EditorialTerracotta head of a youth, Early Hellenistic, early 3rd century B.C. (?), Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, H. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm), Terracottas, The head is mold-made and hollow. There is a hole at the back of the head, probably for venting. The youth has...
EditorialFace attributed to Ptolemy II Philadelphos or a contemporary, Ptolemaic Period, Ptolemaic Dynasty, 285?246 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Heliopolis (Iunu; On), Near the obelisk, BSAE excavations 1912, Graywacke, H. 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); W. 10.8 cm ...
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...
EditorialFigure of a standing woman, Parthian, ca. 2nd century B.C.?2nd century A.D. , Mesopotamia, said to be from Ctesiphon, Parthian, Gypsum alabaster, 10.62 in. (26.97 cm), Stone-Sculpture, This standing female is full-figured, with rings of flesh at her wa...
EditorialFleshy-leaved aspalathus, Aspalathus carnosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr. after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis' Botanical Magazine, T. Curtis, London, 1810.
EditorialPortrait statue of Socrates, Greek, ca. 200 BCE-100 CE. According to both Plato and Xenophon, his pupils, Socrates was portly, pug-nosed with fleshy lips, resembling a satyr. His pursuit of true knowledge brought him into conflict with the piety laws o...