Birmingham, AL.- The Birmingham Museum of Art is proud to present the first showing of Indian sculpture from the collection of the Callahan family. Over twenty sculptures in stone and bronze depict a variety of Hindu and Buddhist deities that date f…
Norton Simon Museum Presents Where Art Meets Science: Ancient Sculpture from the Hindu-Buddhist World
PASADENA, CA.- The Norton Simon Museum presents Where Art Meets Science: Ancient Sculpture from the Hindu-Buddhist World, a small exhibition that examines the connoisseurship and conservation involved in identifying and preserving ancient Asian sculptu…
Text that Shaped the Course of History, The Book of Calculation, for Sale at Bonhams
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Key parts of the Liber Abaci, the work that shaped the course of history by introducing Arabic numerals to the west, are to be sold at Bonhams New York on 22 June. They feature in a rare 15th century manuscript estimated at between $120…
Getty Museum Presents Ancient Cambodian Bronze Masterpieces from the Khmer Empire
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bronze (samrit in Khmer) is of enduring significance in Cambodian culture. A noble material, it is indicative of prosperity and success, in addition to being a hallmark of Cambodian artistic achievement. A mixture of metals consisting…
Thai Khon Mask Maker Keeps Disappearing Tradition Alive in the Saphan Mai Area
BANGKOK (AP).- Any taxi can take you to one of Bangkok’s glitzy new shopping malls, but you’ll have to poke around and trod carefully down a crumbling, fetid old alley in a working-class district to find a true artifact of genuine Thai culture. The ne…