EditorialParamecium marginatum, Print, Paramecium (also Paramoecium) is a genus of unicellular ciliates, commonly studied as a representative of the ciliate group. Paramecia are widespread in freshwater, brackish, and marine environments and are often very abun...
EditorialVase, ca. 1901, Porcelain, H. 12-1/2 in. (31.8 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain, Art Nouveau flourished in France and Belgium at the turn of the twentieth century. Organic forms inspired by nature, frequently accentuated with asymmetrical curves or elaborate f...
EditorialBow Brooch, late 6th?early 7th century, Made in Central Italy, Langobardic, Silver-gilt, niello, Overall: 6 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 11/16 in. (15.7 x 9.4 x 1.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The menagerie of zoomorphic creatures here, with ribbonlike bodies and heads...
EditorialHorned Figure, Shaman (?), 2nd century B.C.?A.D. 3rd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Colima, Colima, Ceramic, H. 13 5/8 x W. 11 x D. 6 1/2 in. (34.6 x 27.9 x 16.5 cm), Ceramics-Containers, The sculpture of Colima is as stytistically distinctive as that o...