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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:1127 AH/1715 CEMedium:ink, manuscriptsTradition:IslamicRepository:Topkapı Sarayı MüzesiKeywords:Manuscript, Islamic kingship, Royalty, History
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ʿAzīz ibn Ardashīr al-Astarābādī, Bazm wa Razm, Ali Emiri Farsi 672
Medium:ink, paper, manuscriptsTradition:IslamicRepository:Millet LibraryKeywords:Manuscript, Islamic kingship, Royalty, History -
Gold-Thread Caftan
Date:early 14th century CEMedium:lampas, silk, gilding, animal materialTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:ChinaRepository:The David Collection, Copenhagen, Inv. no. 23/2004Keywords:Attire, Dress, Gold -
ʿAzīz ibn Ardashīr al-Astarābādī, Bazm wa Razm, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Supplément Persan 211
Date:late-sixteenth to early-seventeenth century CEMedium:ink, paper, manuscriptsTradition:IslamicRepository:Bibliothèque nationale de FranceKeywords:Manuscript, Islamic kingship, Royalty, History -
Burhān al-Dīn Aḥmad, Tarjīḥ al-Tawḍīḥ, Istanbul, Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi, Ragıp Paşa 381
Date:799 AH/1397 CEMedium:ink, paper, manuscriptsTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:SivasRepository:Süleymaniye KütüphanesiKeywords:Manuscript, Islamic kingship, Royalty, History -
Burhān al-Dīn Aḥmad, Dīvān, London, British Library, Or. 4126
Date:798 AH/1395-1396 CEMedium:gold leaf, ink, manuscriptsTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:SivasRepository:The British MuseumKeywords:Manuscript, Islamic kingship, Royalty, History -
ʿAzīz ibn Ardashīr al-Astarābādī, Bazm wa Razm, Istanbul, Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi, Aya Sofya 3465
Date:800 AH/1398 CEMedium:colored ink, paper, manuscriptsTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:SivasRepository:Süleymaniye KütüphanesiKeywords:Manuscript, Islamic kingship, Royalty, History -
Novena del Niño Dios (Novena of the Christ Child)
Date:1930 CEMedium:oil paint, canvasTradition:CatholicRepository:Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de ChileKeywords:Painting, Christ, Novena, Catholicism -
Clay Figure from the Central Valley of Chile
Date:early 20th century CEMedium:clay, paintPlace of Origin:Central ValleyRepository:Museo Histórico Nacional, Santiago de ChileKeywords:Clay, Sculpture, Animals -
Figurine from the Central Valley of Chile of a Young Woman Riding a Horse
Date:early 20th century CEMedium:clay, paintPlace of Origin:Central ValleyRepository:Villa Cultural Huilquilemu, Huilquilemu, ChileKeywords:Clay, Sculpture, Woman, Animals -
Figurine from the Central Valley of Chile of an Elegant Woman
Date:early 20th century CEMedium:clay, paintPlace of Origin:Central ValleyRepository:Villa Cultural Huilquilemu, Huilquilemu, ChileKeywords:Clay, Sculpture, Woman -
Figurine from the Central Valley of Chile of a Woman Washing Clothes
Date:early 20th century CEMedium:clay, paintPlace of Origin:Central ValleyRepository:Villa Cultural Huilquilemu, Huilquilemu, ChileKeywords:Clay, Sculpture, Woman