EditorialMandala of Wakamiya of Kasuga Shrine (Kasuga wakamiya mandara), ???????, Nanbokucho period (1336?92), early 14th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold on silk, Image: 29 3/4 in. ? 15 in. (75.6 ? 38.1 cm), Paintings, Seated on a...
EditorialShield of Henry II of France (reigned 1547?59), ca. 1555, French, Steel, gold, silver, H. 25 in. (63.5 cm); W. 18 in. (45.7 cm); Wt. 7 lb. (3175 g), Shields, The battle scene at the center is thought to depict the victory of Hannibal and the Carthagini...
EditorialGroup, Attributed to Domenico Bosello (Italian, 1755?1821), ca. 1786, Italian, Le Nove, Terraglia (creamware), Overall: 15 ? 7 1/2 in. (38.1 ? 19.1 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Attributed to Domenico Bosello (Italian, 1755?1821), When discharging its functio...
Editorial'Allusion to Sura 27:16', Folio from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds), A.H. 892/A.D. 1486, Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 15 1/2 x 8in. (39.4 x 20.3cm), Codices, This folio belonged to a...
EditorialRecto: The Port City of Alexandria (? Allusion to Dinocrates's Building of Alexandria, Vitruvius, Book 2, introduction, no. 1); Verso: Fragmentary Writing ('Libro Primo...')., 1530?45, Pen and dark brown ink, sheet: 8 3/8 x 5 9/16 in. (21.2 x 14.2 cm),...
EditorialDish with stylized flowers, ca. 1745?50, Italian, Florence, Hard-paste porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze, Overall, irregular diameter (confirmed): 1 3/4 x 13 x 13 1/4 in. (4.4 x 33 x 33.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, The blue-and-w...
EditorialHarnefer son of Paheb (Phibis) and Takerheb (Kalibis), Ptolemaic Period, 280 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Diorite, H 14.3 (5 5/8 in.); W. 8.4 (3 5/8 in.); D. 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.), This fine head exemplifies a type that emerges strongly in the ...
EditorialFragment from a Two-Sided Sanctuary Screen, 5th?6th century, Made in Egypt, Bawit, Limestone, H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm), Sculpture, This fragment was probably part of the waist-high screen that separated the congregation (in the nave of the church) from ...
EditorialBronze handle with nereids supporting a youth, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Bronzes, Two hybrid sea creatures, part human and part snake, support a sleeping youth who forms one of the handles of a large b...
EditorialCoptic Textile Fragment with Image of a Goddess, late 3rd?4th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; plain weave, weft-loop pile, Textile: H. 22 1/16 in. (56 cm), Textiles, The use of gold in the depiction of the female head on this fragment may be...
EditorialJohnny Bull and the Alexandrians / Wm Charles, Ssc.; Charles, William, 1776-1820, artist; Philada. : Pubd, and sold wholesale by Wm. Charles, 1814.; 1 print on laid paper : etching and aquatint ; plate 24.8 x 34 cm.; The citizens of Alexandria, Virgini...
EditorialThe rail candidate; Currier & Ives.; Maurer, Louis, 1832-1932 , artist; New York : Currier & Ives, c1860.; 1 print on wove paper : lithograph : (image) 27 x 36 cm.; The antislavery plank was a controversial feature of the 1860 Republican platform. Here...
EditorialThe Massacre of the Triumvirate. Allusion to the massacre of the Protestants on April 6, 1561 by the Triumvirate (Connetable de Montmorency, Jaques d'Albon de St. Andre, and the Duc de Guise). Oil on canvas (1566), 116x195 cm-RF 1939-28.
Editorial0310000112 Mazer and cover, Medieval, Flemish,15th century. A mazer is a drinking bowl made of wood. This example has been suitably embellished with metal mounts and enamelled decoration. The bird standing on top of the cover has a shield hanging aroun...