In 1777, Morocco’s Sultan Sidi Muhammad ibn Abdallah opened his ports to American ships, an act often described as first recognition of newly independent United States by another country. Formal recognition followed in 1786 through Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Morocco and United States.
Detail from an ivory box (1250 BC). It depicts a goddess as a mistress of animals, possibly Astarte or Asherah, flanked by two mountain goats. From Mīna al-Bayḍā near Ras Shamra (Ugarit), Syria.
(13.7x12cm)
Louvre Museum, Paris 🇫🇷
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A 19th Century CE (Qing Dynasty) - Child's hundred-household jacket and trousers, traditionally made with a patch donated from each household in a village....
British Museum
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The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, an 1890 oil painting by Sir Edward John Poynter (1836-1919)
The piece depicts biblical meeting between King Solomon and Queen of Sheba, celebrated for its opulent orientalist style and architectural detail.
Art Gallery of New South Wales
