Figure 10:3. The Master of the Leaping Figures, Opening for the Book of Jeremiah, Verba Jeremiah, from the Winchester Bible, 1150–1170, tempera and gold leaf on parchment, 53.8 x 39.6 cm, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England. You Might Also Like Figure 11:1. Yelü Chucai, Poem of Farewell to Liu Man (Sun Liu Man shih) (detail), 1240, handscroll, ink on paper, 36.8 x 283.8 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. January 27, 2026 Figure 10:2. Anonymous artist, Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame, twelfth century Byzantine, gold, silver, and enamel worked in cloisonne, 8.3 cm in diameter, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. January 27, 2026 Figure 9:2. Hei tiki, nineteenth century, pounamu (nephrite jade with abalone inlay), 15.5 x 7.6 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Hei tiki pendants were often worn in honour and acknowledgement of figures of one’s whakapapa, or ancestral lineage. January 27, 2026 Leave a Reply Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Figure 11:1. Yelü Chucai, Poem of Farewell to Liu Man (Sun Liu Man shih) (detail), 1240, handscroll, ink on paper, 36.8 x 283.8 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. January 27, 2026
Figure 10:2. Anonymous artist, Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame, twelfth century Byzantine, gold, silver, and enamel worked in cloisonne, 8.3 cm in diameter, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. January 27, 2026
Figure 9:2. Hei tiki, nineteenth century, pounamu (nephrite jade with abalone inlay), 15.5 x 7.6 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Hei tiki pendants were often worn in honour and acknowledgement of figures of one’s whakapapa, or ancestral lineage. January 27, 2026