EditorialPair of bronze handles, Classical, 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 3 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. (8.6 x 11.1 cm), Bronzes, Frontal feline heads decorate the handle roots. Three palmettes connected by volutes form the portion that was originally attached to...
EditorialSampler, E. Grant, Medium: silk embroidery, cotton foundation Technique: cross, square, tent and satin stitches on plain weave, Upper portion shows a house with trees and birds; lower portion depicts Adam and Eve with small detached motifs including an...
EditorialSidewall, Block printed on handmade paper, Horizontal rectangle, with portion of circular motif. An oak wreath, on dark blue field, surrounds a circular medallion with gray frame containing seated female figure; she leans upon a staff surmounted by a L...
EditorialWriting kit, Wood (ebony?), ivory, gold, steel, metal, cork, Writing kit turned from one piece of wood to form a baluster shaft. The base of the shaft unscrews to reveal a small metal inkpot of tapered conical shape. Above a globular section, the centr...
EditorialVase, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, American, 1892 - 1900, Mouth-blown favrile glass, Iridescent yellow, slightly opaque on neck and shoulder, clear at base. Tall slender neck with small lip. Central portion of the body indented tripartitely, b...
EditorialPortion of Silk Gauze Sari, China for Parsi market, Bombay, Qing dynasty (16441911), Date 19th century, China for Parsi market, Bombay, Silk; on silk, 107 1/2 x 46 in. (273.05 x 116.84 cm), Textiles-Embroidered.
EditorialLimestone statuette of beardless male votary in Greek dress, Archaic, mid-6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, H.: 7 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (17.8 x 7.9 x 3.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The lower portion of the legs is missing. The left leg is advanced and bot...
EditorialLimestone statuette of beardless male votary in Greek dress, Archaic, mid-6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, H.: 7 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (17.8 x 7.9 x 3.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The lower portion of the legs is missing. The left leg is advanced and bot...
EditorialTile, painted in blue, yellow, green, orange and manganese. Portion of an acanthus drink between yellow and orange bands., anonymous, Spain (possibly), 1700 - 1800, earthenware, tin glaze, h 13.5 cm ? w 13.5 cm ? t 1.5 cm.
EditorialCalyx-krater, fragments, Late Classical, ca. 360?340 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; added color, c: greatest H.3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); greatest width: 2 in. (5.1 cm), Vases, Portion of a garland.. Gnathian is a conventional term principal...
EditorialPair of bronze handles, Classical, 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 3 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. (8.6 x 11.1 cm), Bronzes, Frontal feline heads decorate the handle roots. Three palmettes connected by volutes form the portion that was originally attached to...
EditorialPair of bronze handles, Classical, 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 3 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. (8.6 x 11.1 cm), Bronzes, Frontal feline heads decorate the handle roots. Three palmettes connected by volutes form the portion that was originally attached to...
EditorialCalyx-krater, fragments, Late Classical, ca. 360?340 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; added color, c: greatest H.3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); greatest width: 2 in. (5.1 cm), Vases, Portion of a garland.. Gnathian is a conventional term principal...
EditorialLimestone statuette of beardless male votary in Greek dress, Archaic, mid-6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, H.: 7 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (17.8 x 7.9 x 3.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The lower portion of the legs is missing. The left leg is advanced and bot...