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Se refiere a las creencias religiosas y filosóficas dominantes en la India del Sur y basado en el culto a la deidad Siva como dios supremo. La doctrina principal de esta religión es el libro devocional de himnos llamado, Tirumurai, compuesto por santos Saiva desde el siglo V al IX.

Style of rug and other textiles from the area of Sivas, a city in central Turkey.

Trompetas del pueblo africano de Swahili, sopladas por un lado, generalmente de diámetro interior cónico, ligeramente curvo, hechas de bronce, madera o marfil.

Úsese para describir obras producidas por el pueblo beréber de mismo nombre que vive en el oasis egipcio de Siwah.

Refers to a method of decoration used by some ancient Greek black-figure artists to decorate small vases. The technique, invented around 530 BCE, involves painting figures in added white, red, or pink on top of a black-glaze ground and incising details so that the black glaze shows through. The resulting effect is similar to red-figure. Beazley named this technique after the Dutch scholar Jan Six, who first drew attention to these polychrome vases.

Century in the proleptic Gregorian calendar including the years 1500 to 1599 (or 1501 to 1600).

Century in the proleptic Gregorian calendar including the years 1599 to 1500 (or 1600 to 1501) Before Common Era.

That which is placed in position number six of a sequence.

Century in the proleptic Gregorian calendar including the years 500 to 599 (or 501 to 600).

Century in the proleptic Gregorian calendar including the years 599 to 500 (or 600 to 501) Before Common Era.

Millennium in the proleptic Gregorian calendar including the years 5999 to 5000 (or 6000 to 5001) Before Common Era.

Educational institutions in Britain or in a system based on or similar to Britain's, where students in the last two years of secondary school study for entry into advanced schools, including preparation for qualifying exams such as A-levels, GCSEs, etc.