LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: deer

Lamp in the Shape of a Deer Object Details Period: Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9) Culture: China Medium: Gilt bronze Dimensions: H. 17 11/16 in. (45 cm); Diam. of lamp 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm) Classification: Metalwork Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum One of a pair, this lamp was excavated from the area of a princely tomb that housed bathroom utensils. Judging by its long neck and mane, this deer probably represents the mi species, or Père David’s deer, which populated northern China in antiquity but has since gone extinct. The tray would have been filled with an animal- or plant-based fuel, and a hemp stem was plugged onto each of the three spikes, to be lit as a wick. Two lumps of beeswax were found together with this lamp, providing evidence of its use as lighting fuel in the Han dynasty. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/640902

Lamp in the Shape of a Deer Object Details Period: Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9) Culture: China Medium: Gilt bronze Dimensions: H. 17 11/16 in. (45 cm); Diam. of lamp 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm) Classification: Metalwork Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum One of a pair, this lamp was excavated from the area of a princely tomb that housed bathroom utensils. Judging by its long neck and mane, this deer probably represents the mi species, or Père David’s deer, which populated northern China in antiquity but has since gone extinct. The tray would have been filled with an animal- or plant-based fuel, and a hemp stem was plugged onto each of the three spikes, to be lit as a wick. Two lumps of beeswax were found together with this lamp, providing evidence of its use as lighting fuel in the Han dynasty. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/640902

Haniwa Head of a Deer Ibaraki prefecture, Kofun period (ca. 300-710), 5th century Earthenware Accession # 1975.268.417 Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Mixing Vessel with Apollo and Artemis Attributed to the Palermo Painter Greek, Lucania, South Italy, about 415 - 400 B.C. Terracotta 22 1/16 x 13 3/8 in. 85.AE.101 A gathering of deities decorates the front of this red-figure volute-krater, made in a Greek colony in the region of Lucania in southern Italy. The twin gods Apollo and Artemis occupy the center of the scene. Apollo holds a kithara, denoting his role as god of music, and Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, is accompanied by her sacred deer. Their mother Leto stands at the right. On the left, the god Hermes leans on a pillar inscribed with his name, which represents either a boundary marker or a goalpost. Two pairs of youths stand conversing on the back of the vase. The volute-krater was a large serving vessel used to mix wine and water at a symposium or drinking party. Large symposium vessels like this one began to be produced in the Greek colonies in Italy in the late 400s B.C. Before this time, the colonists had simply imported their fine pottery from Athens, but at this time local painted pottery workshops emerged. Proportionally few vases made in Lucania, the "toe" of Italy, have survived. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=12926

Mixing Vessel with Apollo and Artemis Attributed to the Palermo Painter Greek, Lucania, South Italy, about 415 - 400 B.C. Terracotta 22 1/16 x 13 3/8 in. 85.AE.101 A gathering of deities decorates the front of this red-figure volute-krater, made in a Greek colony in the region of Lucania in southern Italy. The twin gods Apollo and Artemis occupy the center of the scene. Apollo holds a kithara, denoting his role as god of music, and Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, is accompanied by her sacred deer. Their mother Leto stands at the right. On the left, the god Hermes leans on a pillar inscribed with his name, which represents either a boundary marker or a goalpost. Two pairs of youths stand conversing on the back of the vase. The volute-krater was a large serving vessel used to mix wine and water at a symposium or drinking party. Large symposium vessels like this one began to be produced in the Greek colonies in Italy in the late 400s B.C. Before this time, the colonists had simply imported their fine pottery from Athens, but at this time local painted pottery workshops emerged. Proportionally few vases made in Lucania, the "toe" of Italy, have survived. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=12926

Jug with a Man and Deer Unknown Cypriot, 2300 - 1650 B.C. Terracotta 17 3/8 in. 2001.79 Well over a foot high, this large and unusually decorated jug is an impressive example of the aesthetic and technical achievement of ancient Bronze Age society on the island of Cyprus. Because it is made of highly durable terracotta, it is not surprising that the vessel survived for thousands of years; however, it is remarkable that the broken pieces of the vessel's exceptional three-dimensional decoration have survived to be reassembled. A sculptural scene that may depict a daily activity or a religious ritual adorns the shoulder of the jug. The scene shows a man sitting on a low stool next to a large bowl, and a small jug of the same shape rests between his feet. Nearby are two spotted deer, one stag, and one doe. Before cattle were introduced to Cyprus, deer were the largest animals found there. Scholars believe that the man may be preparing to milk the doe or to collect its blood in the basin as part of a religious activity. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=144483

Deer Reproduction of a Roman bronze sculpture from the 1st century AD found at the Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum. Text from the Getty Villa museum label.

Outer Peristyle The Museum's south doors open onto the Outer Peristyle, the largest garden at the Getty Villa. It is adorned with hedge-lined pathways and circular stone benches. Plants favored by the ancient Romans, such as bay laurel, boxwood, myrtle, ivy, and oleander, are planted around a spectacular 220-foot-long reflecting pool. Bronze sculptures, replicas of statues found at the Villa dei Papiri, are placed in their ancient findspots. A peristyle, or covered walkway, surrounds the formal garden and leads visitors past illusionistic wall paintings to spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. Text from: www.getty.edu/visit/see_do/gardens.html