EditorialAbove: pointer (or yad) with vegetal motifs and Hebrew inscription, used to follow the reading of the Torah (Jewish Law). Centre: pointer (or yad) with Hebrew inscription and spice receptacle. From Italy, 20th century. Bottom: pointer (or yad). 19th-20...
EditorialStatuette of a kneeling man, known as The Worshipper of Larsa. Dedicated by an inhabitant of Larsa to the god Amurru for the life of Hammurabi. Bronze and gold, early 2nd millenium BC. This votive statuette has an inscription, in one of the sides, dedi...
EditorialReceptacle for Peanut Oil. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 21 1/4" high; 2 5/8" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard.