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The Journey of Afanasii Nikitin Across Three Seas

The Journey of Afanasii Nikitin Across Three Seas

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N. Petrov

The images on this box are based on the fifteenth century document by Afanasii Nikitin, a Russian merchant from the city of Tver (northwest of Moscow). In 1466-1472, Nikitin made a journey via Derbent and Baku to Persia and then further to India and described his adventures in a journal. Each facet of this two-tiered box represents a stage of his journey, starting with a farewell at home and continuing through the far-away exotic lands to the southeast of Russia.
Artist
N. Petrov
(Russian)
Title
The Journey of Afanasii Nikitin Across Three Seas
Date
2002
Medium
Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
Dimensions
1 15/16 x 1 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. Overall
Credit
From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Accession No.
2008.44.60
Geography
Russia

Related

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 15, no. 52

  • Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/18/2006–1/14/2007

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