12th Century

The first record of glass blowing in Tuscany dates back to the 12th century. Tuscany had over 100 factories making hand made glass after WWII but now only six remain.

Original vintage Spain travel poster for Sevilla Ciudad de Gracias Unicas / Seville City of Unique Charms featuring colourful artwork by the Andalusian painter and poster artist Juan...

Dimensions in cm: Height 57 cm x Width 78 cm x Depth 78 cm Weight 10.5 kg Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 10 inches x Width 2 foot, 7 inches x Depth 2 foot, 7 inches Weight 23....

Combined with its characteristic lobed form and bud finial, these features place the piece within the Yue or Yaozhou kilns of the Five Dynasties to Northern Song–Jin period (10th–12t...

Dimensions in cm: Height 57 cm x Width 43 cm x Depth 43 cm & Weight 5.85 kg Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 10 inches x Width 1 foot, 5 inches x Depth 1 foot, 5 inches &...

The bowl on offer here was likely dated to the 14th century toward the end of Goryeo Dynasty after the production quality reached its Zenith during 11-12th century.

We found this exceptional piece in the Belgian castle of Vichte, which has existed since the 12th century. We had the cabinet fully professionally restored while retaining the origin...

The delicate embrace, intimate facial expression, and the Child’s arm wrapped around Mary’s neck are characteristic features of the Vladimir icon prototype, originally brought fro...

This piece is a striking graphite rubbing on rice paper depicting a royal procession from Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s 12th‑century temple complex. The composition captures the grandeur of...

Standing in the very heart of Burgundy's vineyards, Clos de Vougeot was originally a wine farm, built in the 12th century by monks from the nearby Abbey of Cîteaux.

An elegant Khmer pear shaped bronze bottle vase, Angkor Period, 12th-14th century. Crafted of bronze in two parts.

This item is a fragment of the edge of a large vase made in the 12th to 13th centuries, and was discovered as an excavation.

An elegant and unusually large Korean Goryeo bronze bottle vase with green patina, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th/13th century, Korea. The graceful vase of typical bottle form, with a bulbous...

of deep rounded form on a splayed foot, decorated in a yellow-brown lustre with a large richly caparisoned horse, the rider seated within a canopy, surrounded by abstract vegetal mot...

The painting's composition and style is based on Chinese 12th century Song Dynasty bird and flower paintings, and influenced by "one-corner" styles.

Two tall ceremonial urns dating from the 12th-13th century, Southern Song dynasty. Glazed terracotta.

This particular piece is thought to date from the Jin to Yuan dynasty period (12th to 14th century). It strongly reflects the Cizhou kiln tradition, with a stately and commanding pre...

Yue Fei was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national hero, known for leading its forces in the wars in the 12th century between Southe...

Painted and sculpted versions of this theme first became popularized in Japan during the 12th century and were placed near the deathbed of a devotee so that he or she could see it.

A charming Korean celadon glazed stoneware bowl with white and black sangam inlay, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th - 13th century, Korea. The celadon glazed stoneware bowl of generous propor...

The superb design, dating back to at least the 12th century, is a masterclass in form and function.

Original vintage travel poster advertising the popular holiday resort town of Scarborough on the North Yorkshire coast by the London & North Eastern railway of England and Scotland L...

It is in the style of porcelain vases from the Northern Song dynasty (10th-12th century). Zhejiang Province, Longquan region, China - 20th century.

Dimensions in cm: Height 86 cm x Width 68 cm x Depth 68 cm Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 10 inches x Width 2 foot, 3 inches x Depth 2 foot, 3 inches The word chandelier appe...

Since the 12th century people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes—the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a room.

The cloisonne technique has been in use since the 12th century BC in the west, but the technique did not reach China until the 13th or 14th century.

This is a bronze vase made in Korea during the late Goryeo dynasty (around the 12th–13th century). The Goryeo dynasty was a period in which highly sophisticated craftsmanship develo...

Since the 12th century people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes—the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a room.

Dalí here shows and illustrates in graphics one of his many interpretations of the myth of Tristram and Iseult, a very popular 12th-century tale of romance and tragedy of literature,...

An unusually large and impressive Korean Goryeo bronze circular basin with applied handles and stunning patina, Goryeo Dynasty (918 to 1392), 12th - 14th century, Korea. The large ...

On one of its banks is the Phaung Daw U pagoda, one of the three main ones in Myanmar built in the 18th century and containing Buddha images from the 12th century.

A collection of three carved sandstone heads on wood display stands from Northern India Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, circa 11-12th century. Fragmented from large whole-body statue...

A large and impressive Khmer cast bronze finial or standard featuring a fantastic image of Garuda atop Naga, Angkor Period, Style of the Bayon, 12th to 14th century, Cambodia. The t...

Tested silver, approximately 76 grams in weight, circa 12th-14th century AD, accompanied by Oxford Labs X-ray fluorescence analysis report stating the composition of the metal.

Little stoneware Chinese bowl in glazed stoneware. 12th-14th century.

The child does not adopt the hieratic position of 12th century sculpted groups. He slightly turns his head towards his mother’s hand.

It is adorned with flower engravings. Period: 12th-14th century.

Under the base, we can read “Xia Fang'' & ''Ding Hai”. 12th-14th century.  

I now believe it most likely originates from a 12th Century tribal group in Burma, influenced by several major artistic centers of the time, including Pagan, Mon, and late Pyu.

Chinese Song Dynasty Cizhou Black and Brown Glazed Stoneware Grain Jar Extremely rare, high quality and historically significant stoneware grain jar from the Song Dynasty, 12th Cent...

The artisans were inspired by models created by Barovier & Toso, a Murano glass company in Venice whose activity began in the mid 12th century and is one of the oldest companies ...

Mysore was an independent kingdom dating back to the 12th century, that existed in what is now Southern India.

Her attitude is still marked by the hieratic style so typical of 12th-century works, yet the refined gesture of her left hand is suggesting movement.  

Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a room.

Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a room.

The building was once a Commanderie of the Knights Templar, dating back to the 12th century. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Paper size 30 x 40 inches / 76 x 101 cm Printed in ...

Dimensions in cm: Height 110 x Width 105 x Depth 105 Dimensions in inches: Height 3 foot, 7 inches x Width 3 foot, 5 inches x Depth 3 foot, 5 inches The word chandelier appea...

St Mary’s Church, originally built during the Norman period, retains many 12th century features alongside elements from later restorations.

The position of the Child is no longer as hieratic, nor frontal or central as in the early 12th century, but his face still turns towards the faithful.  

. ⠀ It captures a fragment of a rare 12th-century sculpture depicting the revered Hindu sage Agastya, shown in the powerful Jnana Mudra — a gesture of inner knowledge and unity. ⠀ Th...

The Gothic style was born in 12th century Paris and quickly spread throughout Europe, where it continued to influence the decorative arts until the 16th century.

Historical Context: The original altarpiece, crafted during the reign of King Sancho VI the Wise in the late 12th century, is attributed to a French workshop in Limoges and is housed...

About the Nailsmith Houses (Nagelschmiedhäuser) Museum: The very beginning of the nailsmith-houses can be dated back to the 12th century. They have a very different look compared to ...

after Samuel Buck (1696 - 1779) and Nathaniel Buck (active 1724 - 1759) The East View of Winchester Palace (1733) Engraving 20 x 37 cm An engraved view of Winchester Palace, a bish...

Chinese porcelain bowl adorned with cloud engravings. 12th-14th century, Sung period.

Altar Cross – Rhenish Byzantine, 12th century A masterwork of Rhenish champlevé enamel on a wooden core, with densely symbolic scriptural scenes relating to redemption and the Pas...

A ceramic wide-mouthed bottle vase covered in green celadon glaze from Goryeo dynasty circa 11-12th century. The bottle vase with such a form (mouth with wide rim, long and slender n...

This late 17th-century Mexican oil on copper painting of a 12th century sculpture of the Virgin at Toledo, known as the Virgen del Sagrario de la Catedral de Toledo.

The Turner surname originates from Normandy, France and arrived in England after the Norman conquest with the earliest known records dating to the 12th century. The name origin is de...

Bolton Priory was originally founded in the 12th century as an Augustinian monastery known as Bolton Abbey.