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Early Exhibitions of the Collections of Aurel Stein, Part 5: 1922: Indian and Persian Paintings, British Museum.
After 1919, parts of the newly acquisitioned Stein collection in the British Museum started to be exhibited in permanent and temporary exhibitions. This series concentrates on the latter, but we have a few hints of the former in this period … Continue reading
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Tagged art, British Museum, Buddhism, Exhibitions, India, Laurence Binyon, Marc Aurel Stein, Nepal, painting, Tibet
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Silk Road Summer School
4-day Silk Road course in central London Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, art, lecture, Silk Road, Stein, summer school
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Early Exhibitions of the Collections of Aurel Stein: Part 2: 1911: The Festival of Empire
The Festival of Empire opened at the Crystal Palace in north London on 12 May 1911 to celebrate the coronation of George V (r. 1910–1936). The Indian pavilion was one among the many exhibition spaces built to celebrate British imperial … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, British Museum, Dunhuang, Exhibitions, Laurence Binyon, Marc Aurel Stein, Silk Road, Stein
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The Mozac Hunter Silk
Although several scholars have tried to displace silk from its key role in trade assumed by the term Silk Road and have argued for the equal if not greater influence of other goods, the importance of silk is not so … Continue reading
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Tagged Musée des Tissus, relics, sericulture, Silk Road
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