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The Ivory Bangle Lady is a skeleton found in Sycamore Terrace, York in 1901. [1] She was a high-status adult female, potentially of North African descent, who died in York in the 4th century AD. [2] Her skeleton was found with bracelets, pendants, earrings, beads as well as a glass jug and mirror. [3] She appears to have originally been from ...
Ivory has been valued since ancient times in art or manufacturing for making a range of items from ivory carvings to false teeth, piano keys, fans, and dominoes. [9] Elephant ivory is the most important source, but ivory from mammoth, walrus, hippopotamus, sperm whale, orca, narwhal and warthog are used as well.
Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could have taken 10 people seven months to make.
The woman found at Dolní Věstonice was old enough to have been a grandparent. Although human lifespans were increasing, elderly individuals in Upper Paleolithic societies were still relatively rare. Because of this, it is possible that the woman was attributed with great importance and wisdom, and revered because of her age.
The Virgin and Child from the Sainte-Chapelle is an ivory sculpture probably created in the 1260s, currently in the possession of the Louvre Museum in Paris.The museum itself describes it as "unquestionably the most beautiful piece of ronde-bosse [in the round] ivory carving ever made", [1] and the finest individual work of art in the wave of ivory sculpture coming out of Paris in the 13th and ...
Queen mothers in their regalia. Queen mother (also Queenmother) is a term used to describe certain female traditional rulers in African cultures. Though there is no general description of a "queen mother", as their roles have varied by society, political context, and culture, [1] they generally play an important role in local government and "wield social power and influence."
Carrington was one of the most important surrealists. She lived in Mexico City and was a key participant in the Surrealist movement of the 1930s. The artist was also a founding member of the Women ...
Welcome to Women’s History Month. USA Today showcases 60 women each year as Women of the Year.The women selected may be unknown to many of us. They are women from across the country who ...