EditorialKey whose grip consists of two opposite and broken volutes, enclosing an oval between four balls. The beard has a lily-shaped incision, the shaft is partially drilled., c. 1600 - c. 1699, iron (metal), l 14.3 cm ? w 3.6 cm.
EditorialDocument from James, Duke of York, to the King of Ardra, Rectangular document with the central inscription 'To the great king of Ardra James' sendeth greeting. Bordered with birds, flower and leaf motifs around the inscription. Colors: blue, red, green...
EditorialModel of a Capstan, Construction model of a capstan with an iron head. The drum has six cleats and two extra cleats in two of the gaps between the normal cleats. The head has sixteen holes for wind trees, it has the shape of a spoke wheel with a cross ...
EditorialKey whose grip is formed by a French lily. A clover-shaped incision in the beard. The shaft is square and decorated with dots and stripes. Probably symbolic key., France, c. 1400 - c. 1500, iron (metal), l 18 cm ? w 5 cm.
EditorialTwo fragments of a terracotta kylix:band-cup (drinking cup), Archaic, 3rd quarter of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Other (A): 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (6.7 x 6.1 x 0.6 cm), Vases, a: interior, part of tondo and circle wit...
EditorialTerracotta kantharos (drinking cup), Hellenistic, ca. 330?300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Teano, Terracotta; applied color, H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Vases, The site of Teano produced a variety of black-glazed pottery that is a simpler counter...
EditorialTerracotta kantharos (drinking cup with two high handles), ca. 450?400 B.C., Greek, Boeotian, Terracotta; black-glaze, Overall: 11 1/8 x 10 15/16in. (28.3 x 27.7cm), Vases, The upper half of the cup is decorated by a vine- leaves and korymboi- executed...
EditorialTerracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, Archaic, ca. 530 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena, Reverse, footrace. The Euphiletos Painter was trained in the black-figure technique. It is interesting...
EditorialPipe key, Pipe key with inverted pear-shaped open handle that is cracked at the top. The beard has a cross-shaped incision between four open quadrangles., Rome, c. 1400 - c. 1950, bronze (metal), l 10.2 cm ? w 4 cm.
EditorialFoubert's surgical operation to remove a bladder stone. Lateral incision in the hypogastrium, showing the direction of the trocar in the bladder. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
EditorialRed marble jasper cup with gilt and enamel mounting with incision of abbreviated name of Lorenzo de Medici. Mounting probably by Orafo Giusto da Firenze (mid 15th).
EditorialObsidian amulet in the shape of two fingers, Egypt, Late Period, after 600 BC. The 'two-finger' amulet shows the index and middle fingers, with the nails and joints clearly indicated. They were placed on the mummy near the incision by which the interna...
EditorialTwo fragments of a terracotta kylix:band-cup (drinking cup), Archaic, 3rd quarter of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Other (A): 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (6.7 x 6.1 x 0.6 cm), Vases, a: interior, part of tondo and circle wit...
EditorialLimestone head of a bearded male wearing a conical helmet, Archaic, first half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 14 1/2 x 9 x 13 1/2 in. (36.8 x 22.9 x 34.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The smooth beard with a central incision and four cur...
EditorialTerracotta kantharos (drinking cup), Hellenistic, ca. 330?300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Teano, Terracotta; applied color, H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Vases, The site of Teano produced a variety of black-glazed pottery that is a simpler counter...
EditorialTerracotta kantharos (drinking cup with two high handles), ca. 450?400 B.C., Greek, Boeotian, Terracotta; black-glaze, Overall: 11 1/8 x 10 15/16in. (28.3 x 27.7cm), Vases, The upper half of the cup is decorated by a vine- leaves and korymboi- executed...
EditorialLimestone statuette of a seated beardless male votary with a helmet, Archaic, first half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall:H.: 4 1/4 x W.:2 1/2 x D.:1 5/8 in. (10.8 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, The small figure is seated on a hi...
EditorialTerracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, Archaic, ca. 530 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena, Reverse, footrace. The Euphiletos Painter was trained in the black-figure technique. It is interesting...
EditorialFoubert's surgical operation to remove a bladder stone. Lateral incision in the hypogastrium, showing the direction of the trocar in the bladder. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
EditorialAge of metals. Iron Age. Talayotic culture. Double-bottomed cups with geometric incision. 700-301 BC. From the Cerro de Biniet, Mahon (Minorca, Balearic Islands). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
EditorialRed marble jasper cup with gilt and enamel mounting with incision of abbreviated name of Lorenzo de Medici. Mounting probably by Orafo Giusto da Firenze (mid 15th).
EditorialThe birth of Caesar, 1473. The mother lies fully clothed on a table, looking distressed, as doctors pull the future Julius Caesar from the incision in her stomach in an early example of Caesarean section. The cognomen " Caesar" of the Julii f...
EditorialFertility symbol (vulva or grain of cereal). Oval basalt pebble with incision on one side, from the fishponds of Sha'ar Hagolan Size 9 x 5.5 cm Inv. R-509.
EditorialObsidian amulet in the shape of two fingers, Egypt, Late Period, after 600 BC. The 'two-finger' amulet shows the index and middle fingers, with the nails and joints clearly indicated. They were placed on the mummy near the incision by which the interna...