EditorialRest in the woods The English yachts (series title), Tapestry with hunting party with loot. Left a group of four people: three women, resp. dressed in yellow, blue and floral red and a man in red clothing. In the center is a hunter, hanging with a hero...
EditorialBef from needle lace with arabesque leaves, Bef from natural colored needle lace: Venetian embossed lace. There are very large spiral tendrils on an open bar soil, including a ring closed here and there. Fleshy arabesque leaves and various flowers have...
EditorialFish of the family Cyprinidae. 1839 - 1840. Fish of the family Cyprinidae Genus 'Barilius', possibly 'Barilius tileo' Original inscriptions: 'Opsarius. Girth extreme 7 1/2 inch. Back- slaty blue metallic. Vertically olivaceous- this part is abrupt. Sid...
EditorialCrocodile statue, Roman Period, Late 1st century B.C. ? early 1st century A.D., From Egypt, Granite, h. 29 cm (11 7/16 in); l. 108 cm (42 1/2 in); w. 37.1 cm (14 5/8 in); weight 124.7 kg (275 lb), This sculpture is a fine interpretation of the crocodil...
EditorialVulture Bowl, 13th?15th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Boca del R?o, Isla de Sacrificios, Ceramic, H. 5 1/2 x W. 9 5/8 x D. 12 3/4 in. (14 x 24.5 x 32.4 cm), Ceramics-Containers, This handsome bowl is in the shape of a vulture. Identified by t...