EditorialNegative - Geelong, Victoria, 1931, A Guide and Scout gathering at the West Geelong Oval. A procession lead by massed Union Jack flags is lined up before an official dais.
EditorialBabur crossing the Jumna seated on an ornate dais on a boat accompanied by other boats carrying musicians and horses. (Khem). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred ...
EditorialBalarama is embraced. 1598. Balarama, dressed in a blue 'dhoti', holds his plough over his shoulder. Yudhishthira rises from his throne, which is set on a dais before a pavilion, as courtiers stand in a semi-circle and the Pandu brothers watch from the...
EditorialDistribution of alms in a piazza by an elderly official, [Zane?]; behind, clerks with bags at a table, and on a dais above, St Mark, with lion, and Adria. Dogal Commission of Hieronymus Zane. Italy [Venice];1568. Source: Kings 156, f.11v. Language: Ita...
EditorialBabur crossing the Jumna seated on an ornate dais on a boat accompanied by other boats carrying musicians and horses. (Khem). Vaki'at-i Baburi, the Memoirs of Babur, translated from the Turki original by Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan. One hundred ...
EditorialPortrait of the Emperor Jahangir with three female attendants, two behind him hold a fly-whisk and a wrapped sword, the third in front offers him a flower. He is seated on a dais in ‘ardha-paryā?kāsana,’ his right foot on a low stool, and holds o...
EditorialTop centre, Cleriadus and Meliadice seated on a dais; in front, dancers; top right, minstrels playing in a gallery. Le rommant de Cleriadus et de Meliadice. N. France or S. Netherlands; second half 15th cent. (Miniature only) Top centre, Cleriadus and ...
EditorialTimur enthroned at Balkh, 1550. Timur (Tamerlane) is enthroned at Balkh,Afghanistan. Timur sits on a raised dais; people are visible through an arch, those inside sit cross-legged. The interior is decorated in the Islamic style, with floral patterns an...
EditorialRelief from Platform of Dais, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1279?1213 B.C., From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Qantir (Piramesse), Palace of Ramesses II, Faience, L. 36 cm (14 3/16 in.), W. 34 cm (13 3/8 in.), D. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.), This tiles once dec...
EditorialTile from Side of Stairway to Dais, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1279?1213 B.C., From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Qantir (Piramesse), Palace of Ramesses II, Faience, pigment, L. 32 cm (12 5/8 in.), W. 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.), D. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.), Th...
EditorialTiles from the railing of a throne dais of Ramesses II, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1279?1213 B.C., From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Qantir (Piramesse), Palace of Ramesses II, Faience, paint, L. 21.9 cm (8 5/8 in.), W. 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.), D. 10...
EditorialPendant with Seated Lord, 7th?8th century, Guatemala or Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Jadeite, H. 2 5/8 x W. 1 7/8 x D. 3/8 in. ( 6.7 x 4.8 x 1 cm), Stone-Ornaments, On this jadeite pendant, a man sits on a low dais in one of the cross-legged postures of ...
EditorialHanging, 16th?17th century, Attributed to India, Silk; plain-weave, embroidered, 131 in. high 92.00 in. wide (332.7 cm high 233.7 cm wide), Textiles-Embroidered, Embroidered textiles with central medallions surrounded by flowers and vines were produced...
EditorialPompom tree, Dais cotinifolia, with lilac flowers. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launay's "Herbier General de l'Amateur," Audot, Paris, 1820. The Herbier was publis...
EditorialPompom tree, Dais cotinifolia, native to South Africa. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launay's "Herbier General de l'Amateur," Audot, Paris, 1820. The Herbier was publ...
EditorialRoyal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso. 18th century. Throne Room with royal dais flanked by four lions. Segovia province. Castilla-Leon. Spain.
EditorialVaux-le-Vicomte, " Salon des Muses", trompe-l'oeil ceiling with murals of the muses and a raised dais. Moliere's " Ecole des Maris" was performed here for the guests of Nicolas Fouquet on July 12, 1661. For Vaux-le-Vicomte see 14-01...
EditorialTimur enthroned at Balkh, 1550. Timur (Tamerlane) is enthroned at Balkh,Afghanistan. Timur sits on a raised dais; people are visible through an arch, those inside sit cross-legged. The interior is decorated in the Islamic style, with floral patterns an...