EditorialPatriotic Regeneration, -viz. - Parliament Reform'd, a la Fran?oise... James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1795. Dimensions: 295 ? 410 mm (image); 310 ? 425 mm (plate); 315 ? 435 mm (sheet). H...
EditorialScarab seal and modern impression: Osiris flanked by protective deities, Iron Age, ca. 6th?5th century B.C., Levant or Syria, Jasper, green, Seal Face: 1.87 x 1.39 cm, Stone-Stamp Seals, Around the beginning of the first millennium B.C., Phoenician sea...
EditorialMarsh Bowl, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, near pit 219, Hathor shrine rubbish heaps, 1922, Faience, paint, h. 9 cm (3 9/16 in); diam. 32.2 cm (12 11/16 in); diam. of base 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in)...
EditorialBracelet with knots and wedjat eye, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21, ca. 1000?945 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henettawy F, 1923?24, Linen, faience, Diam. ca. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.), Found around the right wrist o...
EditorialPatriotic Regeneration, -viz. - Parliament Reform'd, a la Fran?oise... James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1795. Dimensions: 295 ? 410 mm (image); 310 ? 425 mm (plate); 315 ? 435 mm (sheet). H...
EditorialHera, waring the formal clothes of the bride is pushed towards Zeus by Iris. The small personifications crowned with flowers refer to the regeneration of nature that derives from the divine union. House of the Tragic Poet. Pompeii. National Archaeologi...
EditorialPatriotic Regeneration, -viz. - Parliament Reform'd, a la Fran?oise... James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1795. Dimensions: 295 ? 410 mm (image); 310 ? 425 mm (plate); 315 ? 435 mm (sheet). H...
EditorialPatriotic Regeneration, -viz. - Parliament Reform'd, a la Fran?oise... James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1795. Dimensions: 295 ? 410 mm (image); 310 ? 425 mm (plate); 315 ? 435 mm (sheet). H...
EditorialLa Fontaine de la Regeneration sur les debris de la Bastille, le 10 avril 1793. Dated: probably 1794. Dimensions: plate: 33.6 x 46 cm (13 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.) sheet: 36.5 x 51.5 cm (14 3/8 x 20 1/4 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper.
EditorialLa Fontaine de la Regeneration sur les debris de la Bastille, le 10 avril 1793. Dated: probably 1794. Dimensions: plate: 33.6 x 46 cm (13 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.) sheet: 36.5 x 51.5 cm (14 3/8 x 20 1/4 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper.
EditorialIvory figure of a woman with incised features, from Badari, Egypt, Predynastic Period, c4000 BC. The figure appears to be crudely made, but the carving is precise and the limbs are well formed and smoothly finished. The emphasis on the eyes, breasts, h...
EditorialAmulet in the Form of a Lion-Headed Goddess, Third Intermediate Period, 1070?664 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); D. 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.), This amulet represents a lion-headed goddess on an open worked throne. Wi...
EditorialGerminating Bed of Osiris, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26 or later, 664?332 B.C., From Egypt, Pottery, H. 24.3 ? W. 10.6 cm (9 9/16 ? 4 3/16 in.), Beginning in Dynasty 18, beds were made on which soil was molded into the shape of the god of regeneratio...
EditorialTerracotta statuette of a nude woman, Late Cypriot II, ca. 1450?1200 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; hand-made, H. 8 9/16 in. (21.79 cm), Terracottas, The statuette is hollow. The groove on the left breast is accidental. Such figures were placed in tombs an...
EditorialTerracotta statuette of cradle and infant, Middle Cypriot, ca. 1900?1600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; hand-made, H. 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm), Terracottas, Some figurines of infants in cradles were buried in tombs, probably as symbols of regeneration.
EditorialScarab seal and modern impression: Osiris flanked by protective deities, Iron Age, ca. 6th?5th century B.C., Levant or Syria, Jasper, green, Seal Face: 1.87 x 1.39 cm, Stone-Stamp Seals, Around the beginning of the first millennium B.C., Phoenician sea...
EditorialMarsh Bowl, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, near pit 219, Hathor shrine rubbish heaps, 1922, Faience, paint, h. 9 cm (3 9/16 in); diam. 32.2 cm (12 11/16 in); diam. of base 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in)...
EditorialFish Pendant, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12?13, ca. 1981?1650 B.C., From Egypt, Gold, L. 2.9 cm, This fish pendant depicts a tilapia and might have been worn as a hair ornament. Tilapias were a symbol for fertility and regeneration since they carry their ...
EditorialBracelet with knots and wedjat eye, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21, ca. 1000?945 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henettawy F, 1923?24, Linen, faience, Diam. ca. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.), Found around the right wrist o...
EditorialMummy bandage inscribed with a wedjat eye, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21, ca. 1000?945 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henettawy F, 1923?24, Linen, L. 15 ? W. 12 cm (5 7/8 ? 4 3/4 in.), Henettawy's unembalmed ...
EditorialMummy bandage inscribed with a wedjat eye, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21, ca. 1000?945 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henettawy F, 1923?24, Linen, L. 15.5 ? W. 11 cm (6 1/8 ? 4 5/16 in.), Henettawy's unembalm...
EditorialSymbols of Regeneration: Nile Turtle Amulet, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1991?1802 B.C., From Egypt; Said to be from Northern Upper Egypt, Dendera, Rock crystal inlaid with amethyst, turquoise, lapis-lazuli, and red jasper, h. 1.6 cm (5/8 in); l. 4...
EditorialMummy bandage inscribed with a wedjat eye, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21, ca. 1000?945 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henettawy F, 1923?24, Linen, L. 14 ? W. 12 cm (5 1/2 ? 4 3/4 in.), Henettawy's unembalmed ...
EditorialHera, waring the formal clothes of the bride is pushed towards Zeus by Iris. The small personifications crowned with flowers refer to the regeneration of nature that derives from the divine union. House of the Tragic Poet. Pompeii. National Archaeologi...
EditorialIvory figure of a woman with incised features, from Badari, Egypt, Predynastic Period, c4000 BC. The figure appears to be crudely made, but the carving is precise and the limbs are well formed and smoothly finished. The emphasis on the eyes, breasts, h...