EditorialEmys pulchella, Print, The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a species of turtle endemic to North America. It is in the genus Glyptemys, a genus which contains only one other species of turtle: the bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii ). The wood turt...
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EditorialEar?Ornament, A.D.?50600, Carved and incised conch shell with cinnabar, 2 ? 1 5/8 in. (5.1 ? 4.1?cm), A bearded skeletal monster encases a human face, which is?little more than eyes, mouth, and a filed tooth, on this ear flare.?The mans breath escapes ...
EditorialEar?Ornament, A.D.?50600, Carved and incised conch shell with cinnabar, 4.8 cm (1 7/8?in.), A bearded skeletal monster encases a human face shown in profile. Little more than the eyes, mouth, and a filed tooth of this man can be seen, although his brea...
EditorialSkeletal Drawing, and Leg Studies, of Cattle, Sawrey Gilpin, 17331807, British, undated, Pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige, laid paper, mounded on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper, Sheet: 7 ? 4 5/8 inches (1...
EditorialPre-colombian era. Sandstone seated figure of Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec god of death. The figure bears three glyphs on its back: 'Two Skull', 'Five Vulture' and 'Four House'. 1325-1521. The skeletal facial features depict Mictlantecuhtli, a minor Azte...
EditorialLarge earthenware pot with sharp profiled edge and small pinched feet. Late medieval turntable product. Found in a skeletal grave at the foot of the cemetery. The pot contains a lot of caked clay residue., Pot, storage pot, earthenware, turntable, h: 2...
EditorialBas-de-page scene of the Three Dead, of three skeletal cadavers, two partially wrapped in shrouds, with a caption reading, ‘Y was wel fair. Scuch ssaltou be. For godes love be war with me’ . Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Engla...
EditorialOpening of the Office of the Dead. Text with initial 'D' showing a skeletal woman looking in a hand mirror. Produced for Dionora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino. Hours of Dionora of Urbino. Italy [Ferrara?]; circa 1509-1520. Source: Yates Thompson 7, f.174....
EditorialAnatomy, Skeletal Head and some Fetuses, Human skull and skeletons of fetuses, Signed: Benard direx, Pl. 1, no. 2, to p. 48, Benard (dir.), 1778, Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?tiers...
EditorialEmys pulchella, Print, The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a species of turtle endemic to North America. It is in the genus Glyptemys, a genus which contains only one other species of turtle: the bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii ). The wood turt...
EditorialStone sculpture, male-a warrior or god, carrying a small, skeletal figure like that of a child. The figure is typical of huaxtec statuary from Central America. See also 30-04-02 / 10. Stone, H: 163 cm Inv. D 94.20.600 Depot du Musee d'Aquitaine de Bordeau.
EditorialBas-de-page scene of the Three Dead, of three skeletal cadavers, two partially wrapped in shrouds, with a caption reading, ‘Y was wel fair. Scuch ssaltou be. For godes love be war with me’ . Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Engla...
EditorialRaising of Lazarus. Book of Hours. France; 15th century. [Whole folio] Office for the Dead at Vespers. Christ stands, with Mary and Martha kneeling beside him, as Lazarus emerges from the tomb. Psalm 114 beginning with initial 'D', skeletal figure risi...
EditorialOpening of the Office of the Dead. Text with initial 'D' showing a skeletal woman looking in a hand mirror. Produced for Dionora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino. Hours of Dionora of Urbino. Italy [Ferrara?]; circa 1509-1520. Source: Yates Thompson 7, f.174....
EditorialMiniature of Death riding a skeletal horse, incorporating a decorated initial 'V'(enite), and partial border, at the beginning of Matins in the Hours of Dead. Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Italy, S. (Naples); 1477. Source: Yates Thompson 6, f.137. Langua...
EditorialCistercian Monks seated in a Choir. Psalter of Henry VI. France [Paris]; 1400-1410, and circa 1420. [Whole folio] Two rows of Cistercian monks in a choir, with five skeletal figures, two with crowns, seated above. Priest kneeling before a crucifix at t...
EditorialTerracotta lentoid flask, Iron Age, 11th century B.C., Levantine, Terracotta, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Vases, Both sides of the flask are decorated with goats, birds, and rudimentary foliage. The skeletal character of the birds' wings provides a noteworthy...
EditorialPendant Figure, 13th?15th century, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, Distrito Nacional, La Caleta, reportedly, Taino, Stone, H. 3 x W. 1 1/4 x D. 1 1/4 in., Stone-Ornaments, Death imagery in the form of skeletal figures and skulls with deep eye sockets an...
EditorialHead of a Rain God, 10th?11th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Yucatan, Maya, Fossiliferous limestone, H. 13 3/4 x W. 11 7/8 x D. 9 3/8 in. (34.9 x 30.2 x 23.8 cm), Stone-Sculpture, This monumental head carved from limestone depicts a supernatural being. ...
EditorialSkeleton of Death about to spear a Swiss soldier on a battlefield, as another skeletal drummer advances behind them. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein, Coxhead, London, 1816.
EditorialStone sculpture, male-a warrior or god, carrying a small, skeletal figure like that of a child. The figure is typical of huaxtec statuary from Central America. See also 30-04-02 / 10. Stone, H: 163 cm Inv. D 94.20.600 Depot du Musee d'Aquitaine de Bordeau.