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Style and culture of a dynasty that flourished in Java from about 750 to 850 CE, dating after the fall of the Funan kingdom of mainland Southeast Asia. The dynasty was marked by a great cultural renaissance associated with the introduction of Mahayana Buddhism; it attained a high level of artistic expression particularly in temples and monuments.

Tarjetas impresas distribuidas para lograr negocios, fletes o pasajeros, especialmente para los buques de vela de los años 1850 y 1860.

Members of a ship's company below the rank of officer.

Se refiere al estilo de cerámica producido en San-Clément a partir de 1758 y que incluye trabajos producidos en porcelana esmaltada, bizcocho blanco, y vajillas decoradas con colores de esmalte y dorado en el estilo Rococó de la cerámica y porcelana Sceaux.

Christian holiday celebrating the birth of St. John the Baptist, held on June 24. It may include festivities, lights, and fireworks, reminiscent of the earlier feasts of Midsummers for the summer solstice, which occurs at around the same time (on a day between June 21 and 24).

Nationality, style, and culture of Saint Lucia island, in the eastern Caribbean Sea.

Christian feast day celebrating the 4th-century Nicholas of Myra, a bishop and saint from Roman Asia Minor. In the western church, his feast is celebrated on December 6, coinciding with the first days of the Christmas season, which begins with Advent. In some traditions, gifts are given to children on the eve of the Saint Nicholas' Day.

Christian sect centered along the Malabar Coast of southwestern India, said to have origins in the Christianization efforts of the apostle St. Thomas. The origins of the sect are uncertain, though they seem to have been in existence before the 6th century and probably derive from the missionary activity of the East Syrian (Nestorian) Church, which held that the two natures of Christ were two persons joined in a moral union. In geographic isolation from Syria, the sect has nonetheless retained the Chaldean liturgy, Syriac language, and fraternal ties with the Babylonian (Baghdad) patriarchate; their devotional practices also include Hindu religious symbolism.

Nationality, styles, and culture of Saint Vincent island, in the Caribbean Sea.

Se refiere a la cultura creada bajo la dinastía Saisunaga (a.C 642-413 a.C) y la dinastía Nanda (ca. 413-322 a.C) en India. Se encuentra información sobre esta cultura en literatura Védica posterior; se mencionan trabajo metalúrgico, tallado en marfil, edificios históricos, y gremios de artesanos. Muy poco queda de fecha pre-Maurya; se han encontrado algunas paredes ciclópeas, tumbas, y s antigüedades menores como relieves de terracota y vidrio. El corte y pulido de piedras duras alcanzó un nivel de realización en los siglos IV y V a.C que no fue superado en el arte indio antiguo posterior.

Tambores de marco abierto de una sola cabeza del pueblo Yoruba de Nigeria que tienen un marco de barro cocido y ya sea baquetas o clavijas de bambú para ajustar la tensión.

Úsese para describir obras producidas por el grupo étnico africano de mismo nombre que habita en la República Democrática del Congo.

In Indian architecture, a decorative door-band; door-jamb.

In Indian architecture, a division of doorframe into jambs; vertical facia-division of a doorframe.

In Indian architecture, a doorframe with jamb-divisions.