The coffin ensemble of Taditjaina consists of an outer coffin (inventory no. 150a; approx. 76 x 193 x 73 cm) and an inner one (inventory no. 150b; approx. 43 x 173 x 48 cm). They are possibly from the Theban necropolis, and date back to the beginning of the 26th Dynasty (approx. 664–525 B.C.). Both coffins perfectly fit into one another. The two coffins and the mummy of lady Taditjaina were a gift to the Württembergian royal house from the German consul to Alexandria, Mr. von Dumreicher, between 1820 and 1830. They were later given to the University of Tübingen in 1911. The wooden coffins are white stuccoed, and have polychrome scenes, painted red, black, blue, dark green and yellow. The inscriptions of the coffins contain various scenes and texts from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead—a guide for the afterlife. The texts should guarantee the continued existence and provision of Taditjaina, the lady of the house, the noble one, in the Netherworld.

(inventory no. 150a–b)

Coffin Ensemble of Taditjaina

Historic wooden church in Trzęsówka, Subcarpathia, Poland.

From Wikipedia:
The church was built in 1759 as a court chapel of the Kuczkowski family. It originally bore the invocation of St. John the Evangelist. In 1778 it became a branch church. From 1788 it became the parish church of the newly-established parish of Saint Anne.

In 1903 the nave was lengthened by 9 meters, the roof was covered with galvanized sheet metal, and a side chapel and a granary were added. The wooden floor was replaced with cement board flooring, and the square windows were replaced with arched ones. In 1905, the interior was plastered, polychrome was laid, the altars were restored, the organ and the fence were repaired. A new organ was purchased in 1960. The altars were renovated in 1976, and the polychrome in 1977.

The building served as a parish church until 2004, when a new temple was put into use. On April 7, 2004 it was entered in the register of monuments

Historic wooden church

**CAT** Escultura de terracota policromada realitzada per l’escultor renaixentista Juan de Juni (Joigny [?], cap al 1507 – Valladolid, 1577). Es tracta d’una imatge d’oratori de petit format.

**ES** Escultura de terracota policromada realizada por el escultor renacentista Juan de Juni (Joigny [?], hacia 1507 - Valladolid, 1577). Se trata de una imagen de oratorio de pequeño formato.

**EN** Polychromed terracotta sculpture by Renaissance sculptor Juan de Juni (Joigny [?], 1507 approx. - Valladolid, 1577). This is a small piece for use during prayer.

Número de registre: MFM 1383. [Adreça web >](https://cataleg.museumares.bcn.cat/fitxa/seccio_escultura/H304034/?resultsetnav=615584eb92d54)

Model: Jaime Salguero. Text: Museu Frederic Marès

Pietat, Museu Frederic Marès

**Gothic library**

**For more images and further information, visit:**
https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/4433

Inventory number: OCM-Biblioteka Gotycka

Time and place: 1538 (polychrome)

Museum of Cistercian Spirituality and Culture with the Library in the Cistercian Abbey in Mogiła

**Digitisation: Regional Digitisation Lab, Małopolska Institute of Culture in Kraków, Poland; “Kultura cyfrowa 2024” Project**

Project Visualization (3D model + textures): Paweł Szelest

Gothic library

Smithsonian source data can be found [here](https://ids.si.edu/ids/media_view?id=3d_package:57d30b85-3549-40dc-99c3-255249867462)

This media file is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information and to review the 3D disclaimer, visit the Smithsonian’s [Terms of Use](https://www.si.edu/Termsofuse) page.

Side Chair

Style of: Michelangelo Pergolesi, Italian, active ca. 1760–1801  

Medium: Carved, polychromed, gilt wood

Made in: Northern Italy

Date: ca. 1785

Credit Line: Gift of the Countess Costantini

Accession Number: 1924-6-1

Data Source: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:  edanmdm:chndm_1924-6-1

Side Chair

Created using two public domain images released by the Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451838

 Object Name: Dish
Date: ca. 1600
Geography: Attributed to Turkey, Iznik
Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome painted under a transparent glaze
Dimensions: H. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Diam. of rim: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1966
Accession Number: 66.4.7

Dish With Sailing-ship Design

Basic 3D reconstruction of a dish based on images from the British Museum:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1878-1230-497

Mesh based on this previous reconstruction of a similar dish from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection: https://skfb.ly/6QSq6

**Object Type**
dish

**Museum number**
1878,1230.497

**Description**
Dish, made of polychrome underglaze pottery. The dish has a straight sloping rim and rests on a tapering ground-down foot-ring. It is painted in cobalt blue, apple green and thick pinkish bole-red outlined in greyish black with spotted tulips and curved carnation sprays with snapped stems between prunus blossom and small cloud fragments.

Polychrome Dish

Ce monstre, à la fois reptile, chauve-souris, aigle et scorpion, est une figure légendaire présente dans les récits de la vie de sainte Radegonde, fondatrice de l'abbaye Sainte-Croix au 6e siècle et patronne de Poitiers. Selon les traditions, cette Grand’ Goule dévorait les religieuses du couvent avant que Radegonde ne l'abatte  d'une malédiction et d'un signe de croix.

Cette effigie, en bois polychrome dont la gueule est articulée, mesure près de deux mètres de long, Elle fut exécutée par le maître-sculpteur Jean Gargot en 1677, comme l'atteste la signature apposée sur le poitrail. Elle succède certainement à des représentations du monstre sur bannières.

N° d'inv. : D909.2.1. Dépôt des monuments historiques au sein des musées de Poitiers (86 - France). [À retrouver dans notre base de données des collections en ligne]( http://www.alienor.org/collections-des-musees/fiche-objet-36537-sculpture-la-grand-goule).

Numérisation 3D : scanner Eva - Artec3D

La Grand' Goule

Cette statue, ayant appartenue à Pierre Loti, est une copie d’une sculpture japonaise se situant dans le temple de Toji à Kyoto. Elle représente un *Vidyaraga*, l’une des principales divinités du bouddhisme ésotérisme japonais. Leur rôle est de protéger le bouddhisme et de combattre les démons de toutes sortes.

Cette sculpture japonaise est composée de plusieurs pièces de bois polychrome. Elle fut collectée par Pierre Loti lors de son voyage au Japon en 1885. Bien que de facture médiocre, elle témoigne du renouveau de la sculpture bouddhique sous la période Edo (17e -19e siècle).

N° d’inv. : E 22-413  issu des collections de la Maison de Pierre Loti à Rochefort  (17 - France). [Voir la fiche dans notre base de données en ligne](http://www.alienor.org/collections-des-musees/fiche-objet-21562).

Numérisation 3D : scanners Eva et Spider - Artec3D

Divinité japonaise

**CAT** Escultura en fusta policromada realitzada per Pedro de Mena (Granada, 1628 - Màlaga, 1688), un dels millors escultors barrocs de l’escola andalusa. Aquesta figura forma part d’un conjunt que segueix un model iconogràfic característic del seu treball.

**ES** Escultura en madera policromada realizada por Pedro de Mena (Granada, 1628 - Málaga, 1688), uno de los mejores escultores barrocos de la escuela andalusa. Esta figura forma parte de un conjunto que sigue un modelo iconográfico característico de Mena.

**EN** Polychromed wooden structure by Pedro de Mena (Granada, 1628 - Málaga, 1688), one of the best Baroque sculptors of the Andalusian school. This piece is part of a series with an iconographic model characteristic of the artist’s style. 

Número de registre: MFM 1364. [Adreça web >](https://cataleg.museumares.bcn.cat/fitxa/seccio_escultura/H305274/?resultsetnav=6155ac1d2758e)

Model: Jaime Salguero - Néstor Marqués. Text: Museu Frederic Marès.

Sant Pere d’Alcántara, Museu Frederic Marès

*EN*

**Polychrome wood carving (14th-15th century).**

Originally from the Church of Santa María de Tábara and currently on display in the permanent collection of the Zamora Museum (Spain).
I created this model from an incomplete and low-quality photogrammetry image. I processed it with Reality Capture and had to discard the texture of the original model due to the poor lighting quality. I then used Blender to complete the parts of the sculpture that were not captured (mainly the back). Next, in ZBrush, I sculpted the reconstructed parts and integrated them with the original photogrammetry. Finally, I recreated the texture with Substance 3D Painter, reproducing the current state of the piece. The deterioration of the polychrome layer and the damaged stucco layer reveal the wood beneath in some areas.


*ES*

**Talla en madera policromada (S XIV-XV).**

Proveniente de la Iglesia de Santa María de Tábara y actualmente expuesta en la colección permanente del Museo de Zamora.

San Sebastián Polychrome Wood Carving

Polychrome Vase (black, red, and white on an orange slip) decorated with a scene set against a black background depicting two figures wearing elaborate feathered headdresses and warrior-like attire, including feather-adorned loincloths, wristbands, and painted bodies. The composition is complemented by secondary texts arranged horizontally and vertically.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0439
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 288

Vase with Warrior Figures

Polychrome plate decorated with the image of an underworld fish, painted in red and surrounded by six oval elements with central grooves, possibly representing aquatic elements. NAA of the paste indicates the San Pedro River as the place of origin or manufacture, although stylistically the piece corresponds to the La Corona region.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0370
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 121

Plate with Fish of the Underworld

Polychrome tripod plate (black and red on orange) decorated with death-related symbols. At the center appears the image of a water lily leaf surrounded by three flowers with open corollas and three stamens. This motif, enclosed within a circle, is framed by a decorative band that extends across the entire interior wall surface, featuring crossed bones, bulging eyes, and what appear to be the eyes of supernatural beings with baton- or reptilian-shaped irises. A red band runs along the rim. The supports are conical, slotted, and rattle-type.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.179.0089
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made using Artec Leo

Plate with Death Motifs

Polychrome tripod plate with curving, flaring walls and conical supports. The interior decoration portrays a seated figure wearing an elaborate headdress and circular ear ornaments, with flexed arms, a short skirt, and red body paint applied to the skin. The figure is encircled by three red circles and framed by a decorative band composed of four paired vertical panels in orange with black on a cream ground, alternating with vertical red bands. At the center of the plate is an intentionally made circular perforation, corresponding to the act of “killing” the vessel, a practice commonly associated with intentional deposits. NAA of the ceramic paste indicates a likely area of manufacture in the vicinity between Caracol and Nakúm, in eastern Petén.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No.1.2.144.0075
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 182

Tripod plate

Pedestal fruit bowl, made of porcelain in 1844 by l’Atelier de Sèvres, featuring a symmetrical composition and an elegant profile characteristic of refined interior decorative objects. The bowl has a wide, slightly concave form with an everted rim and a subtly undulating contour, highlighted by a gilded decorative border.

The interior is defined by a central white field bearing a polychrome heraldic emblem of the Suțu family, surrounded by a cobalt‑blue band framed with stylized gilt motifs. The exterior follows the same decorative scheme, with the family coat of arms repeated on the truncated conical stem, which rests on a circular base adorned with gilded ornamentation.

The decoration combines the chromatic contrast of white–blue–gold with heraldic and stylized vegetal motifs, giving the piece a ceremonial and representative character.

The vessel is displayed at the Filipescu‑Cesianu House Museum, part of the Bucharest Municipality Museum.

Porcelain Fruit Bowl

"Miniature “theater-type” incense burner with decorated lid and pedestal base. The lid, polychrome (black, yellow, white, and red), features a figure wearing a headdress with an owl effigy, decorated with a series of four disks set on a band and feathers at the top. The figure holds two rings decorated with feathers in its hands and wears a trapezoidal nose ornament. The base is hourglass-shaped and decorated with a talud-tablero–like element. NAA of the ceramic paste indicates the Pacific Coast of Guatemala as the place of manufacture (the style corresponds to examples from the Tiquisate and La Gomera area, Escuintla).

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.1306
 
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 534

Miniature Incense Burner

Polychrome drum of the type known as Pax, classified as an “arm drum.” The surface is decorated with ten figures identified as musicians and dancers.  Within the latter group, a principal dancing figure is depicted performing with two sticks tipped with pompons, wearing a knotted maxtatl and a feathered headdress. Behind him, three seated figures appear to observe him with open mouths, as if singing; one of them holds a turtle shell. In front of the dancer, a procession of three figures advances toward him, wearing textile headdresses and jaguar-skin skirts, and carrying what appear to be rattles in their hands. Probably from the Alta and Baja Verapaz region. The piece has been restored.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.179.0155
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

Drum

Polychrome bowl (red and black on yellow slip) with convex walls and base. Above and below the rim are two horizontal bands, one black and the other red, followed by a horizontal band of pseudo-glyphs painted in red. The decorated surface features two medallions placed on opposite sides of the wall, separated by vertical sets of three concentric circles. Each medallion contains the head of the god K’awil, painted in red and shown in left-facing profile.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No.1.2.1.0331
 
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 256

K’awil God Bowl

Polychrome cylindrical vase with a flat base, painted in orange, red, and black on a cream background. It is decorated with a procession of three figures attired in feline skins and masks. All display protruding abdomens and wear a red sacrificial scarf. Two of the figures have their masks raised, revealing human faces.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0443
 
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 357

Vase with characters in Feline Disguise

Polychrome (orange, red, and black) bowl with a slightly everted neck, globular body, and flat base, featuring relief-modeled facial traits including open eyes, an aquiline nose, a blowing open mouth, and prominent ears functioning as handles, both perforated. The face is decorated with vertical and horizontal red bands on the cheeks and sides of the face, as well as a horizontal row of black dots on each side of the mouth. The back of the vessel is painted with two vertical red lines and two black lines, along with two stepped designs in red outlined in black. NAA of the paste indicates the origin or manufacturing area as western Belize.

IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0894

www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 324

Anthropomorphic Effigy Bowl

A partially polychromed alabaster representation of the Virgin and Child from England (probably Midlands), about 1350-75. 
Redemptorist Monastery, Saint Truiden, Limburg, Belgium.

Height 75cm

Acquired with the support of the Art Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts, The John Armitage Charitable Trust, Simon Keswick, Wellington and Virginia Sun Yee, the Patrons of the British Museum and Hamish Parker for Genevieve Greenall marking her confirmation.

Made by Daniel Pett and Lloyd de Beer, 384 photos from OnePlus 3 mobile phone

Virgin and child

Polychrome cylindrical vase with a flat base. The surface is divided into three horizontal bands, the central one being the narrowest of the three. Each band is decorated with tetrapetaled flowers in black and orange. The color scheme alternates: the upper and lower bands feature black flowers on an orange slip, while the central band is painted black with the floral silhouettes left in the natural color of the slip, in a stencil-like technique. The entire composition is framed by a red horizontal band above and below the rim, as well as an additional horizontal band encircling the base.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.179.0149
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 384

Alabaster or Marble Bowl

Stuccoed flowerpot-style vase, polychrome, decorated with circles and volute elements in white, pink, red, yellow, and black over an orange slip. Possible from the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. 
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0603
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 319

Asset Library

About These Assets