EditorialSections through the skull showing cavities of the brain and cerebellum. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
EditorialSections through the skull showing cavities of the brain and cerebellum. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
Editorialcat, Cat mummy with flattened body and protruding head. The animal is lying on the right side, which is slightly flattened and less dark than the other one. The head has been damaged during an accident in the 1980s. As a result, part of the linen is no...
Editorialflint ax with oval cross-section and a flattened side. Top (recently?) Damaged. Cavities with cortex visible on both sides. Finely sharpened. Sloppy, asymmetrical. Light gray spotted flint, ax, stone, flint, 12.9 x 5.6 cm, prehistoric -4000.
EditorialTeapot, the ribs alternating between blue and white, separated by golden piping, Teapot. Ribbed, the edges serrated. The ribs separated by vertical golden piping. The cavities dark blue (Blue du Roi), the ribs white, on which a decoration of leafwork a...
EditorialSugar bowl, the ribs alternating between blue and white, separated by golden rushes, Sugar bowl. Ribbed, the edges serrated. The ribs separated by vertical golden piping. The cavities dark blue (Blue du Roi), the ribs white, on which a decoration of le...
EditorialRitual knife, Knife with a handle ending in a horse's head, with a light green shiny patina. It is possible that the cavities have been inserted with other material., China, -1400 - -1000 and/or -1030 - -490, bronze (metal), w 31.1 cm ? h 5.1 cm ? d 1....
EditorialBucerotidae, Print, The hornbills (Bucerotidae) are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly colored and sometimes has a casque on the...
EditorialAthene brama, Print, The spotted owlet (Athene brama) is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from mainland India to Southeast Asia. A common resident of open habitats including farmland and human habitation, it has adapted to living in cities. Th...
EditorialMegalaima viridis, Print, The white-cheeked barbet or small green barbet (Psilopogon viridis) is a species of barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread brown-headed barbet (or large green barbet) (Psilopogon zeylanica) b...
EditorialBucerotidae, Print, The hornbills (Bucerotidae) are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly colored and sometimes has a casque on the...
EditorialSections through the skull showing cavities of the brain and cerebellum. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
EditorialReliquary Crucifix, ca. 1125?75, Made in Spain, North Spanish, Cross-silver, silver-gilt, niello; Corpus-Ivory, gilding, Overall: 10 1/2 x 7 1/16 x 15/16 in. (26.7 x 18 x 2.4 cm), Two cavities in Christ?s back originally held relics. The exquisite niel...
EditorialSections through the skull showing cavities of the brain and cerebellum. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.