism, Sculpture, Louise Nevelson, Sculptural Environment, Restoration -
Mural Paintings, Church of the Summer Residence of the Maronite Patriarch, Diman الديمان
Douaihy, SalibaDate:late 1930s CETradition:MaronitePlace of Origin:Ed DîmâneKeywords:Mural Painting, Lebanon, Maronite, Church -
Mar Tadros, Behdeidat (Church of Saint Theodore)
Date:10th-12th centuries CEMedium:building stone, architecture, mural painting, fresco paintingTradition:MaronitePlace of Origin:JubaylKeywords:Church, Mural Painting, Christ Pantocrator, Virgin Mary, Saints, Fresco