EditorialBlack-figured " Siana" cup, Greek, 575-550 BCE. Both sides of this cup show activities that may be interpreted as rituals in honour of Demeter, a goddess mostly concerned with women's lives, agriculture and fertility. The first man whom Demet...
EditorialRhind Mathematical Papyrus. A number of documents have survived that allow us insight into the ancient Egyptians' approach to mathematics. This papyrus is the most extensive. It is not a theoretical treatise, but a list of practical problems encountere...
EditorialPreparation of soup. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Preparation of soup for the Sultan Ghiyath. The small inscription appears to be 'randhan', the preparation of food. Again Ghiyath Shahi is seated in a garden pavilion...
EditorialPreparation of perfumes. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Preparation of perfumes for the Sultan Ghiyath al-Din. Preparation of food for the monsoon season (damaged). Ghiyath Shahi supervising the activities of his four ...
EditorialBlack-figured " Siana" cup, Greek, 575-550 BCE. Both sides of this cup show activities that may be interpreted as rituals in honour of Demeter, a goddess mostly concerned with women's lives, agriculture and fertility. The first man whom Demet...
EditorialPortrait medal of George the Bearded (duke of Saxony) (obverse); coat of arms (reverse), 1537, Silver, Diam. 4.3 cm, wt. 43.39 g., Medals, Attributed to Peter Fl?tner (German, Thurgau 1485?1546 Nuremberg), George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony, was one of...
EditorialClay model of a sheep's liver (used by experts in divination). Old Babylonian, about 1900-1600 BCE Probably from Sippar, southern Iraq. Length: 14.6 cm Width: 14.6 cm ANE 92668 The Babylonians believed that the world was controlled by gods and that the...
EditorialRhind Mathematical Papyrus. A number of documents have survived that allow us insight into the ancient Egyptians' approach to mathematics. This papyrus is the most extensive. It is not a theoretical treatise, but a list of practical problems encountere...
EditorialBlack-figured " Siana" cup, Greek, 575-550 BCE. Both sides of this cup show activities that may be interpreted as rituals in honour of Demeter, a goddess mostly concerned with women's lives, agriculture and fertility. The first man whom Demet...