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For Tales of Transfer

This is an astrolabe added for the section presentation, "Tales of Transfer."

There really aren't many decorations on the censer. It is used for burning incense, and it is made during the Fatimid period of Egypt. Egypt is undergone rapid change at the time, and started to become one of the center of Islamic world. While other…

11th century Lusterware bowl sherd with two painted peacocks from the Fatimid Era. Most like from Africa, this sherd is light blue with painted peacocks and other ambiguous patterns in brown/red paint. Given its detail, the sherd probably was not…

This is a history of Scottish and English royalty, as written by John Hardyng and presented to King Edward IV. Notably, the history is in verse, and also includes maps of Scotland, geneological trees, and letters exchanged between members of the…

This well-preserved bronze candleholder is in the shape of a wild man, which was a mythical character in medieval Europe.