LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: monkey

Title: Ointment vessel in the shape of two baboons holding a jar Period: Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period Dynasty: Dynasty 13–17 Date: ca. 1800–1550 B.C. Geography: From Egypt; Said to be from Northern Upper Egypt, Girga (Thinis) Medium: Anhydrite Dimensions: H. 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in) Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912 Object Number: 12.182.77a–d The monkey on the left is hollowed out to serve as a second vase. Its head is separate, and the lid is missing. Analyses have shown the presence of conifer resin as an admixture to the ointment in both parts of the vase. In the right vase traces of juniper or cypress resin were also detected, and the left jar contained beeswax in addition to the resin. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544036

Title: "Rama and Sita Enthroned," Folio from a dispersed Vishnu Avatara (The Incarnations of Vishnu) Date: ca. 1650 Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions: Page: H. 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm) W. 8 in. (20.3 cm) Painting: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm) W. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm) Classification: Codices Credit Line: Promised Gift of the Kronos Collections, 2015 Accession Number: SL.23.2019.1.1 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/662722

Artist: Zheng Zhong (Chinese, active ca. 1612–1648) Title/Object Name: Searching the Mountains for Demons Culture: China Period: late Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on paper Dimensions: 10 5/8 in. x 27 ft. 9 1/2 in. (27 x 847.1 cm) Classification: Painting Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Dorothy Graham Bennett, 1991 Accession Number: 1991.14 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/asian_...

Hanuman Conversing 11th century Object Details Period: Chola period Date: 11th century Culture: India (Tamil Nadu) Medium: Copper alloy Dimensions: H. 25 3/8 in. (64.5 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Purchase, Bequests of Mary Clarke Thompson, Fanny Shapiro, Susan Dwight Bliss, Isaac D. Fletcher, William Gedney Beatty, John L. Cadwalader and Kate Read Blacque, Gifts of Mrs. Samuel T. Peters, Ida H. Ogilvie, Samuel T. Peters and H. R. Bishop, F. C. Bishop and O. M. Bishop, Rogers, Seymour and Fletcher Funds, and other gifts, funds and bequests from various donors, by exchange, 1982 Accession Number: 1982.220.9 One of the most appealing Hindu deities, Hanuman’s bravery, courage, and loyalty throughout the Ramayana epic are renowned. Here, he gestures obeisance to Rama with his raised left hand while engaging in animated discussion with his Lord. This sculpture was part of an ensemble with Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at its center. It was included among an assemblage of processional icons kept by Vaishnava temples in South India for festival use. Typical of Chola-period representations, Hanuman has assumed anthropomorphic form, with only his face and tail confirming his monkey identity. Among the finest bronze images of Hanuman to have survived from the Chola kingdom of south India, this work embodies his noble, virtuous character with great sensitivity. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38945

Hanuman Conversing 11th century Object Details Period: Chola period Date: 11th century Culture: India (Tamil Nadu) Medium: Copper alloy Dimensions: H. 25 3/8 in. (64.5 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Purchase, Bequests of Mary Clarke Thompson, Fanny Shapiro, Susan Dwight Bliss, Isaac D. Fletcher, William Gedney Beatty, John L. Cadwalader and Kate Read Blacque, Gifts of Mrs. Samuel T. Peters, Ida H. Ogilvie, Samuel T. Peters and H. R. Bishop, F. C. Bishop and O. M. Bishop, Rogers, Seymour and Fletcher Funds, and other gifts, funds and bequests from various donors, by exchange, 1982 Accession Number: 1982.220.9 One of the most appealing Hindu deities, Hanuman’s bravery, courage, and loyalty throughout the Ramayana epic are renowned. Here, he gestures obeisance to Rama with his raised left hand while engaging in animated discussion with his Lord. This sculpture was part of an ensemble with Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at its center. It was included among an assemblage of processional icons kept by Vaishnava temples in South India for festival use. Typical of Chola-period representations, Hanuman has assumed anthropomorphic form, with only his face and tail confirming his monkey identity. Among the finest bronze images of Hanuman to have survived from the Chola kingdom of south India, this work embodies his noble, virtuous character with great sensitivity. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38945

Hanuman Conversing 11th century Object Details Period: Chola period Date: 11th century Culture: India (Tamil Nadu) Medium: Copper alloy Dimensions: H. 25 3/8 in. (64.5 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Purchase, Bequests of Mary Clarke Thompson, Fanny Shapiro, Susan Dwight Bliss, Isaac D. Fletcher, William Gedney Beatty, John L. Cadwalader and Kate Read Blacque, Gifts of Mrs. Samuel T. Peters, Ida H. Ogilvie, Samuel T. Peters and H. R. Bishop, F. C. Bishop and O. M. Bishop, Rogers, Seymour and Fletcher Funds, and other gifts, funds and bequests from various donors, by exchange, 1982 Accession Number: 1982.220.9 One of the most appealing Hindu deities, Hanuman’s bravery, courage, and loyalty throughout the Ramayana epic are renowned. Here, he gestures obeisance to Rama with his raised left hand while engaging in animated discussion with his Lord. This sculpture was part of an ensemble with Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at its center. It was included among an assemblage of processional icons kept by Vaishnava temples in South India for festival use. Typical of Chola-period representations, Hanuman has assumed anthropomorphic form, with only his face and tail confirming his monkey identity. Among the finest bronze images of Hanuman to have survived from the Chola kingdom of south India, this work embodies his noble, virtuous character with great sensitivity. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38945

Title: Terracotta vase in the shape of a monkey Medium; Technique: Terracotta Culture: Etruscan, Etrusco-Corinthian Period: Archaic Date: ca. 565–550 B.C. Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926 Accession Number: 26.60.92 Description: Although this type of small container is ultimately derived from Corinthian and Egyptian prototypes, it was especially popular in Southern Etruria and Latium. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Title: Terracotta monkey Medium; Technique: Terracotta; hand-made Culture: Cypriot Period: Cypro-Archaic II Date: ca. 600–480 B.C. Dimensions: H. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm) Classification: Terracottas Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.1645 On View Description: Monkeys and bears appear with some frequency in Cypriot terracottas. The representations suggest that the artists may even have observed them firsthand. It is not clear what the animal here is holding. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Monkeys Sir Flinders Petrie found at least twenty-three crudely modeled figures of monkeys in a dump at el Amarna in 1891–92. Some of the figures play harps, lyres, or flutes; others hold their young, eat or drink, or even drive chariots. These figures have been interpreted as popular caricatures of the royal family. If this was their true purpose, then acceptance of royal dogma, including respect for the king and the Aten, was not nearly as complete as Akhenaten imagined. Medium: Limestone Possible Place Made: Tell el Amarna, Egypt Dates: ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 16.61 (or 16.68) Credit Line: Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3139/Group_...

Group of Large and Small Monkeys Sir Flinders Petrie found at least twenty-three crudely modeled figures of monkeys in a dump at el Amarna in 1891–92. Some of the figures play harps, lyres, or flutes; others hold their young, eat or drink, or even drive chariots. These figures have been interpreted as popular caricatures of the royal family. If this was their true purpose, then acceptance of royal dogma, including respect for the king and the Aten, was not nearly as complete as Akhenaten imagined. Medium: Limestone Possible Place Made: Tell el Amarna, Egypt Dates: ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 16.68 (or 16.61) Credit Line: Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3139/Group_...

Figure of Monkey Seated on Ovoid Base Throughout Egyptian history, monkeys were enjoyed for their playful, whimsical behavior. This blue faience example holds a ball or piece of fruit; in antiquity, it wore a metal earring, indicating that it represented a household pet. Because they had to be imported over great distances at considerable expense, the possession of monkeys indicated the owner's wealth and social status. Medium: Faience, glazed Reportedly From: El Amarna, Egypt Dates: ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (5.4 x 2.8 cm) Base: 1 1/8 x 1 9/16 in. (2.9 x 4 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 48.181 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3524/Figure...

The Bronx Zoo is located in the Bronx borough of New York City, within Bronx Park. It is one of the world's largest metropolitan zoos, with some 4,000 animals representing about 650 species from around the world. The zoo comprises 265 acres (107 ha) of park lands and naturalistic habitats, through which the Bronx River flows. The Bronx Zoo is part of an integrated system of four zoos and one aquarium managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Fordham University owned the land which became the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden. Fordham sold it to the City of New York for only $1,000 under the condition that the lands be used for a zoo and garden; this was in order to create a natural buffer between the university grounds and the urban expansion that was nearing. In the 1880s, New York State set aside the land for future development as parks. In 1895, New York State chartered the New York Zoological Society (later renamed to Wildlife Conservation Society) for the purpose of founding a zoo. The zoo (originally called the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) opened its doors to the public on November 8, 1899, featuring 843 animals in 22 exhibits. The first zoo director was William Temple Hornaday. Heins & LaFarge designed the original permanent buildings as a series of Beaux-Arts pavilions grouped around the large circular sea lion pool In 1934, the Rainey Memorial Gates, designed by noted sculptor Paul Manship, were dedicated as a memorial to noted big game hunter Paul James Rainey. The gates were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. As of 2010, the Bronx Zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals of 650 species, many of which are endangered or threatened. Some of the exhibits at the Bronx Zoo, such as World of Birds and World of Reptiles, are arranged by taxonomy, while others, such as African Plains and Wild Asia, are arranged geographically. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronx_Zoo

The Bronx Zoo is located in the Bronx borough of New York City, within Bronx Park. It is one of the world's largest metropolitan zoos, with some 4,000 animals representing about 650 species from around the world. The zoo comprises 265 acres (107 ha) of park lands and naturalistic habitats, through which the Bronx River flows. The Bronx Zoo is part of an integrated system of four zoos and one aquarium managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Fordham University owned the land which became the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden. Fordham sold it to the City of New York for only $1,000 under the condition that the lands be used for a zoo and garden; this was in order to create a natural buffer between the university grounds and the urban expansion that was nearing. In the 1880s, New York State set aside the land for future development as parks. In 1895, New York State chartered the New York Zoological Society (later renamed to Wildlife Conservation Society) for the purpose of founding a zoo. The zoo (originally called the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) opened its doors to the public on November 8, 1899, featuring 843 animals in 22 exhibits. The first zoo director was William Temple Hornaday. Heins & LaFarge designed the original permanent buildings as a series of Beaux-Arts pavilions grouped around the large circular sea lion pool In 1934, the Rainey Memorial Gates, designed by noted sculptor Paul Manship, were dedicated as a memorial to noted big game hunter Paul James Rainey. The gates were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. As of 2010, the Bronx Zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals of 650 species, many of which are endangered or threatened. Some of the exhibits at the Bronx Zoo, such as World of Birds and World of Reptiles, are arranged by taxonomy, while others, such as African Plains and Wild Asia, are arranged geographically. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronx_Zoo