EditorialA bourgeois family convinced that they must preserve their dignity always and everywhere, from 'A celebration in the neighboring village, ' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire, June 24, 1865.
EditorialFestivitates Aurifabris (...) / Verscheide Snakeryen dienstich voor Goutsmits, Beelthouwers, Steenhouwers, en alle die de const beminnen (Plate 4).
EditorialManuscript Storage Cabinet, Ratanakosin period, late 18th?early 19th century, Thailand (Bangkok), Wood with gold and lacquer, H. approx. 62 1/2 in. (158.8 cm); W. 34 1/16 in. (86.5 cm); D. 31 1/8 in. (79.1 cm), Furniture, Cabinets of this type were tra...
EditorialBronze handle attachment in the form of a mask, Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial, 1st century B.C.?1st century A.D., Greek or Roman, Bronze, copper, silver, total H. 12 in. (30.5 cm), Bronzes, The meander ornament and fillet have silver inlays, and t...
Editorial[Man Calming a Young Boy Posing before the Camera], ca. 1850, Daguerreotype, Image: 2 7/8 ? 2 3/8 in. (7.3 ? 6 cm), Photographs, Unknown (French), The mass appeal of the daguerreotype portrait lay in the medium?s ability to capture and preserve a loved...
EditorialLimestone head of a man with a plain headdress, Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 4 in. (14.0 x 9.5 x 10.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, The man has a short beard, and his lips preserve traces of red color. On each e...
EditorialRelief, tomb of Khety: sacred objects to be used in the funeral, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051?2000 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Khety (TT 311,), 1922?23/1926?27, Limestone, paint, H. 17.5 ? W. 30.8 cm (6 7/8 ? 1...
EditorialChildren building a house of cards on a table, 19th century. "The mid-calf length dresses allow girls to run and romp, while the pantalons preserve their modesty. The boy's suit shows Turkish and Polish influences." Handcoloured engraving from Pierre d...
EditorialEgyptian Art. Canopic jars. Used by the egyptians during the mummification to preserve the viscera. It represents god Duamutef (jackal head) and god Imset (human head). 31st Dynasty. Initial Late Period. Second Egyptian Satrapy. Memphis. Egypt.
EditorialTerracotta statue of a woman of high rank. From the necropolis on the island of Jaina, Yucatan, Mexico. Such figures are probably portraits of the defunct; perhaps they were meant to preserve the spirit of the dead. H: 20 cm Inv. M. H.87.101.21, depot ...
EditorialHeadrest, Luba people, Congo. Such headrests were used all over central Africa, to preserve the complicated hairdos when resting or sleeping. Wood, H: 18,5 cm Musee du quai Branly, Inv.70.1999.9.1.
EditorialThe Taylor-Prism, Neo-Assyrian, from Niniveh, northern Iraq, 691 BCE. This six-sided baked clay document is a foundation record, intended to preserve Sennacherib's achievements for posterity and the gods. The prism records Sennachrib's third campaign, ...