The Japanese Collection of Antonie Urbánková Adéla Tůmová This study examines the Japanese collection donated by Antonie Urbánková to the Náprstek Museum in 1906, on the occasion of would have been the 80th birthday anniversary of the museum’s founder Vojta Náprstek. Although historically considered of lesser importance, a new analysis reveals that the…
Textiles from Mexico and Central America in the Collections of the Náprstek Museum Tereza Melicharová The Central American Collection at the Náprstek Museum contains a collection of 396 textiles and textile ensembles from Mexico and Central America. This article presents the first comprehensive overview of the collection, which has not previously been published. The core of the holdings consists of…
Photographs by Věra Šťovíčková-Heroldová in the Náprstek Museum Collections Jan Šejbl The article presents the photographic collection of Věra Šťovíčková-Heroldová held at the National Museum – Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures in Prague, with particular attention to its technical, thematic, and research significance within the context of the museum’s broader…
The Buchlov Copy of the Relief of Nectanebo from Bologna Pavel Onderka, Jiří Honzl The Buchlov Castle holds in its collection several stone tablets decorated with pseudo-Egyptian scenes and pseudo-hieroglyphic texts. The largest piece represents a simplified and supplemented copy of the relief of King Nectanebo I of the Thirtieth Dynasty (380–343 BCE) from the collections of the…
An Egyptian Aegis from the Collections of the Náprstek Museum Pavel Onderka, Jana Urbánková The study summarizes the history of previous interpretations of an ancient Egyptian aegis from the collections of the Náprstek Museum. It examines its iconography and workmanship, which closely correspond to authentic examples from the Late Period (ca. 747–332 BCE). The core of the study is a…
