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BETTY HENSELLEK
Art Historian | Medieval Eurasia
Articles, essays, and entries
A Sogdian Drinking Game at Panjikent
Celebrating fun, humor, and community in medieval Central Asia
Link to article in Iranian Studies
The Many Lives of the Silver Saiga Rhyton in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Uncovering the provenance and collecting history of a curious medieval drinking horn
Link to publisher website
Banqueting, Dress, and the Idealized Sogdian Merchant
Piecing together the conviviality and competition in a Central Asia fashion system
Link to Fashioned Selves on J-Stor
An Introduction to Sasanian Art
Supporting open-access art history
Link to Smarthistory article
On the Provenance of the Alanic Materials in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Filling in gaps about how a collection of medieval archaeological materials traveled from the North Caucasus to New York
Link to publication on academia.edu
Banqueting in Sogdiana
Exploring the space, tableware, and etiquette of festivities along the Silk Roads
Link to essay on Smithsonian website
Sogdian Fashion
Reconstructing the dress of medieval Central Asia
Link to essay on Smithsonian website
A Child's Kaftan from Sanjar-Shah
Illuminating the only archaeologically excavated kaftan from Sogdiana
Link to entry on Smithsonian website