EditorialChemistry 10, Laboratory apparatus, retorts, round bottom flasks, distillation apparatus, Signed: Benard direx, Pl. 11, to p. 48, Benard (dir.), 1778, Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?...
EditorialAmphoriskos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 340?320 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Gnathian, Terracotta, 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Vases, These two flasks, and , undoubtedly for oil, have been known since the early 1880's, when they were purchased by the ...
EditorialVessel with strap handles and a lid, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), House U. 35.2, Egypt Exploration Society excavations, 1928?29, Pottery, h. 18 cm (7 1/16 in); diam. 15 cm (5 ...
EditorialLentoid Bottle (Pilgrim Flask), New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), House U.35.30, Egypt Exploration Society excavations, 1928?29, Pottery, h. 27 cm (10 5/8 in); w. 20 cm (7 7/8 in),...
EditorialPerfumes and flowers. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. The Sultan's bedroom being prepared with perfumes and flowers. Advice on the domestic use of perfume. Ghiyath Shahi is not present. His couch with a large cushion an...
EditorialPriming Flask, Powder Measure, and Suspension Cords, late 18th?early 19th century, Algerian, Silver, gold, steel, coral, textile, Primer: L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 8 3/5 in. (22 cm); measure: L. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 8/10 in. (2.1...
EditorialAn alchemist and assistant at work at a furnace, with various flasks. The Ordinal of Alchemy. England [Bristol]; circa 1477. Source: Add. 10302, f.1. Language: English.
EditorialA lion ('leo viridis') and a dragon ('basiliseus horribilis') salient , the left one white and the right one red, rearing up before a hermetic flask (labelled above 'matrimonium viri et mulieris', and below 'hec duo mercurious mundi') that contains gol...
EditorialHunting. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Sultan Ghiyath al-Din going out hunting with the necessities. Ghiyath Shahi, riding a skewbald horse, possibly arriving at his camp. Landscape of heavy vegetation. Servants with ...
EditorialPerfumes and flowers. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. The Sultan's bedroom being prepared with perfumes and flowers. Advice on the domestic use of perfume. Ghiyath Shahi is not present. His couch with a large cushion an...
EditorialA tower furnace enclosing two conjoined flasks that separate 'spiritus' (above) from 'anima' and 'corpus' (below); Latin verses on either side. - verse in English, in one stanza; beneath, a banded circle containing the signs of the zodiac, enclosing a...
EditorialThe base of the tree stands in a heptagonal battlemented enclosure filled with water, its trunk supporting a grapevine held at the bottom by a naked man and woman; alchemists stand in the seven turrets, each holding a flask with the word 'imbibing' ins...
EditorialA naked, dragon-tailed woman hanging from the branches and caressing a naked man sat on the trunk of the tree; they are surrounded on either side by five gold feathers (to the left) or five silver feathers (to the right), each labelled ('spiritus', 'an...
EditorialBelt Carrier with Powder Flask and Pouch for Chargers, early 17th century, Saxony, German, Saxony, Velvet, metallic thread, leather, horn, bronze, gold, L. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers.
EditorialBelt Carrier with Powder Flask and Pouch for Chargers, early 17th century, Saxony, German, Saxony, Velvet, metallic thread, leather, horn, bronze, gold, L. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers.
EditorialWheellock Spanner with Priming Flask and Screwdriver, ca. 1610?30, Munich, German, Munich, Steel, gold, L. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers, This combination tool was made to match an elaborate hunting rifle. ...
EditorialEarthenware Pilgrim Flask with Saint Menas, ca. 610?50, Byzantine, Earthenware, Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 11/16 in. (8.5 x 6.9 x 1.8 cm), Ceramics, Pilgrim flasks (ampullae) bearing the image of Saint Menas flanked by two camels are associated with th...
EditorialPowder Flask, ca. 1570, French, Antler, iron, 17 9/16 x 5 11/16 x 1 3/4 (19.2 x 14.5 x 4.5 cm); Wt. 8.15 oz. (231 g), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers, The consummate works of an anonymous French artist, this flask is made of polished antler, and ...
EditorialAmphoriskos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 340?320 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Gnathian, Terracotta, 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Vases, These two flasks, and , undoubtedly for oil, have been known since the early 1880's, when they were purchased by the ...
EditorialAlabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Alabaster, H.: 14 in. (35.6 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Cut from one piece of stone, the vase consists of the container, in the form of a woman holding a lotos flower, ...
EditorialPriming Flask, Powder Measure, and Suspension Cords, late 18th?early 19th century, Algerian, Silver, gold, steel, coral, textile, Primer: L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 8 3/5 in. (22 cm); measure: L. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 8/10 in. (2.1...
EditorialVessel with strap handles and a lid, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), House U. 35.2, Egypt Exploration Society excavations, 1928?29, Pottery, h. 18 cm (7 1/16 in); diam. 15 cm (5 ...
EditorialPriming Flask, 18th century, Austrian, Pearwood, brass, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers.
EditorialLentoid Bottle (Pilgrim Flask), New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), House U.35.30, Egypt Exploration Society excavations, 1928?29, Pottery, h. 27 cm (10 5/8 in); w. 20 cm (7 7/8 in),...
EditorialMetal casting equipment: open sand casting 1, trowel 2, ramming tool 4, lifting screw 5, sand casting between flasks 6, cog wheel casting 7-10, and moulds for loam casting 11-13. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from ...
EditorialPneumatics: flasks for the artificial production of Pyrmont water, thermometers by James Kewley and John Leslie, wind gauges by James Lind, Martin and Pierre Bouguer, and an echo device, the Whispering Place. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after...
EditorialCast gold lime-flask of a seated female from Colombia, Quimbaya, c600-c1100 AD. The cast gold lime-flasks made by the Quimbaya culture are wonderful examples of the astonishing virtuosity achieved by pre-Columbian artisans. Various types of Quimbaya go...
EditorialPilgrim bottle from Syria, around 1330-1350. The shape of the bottle echoes the leather water flasks used by medieval travellers, however it was not intended to be slung from the saddle of a horse, but probably made for sale to a pilgrim to the Holy La...