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101Gilles Joubert — (1689 1775) was a Parisian ébéniste who worked for the Garde Meuble of Louis XV for two and a half decades, beginning in 1748, earning the title ébéniste ordinaire du Garde Meuble [ Cabinet maker in ordinary to the Wardrobe ] in 1758, and finally …
102Treasure of Pouan — The treasure of Pouan was accidentally uncovered in 1842 by a labourer at Pouan les Vallées (Aube), a French village in the canton of Arcis sur Aube on the south bank of the Aube River. This Treasure of Pouan consisted of a skeleton buried with a …
103Korean influence on Japanese Culture — The theory is insisted by mainly Korean archeologists.Since then many aspects of Japanese culture seen today originated from Korea including Buddhism and the Yakuza in the 6th century. Influence from Korean artists can also be seen ranging from… …
104Medusa Rondanini — The Medusa Rondanini, marble (h. 0.29 m) The over lifesize Medusa Rondanini, the best late Hellenistic or Augustan Roman marble copy of the head of Medusa, is rendered more humanized and beautiful than the always grotesque apotropaic head of… …
105Ganymede (mythology) — Ganymedes redirects here. For other uses, see Ganymede. The Abduction of Ganymede (ca. 1650), by Eustache Le Sueur In Greek mythology, Ganymede (Greek: Γανυμήδης, Ganymēdēs) is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy. Homer describes Ganymede as… …
106pyx — /piks/, n. 1. Eccles. a. the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept. b. a watch shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick. 2. Also called pyx chest. a box or chest at a mint, in which specimen coins are… …
107Ardagh Chalice — ▪ Irish ecclesiastical metalwork large, two handled silver cup, decorated with gold, gilt bronze, and enamel, one of the best known examples of Irish ecclesiastical metalwork. It was discovered in 1868, together with a small bronze cup and… …
108vermeil — 1. adjective /ˈvəːmɪl/ Bright scarlet, vermilion. And in her cheekes the vermeill red did shew / Like roses in a bed of lillies shed [...]. 2. noun /ˈvəːmɪl/ a) Vermilion; bright red. b) silver gilt or gilt …
109Choijin Lama Temple — Coordinates: 47°54′54″N 106°55′06″E / 47.915°N 106.91833°E / 47.915; 106.91833 …
110Japanese armour — A samurai on horseback wearing (O yoroi) Armour in Japan has a history that goes back as far as the 4th century.[1] Japanese armour developed enormously over the centuries since its introduction to the battlefield. It was worn to varying degrees… …
