Ancient Iranian Art

Wednesday, 24 April 2024

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Culture, driving force in boosting Iran-China ties: experts

People Daily 24 Apr 2024

... Tehran on Monday to commemorate the prominent Iranian poet and prose writer Saadi Shirazi (1210-1292), which aimed to show the ancient cultural ties between Iran and China based on Saadi's works.

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Italy bans loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art because of long-running dispute over ancient statue

North Shore News 24 Apr 2024

ROME (AP) — Italy’s Culture Ministry banned art loans to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a long-running dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago.

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Italy bans loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art in a dispute over an ancient statue

The Peninsula 24 Apr 2024

Italy’s Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago.

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Italy bans loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art in a dispute over ...

Wtop 24 Apr 2024

ROME (AP) — Italy’s Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago.

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Italy Minneapoplis Museum Dispute

Beaumont Enterprise 24 Apr 2024

Italy's Culture Ministry banned art loans to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a long-running dispute with the U.S.

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Ancient Greek theater to flood the streets of Ghent

Ekathimerini 24 Apr 2024

The Belgian city of Ghent is hosting a festival dedicated to ancient Greek drama, presenting the entire canon of 32 surviving plays in the streets of the city, free of charge, from May 1 to June 23.

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Meet Yaksha and Yakshi doorkeepers of RBI

Beijing News 24 Apr 2024

Inspired by ancient Indian religious texts, the famous Indian sculptor Ram Kinkar Baij crafted these sculptures to represent the sibling demi-gods who serve Kubera, the deity of wealth ... art forms.

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Khamenei's war aims

Israel Hayom 24 Apr 2024

Israelis, by contrast, only want to survive as an independent nation within a slice of their ancient Jewish homeland ... Substantial evidence suggests that most Iranians do not hate Israelis ... He has made no serious effort to block Iranian oil sales.

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MU marks return of the Museum of Art and Archaeology and the Museum of Anthropology

Columbia Daily Tribune 24 Apr 2024

After spending time in exile, the Museum of Art and Archaeology and the Museum of Anthropology are home at the University of Missouri campus, in the lower level of Ellis Library ... There is a collection of ancient shoes from a Missouri cave.

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Louvre exhibition zooms in on history and those behind the modern Olympics

Yahoo Daily News 24 Apr 2024

It was Gilliéron – installed in Athens since 1876 as an art teacher in the court of King George I – who delved into images of ancient Greece to inspire commemorative stamps for the 1896 Games in Athens.

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25th Zhoushan Int'l Sand Sculpture Festival held in Zhejiang, E China

China.dot.org 24 Apr 2024

The sand art creations are made for the 25th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival that coincides with the upcoming May Day holiday.

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How women have played a vital role in Buddhist art shown in landmark new exhibition ...

South China Morning Post 24 Apr 2024

A landmark new exhibition in South Korea revisits ancient East Asian Buddhist art from Korea, China and Japan through the lens of gender, highlighting the influence women have had throughout history ... .

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Raisi, Shehbaz jointly inaugurate Iran Avenue in Islamabad

Dawn 24 Apr 2024

Dr Jamileh-Sadat Alamolhoda, wife of the Iranian president, inaugurates a cultural festival in Numl ... CDA directed to start work on incomplete portion of road; Iranian president’s wife visits Numl, awarded honorary PhD degree.

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What the Hell Happened: The Unexpected Discovery of Ancient Frescoes in Pompeii’s Ruins

The Harvard Crimson 24 Apr 2024

In the shadow of Mount Vesuvius lies Pompeii, an ancient city that has captured the world’s imagination since excavations began in the 18th century ... visual impact and thematic storytelling through art.

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Pic story: expert dedicated to ancient book restoration

Xinhua 24 Apr 2024

Gao Xuemiao (R) guides an intern to restore an ancient book at Tianjin Library in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 22, 2024 ... Nowadays, ancient book restoration is increasingly viewed as a cross-disciplinary process.