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Editorial Netsuke of Coiled Dragon Enclosing a Pearl.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial female figure.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial Drawings relating to alchemy. Alchemical Receipts. England; 15th century. (Whole folio) Drawings of emblems relating to alchemy; bird with wings outspread, coiled snake, sun, moon, and toad Image taken from Alchemical Receipts. Originally published/p...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Vishnu and Lakshmi. The Bhagavatapurana. (Purana of the Blessed Lord). 1806. According to Hindu mythology, Sesha Naga or Ananta (an immense snake with several heads) coiled up to make a bed for Vishnu (the preserver of the Universe). He is lying on its...
- 2019-01-24
- 1
Editorial Drawings relating to alchemy. Alchemical Receipts. England; 15th century. (Whole folio) Drawings of emblems relating to alchemy; bird with wings outspread, coiled snake, sun, moon, and toad Image taken from Alchemical Receipts. Originally published/p...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial An ascetic. Dara Shikoh. 1630-1640. An ascetic, his long hair coiled upon his head, is seated on a deer-skin on a rocky hillock beneath a tree, holding a religious text in his right hand. Tinted drawing with contemporary extensions at edges. Image tak...
- 2018-12-06
- 1
Editorial Macbeth. Act IV. Scene I. A dark cave. In the middle a cauldron boiling. Three witches. Macbeth. Hecate. Macbeth faces the witches and the apparitions; by his feet, inside a coiled snake, stand a small bloody child and a child wearing a crown and ho...
- 2018-12-06
- 1
Editorial Vishnu and Lakshmi. The Bhagavatapurana. (Purana of the Blessed Lord). 1806. According to Hindu mythology, Sesha Naga or Ananta (an immense snake with several heads) coiled up to make a bed for Vishnu (the preserver of the Universe). He is lying on its...
- 2018-12-06
- 1
Editorial (Left) A Zande woman standing in the entrance to a homestead, wearing coiled metal arm and ankle rings and leaf pubic covering on a string. (Right) A Zande woman wearing leg and arm rings and a woven grass hat. Next to her is a carved stool with round...
- 2018-12-06
- 1
Editorial Зз Змей пышет злобой без конца Штыком под ребра подлеца! The snake radiates evil without end Stick Bayonets in the ribs of the scoundrel! Depicts a snake emblazoned with the word ‘imperialism’ coil...
- 2018-12-06
- 1
Editorial Christ in majesty is set within a circle; his right hand raised in blessing, and holding a book in his left hand. In the background are four stars. In the corners are four roundels with the symbols of the evangelists, around which are pairs of coiled s...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Prudence personified by a woman standing in a niche, holding a shawl in her right hand, a snake coiled around her, left from 'The Virtues'.
- 2018-11-21
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Editorial Irish Crosier Helgo. Irish origin and would have formed part of a bishop's staff. The coiled top of the crozier was made in Ireland around 800 AD. This artefact arrived on Helgo island either as pillaged goods, during a Viking raid, or exclusive aristo...
- 2018-11-21
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Editorial Coiled rattlesnake. Basalt (ca. 1510, before Spanish conquest). Height 33 cm.
- 2018-10-11
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Editorial Steamfitter.
- 2018-08-21
- 1
Editorial Two bronze spirals, Early Minoan II-Late Minoan III, ca. 2900?1050 B.C., Minoan, Bronze, Diam. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Bronzes, Coiled-two pieces.
- 2018-08-21
- 1
Editorial Bronze disc-type fibula (safety pin), Geometric, 9th?8th century B.C., Italic, Bronze, length 4 5/8in. (11.8cm), Bronzes, Serpentine type fibulae, with their distinctive coiled bows, are found mostly with male burials and are common throughout Italy.
- 2018-08-21
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Editorial Bronze serpentine-disc type fibula (safety pin), Geometric, 9th century B.C., Villanovan, Bronze, Other: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm), Bronzes, Serpentine fibulae have distinctive coiled bows. Disk-type have an enlarged clasp in the shape of an ovoid disk. Th...
- 2018-08-21
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Editorial Part of a bronze bit, Archaic, ca. 600?480 B.C., Cypriot?, Bronze, length 5 1/16in. (12.8cm), Bronzes, Four links and a bar, with bronze wire coiled around it and terminating at each end in a ring.
- 2018-08-21
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Editorial Bronze serpentine-disc type fibula (safety pin), Geometric, 9th century B.C., Villanovan, Bronze, Other: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm), Bronzes, Serpentine fibulae have distinctive coiled bows. Disk-type have an enlarged clasp in the shape of an ovoid disk. This f...
- 2018-08-21
- 1
Editorial ? ???, Spouted Wine Vessel (Gong), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600?1046 B.C.), 13th century B.C., China (Henan Province, possibly Anyang), Bronze, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Metalwork, Every surface of this vessel is animated with fantastic creatures: an owl-like...
- 2018-08-21
- 1
Editorial Garment Plaque in the Shape of a Coiled Panther, 6th?5th century B.C., Eastern Kazakhstan, Bronze, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Metalwork.
- 2018-08-21
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Editorial View of the Interior of One of the Tanks on Board the Great Eastern.
- 2018-08-09
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Editorial Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle).
- 2018-08-09
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Editorial Glass oinochoe (perfume jug).
- 2018-08-09
- 1
Editorial Goblet (Roemer).
- 2018-08-09
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Editorial "Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp.
- 2018-08-09
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Editorial Terracotta statuette of a standing woman with a basket and wreath.
- 2018-08-09
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Editorial Marble portrait of Matidia Minor.
- 2018-08-08
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Editorial Glass oinochoe (perfume jug).
- 2018-08-08
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Editorial DRAGON.
- 2018-08-08
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Editorial Scarab of Hatnefer.
- 2018-08-08
- 1
Editorial Relief with Mithras kneeling upon a bull and driving a sword into its shoulder, at left two smaller standing figures, one holding a sheathed sword and one holding a sword, a frieze with chariots and serpents coiled around figures above.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Interior of One of the Tanks on Board the Great Eastern: The Cable Passing Out.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Netsuke of Coiled Dragon Enclosing a Pearl.
- 2018-08-06
- 1
Editorial Glass jug.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Magical Stela (Cippus of Horus).
- 2018-08-06
- 1
Editorial Prudence personified by a woman standing in a niche, holding a shawl in her right hand, a snake coiled around her, left from 'The Virtues'.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Glass alabastron (perfume bottle).
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial female figure.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Pocket Post Horn in G.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial NECKLACE.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial [Lady Ottoline Morrell].
- 2018-08-06
- 1
Editorial Glass alabastron (perfume bottle).
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial burse.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Glass oinochoe (perfume jug).
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Pommel in the shape of coiled animals.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Bronze disc-type fibula (safety pin).
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Glass oinochoe (perfume jug).
- 2018-08-06
- 1
Editorial Steamfitter.
- 2018-08-06
- 1
Editorial Pommel in the shape of coiled animals.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Coiling the Cable in the After-tank on Board the Great Eastern at Sheerness: Visit of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales on May 23rd, 1865.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Glass oinochoe (perfume jug).
- 2018-08-06
- 1
Editorial Relief of Thutmose III.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Gold plaque in the shape of a coiled panther.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Mask of a woman with a large coil of plaited hair, Roman Period, Hadrian, A.D. 117?138, From Egypt, Plaster, paint, glass, h. 21 cm (8 1/4 in); w. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in), This woman's high coiled braid recalls portraits of the Empress Sabina. The softer ar...
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Coiled Serpent, 15th?early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Stone, Overall: 11 in. (27.94 cm), Stone-Sculpture.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Coiled Serpent, 15th?16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Stone, pigment, H.14 x W. 12 1/4 x D. 12 3/8 in. (35.6 x 31.1 x 31.5 cm), Stone-Sculpture.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Hexagonal Tile, first half 15th century, Attributed to Syria, Composite body; underglaze painted, Ht. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, The background of tightly coiled spirals and the use of black, blue, and turquoise underglaze pigments betray the...
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Flower-Style Box with Drawers, 17th century, Attributed to India, Wood (poplar); overlaid with ebony inlaid with wood and incised, stained ivory, H. 11 in., Wood, Rows of graceful flowering plants are frequently used as a design element in Mughal art. ...
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial A green rope partially coiled up on a wooden table which is partly painted white.
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Textile with Coiled Dragons, Jin dynasty (1115?1234), China, Plain-weave silk brocaded with metallic thread, 29 1/8 x 13 in. (74 x 33 cm), Textiles-Woven, This textile represents the tradition of northern China's Jin dynasty, which was known for textil...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Giovanni Alto (Johann Alten, Ioannes Altus) standing on the Quirinal Hill in Rome, with his right arm outstretched in a pointing position and a snake coiled around his foot and sword, 1613, Engraving, image: 14 7/16 x 9 1/8 in. (36.7 x 23.2 cm), Prints...
- 2018-08-03
- 1
Editorial Two bronze spirals, Early Minoan II-Late Minoan III, ca. 2900?1050 B.C., Minoan, Bronze, Diam. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Bronzes, Coiled-two pieces.
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Bronze disc-type fibula (safety pin), Geometric, 9th?8th century B.C., Italic, Bronze, length 4 5/8in. (11.8cm), Bronzes, Serpentine type fibulae, with their distinctive coiled bows, are found mostly with male burials and are common throughout Italy.
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Two fragments of a limestone sarcophagus lid with snakes, Classical, first half of the 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 6 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (17.5 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The two nonjoining fragments belong to the lid of a l...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Coiled Serpent, 15th?early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Stone, H. 11 1/2 x W. 9 x D.10 5/8 in. (29.21 x 22.86 x 27.03 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Serpents held an important place in the belief systems of many peoples in ancient Mexico and they a...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean or Italian, Glass; core-formed, Group II, H.: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue with same color handles and base-knob; single trail in opa...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Bronze serpentine-disc type fibula (safety pin), Geometric, 9th century B.C., Villanovan, Bronze, Other: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm), Bronzes, Serpentine fibulae have distinctive coiled bows. Disk-type have an enlarged clasp in the shape of an ovoid disk. Th...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Gold serpentine fibula (safety pin), Geometric, probably 7th century B.C., Etruscan, Gold, Other: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Serpentine fibulae have distinctive coiled bows.
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Part of a bronze bit, Archaic, ca. 600?480 B.C., Cypriot?, Bronze, length 5 1/16in. (12.8cm), Bronzes, Four links and a bar, with bronze wire coiled around it and terminating at each end in a ring.
- 2018-08-03
- 1
Editorial Bronze serpentine-disc type fibula (safety pin), Geometric, 9th century B.C., Villanovan, Bronze, Other: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm), Bronzes, Serpentine fibulae have distinctive coiled bows. Disk-type have an enlarged clasp in the shape of an ovoid disk. This f...
- 2018-08-03
- 1
Editorial Velvet Panel with Flowering Plants, first half 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk, cotton, flat metal thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded, Textile: H. 45 in. (114.3 cm), Textiles, During the seventeenth century, rows of flowering plants became ...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Glass flask, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown using a dip mold, tooled, and trailed, H.: 8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm), Glass, Colorless with blue green tinge; handles, trails, and knob base in deep translucent blue green., Rounded, slightly...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial ? ???, Spouted Wine Vessel (Gong), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600?1046 B.C.), 13th century B.C., China (Henan Province, possibly Anyang), Bronze, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Metalwork, Every surface of this vessel is animated with fantastic creatures: an owl-like...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Glass oinochoe (perfume jug), Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th?3rd century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean or Italian, Glass; core-formed, Group II, H.: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, with handle in same color; trails in opaq...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Two fragments of a limestone sarcophagus lid with snakes, Classical, first half of the 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 8 x 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (20.3 x 29.2 x 21 cm), Stone Sculpture, The two nonjoining fragments belong to the lid of a lar...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Limestone altar or pedestal with coiled snake, Classical, 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Diam.: 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Stone Sculpture, A snake, the head of which is missing, is coiled on the cover of a circular box. A snake, the head of whic...
- 2018-08-02
- 1
Editorial Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 3rd?2nd century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group II, H.: 4 in. (10.2 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue with same color handles and base-knob; trails in opaque yellow and op...
- 2018-08-02
- 1
Editorial Netsuke of Dragon Coiled around the Body of a Man, 19th century, Japan, Wood; inlaid glass eyes, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); D. 3/8 in. (1 cm), Netsuke.
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Garment Plaque in the Shape of a Coiled Panther, 6th?5th century B.C., Eastern Kazakhstan, Bronze, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Metalwork.
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Netsuke of Coiled Dragon, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Netsuke.
- 2018-08-02
- 1
Editorial Box for an animal mummy surmounted by a coiled, rearing snake, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.); W. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); L. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Coiled and rearing cobra, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); L. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.).
- 2018-08-02
- 1
Editorial Hairpin Decorated with a Cobra, Middle Kingdom?Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13?17, ca. 1783?1640 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb CC 47 in Courtyard CC 41, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1912, Ivory, l. 14 cm (5 1/2 in), This i...
- 2018-08-02
- 1
Editorial Pair of sleeves made of fine linen, and wrinkled into a cuff, to which a broad strip bobbin side with a tightly woven pattern. The lace is wrinkled to the cuff, and leaves two button holes open, through which (with one sleeve) a light blue silk ribbon ...
- 2018-08-02
- 1
Editorial Egyptian three-headed monument symbolizing the past, present and future 1, Egyptian monument in metal to the god Apis from the Museum Gualtieri 2, and another Egyptian monument with coiled snake in the Museum of Cavallero Geminiani 3. Copperplate engra...
- 2018-07-30
- 1
Editorial Portrait of the Gorgon Medusa, with head of hair including coiled snake and eagle wing, Greek mythology, on calcedony in Lord Carlisle's collection. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Worlidge from James Vallentin's One Hundred and Eight Engravings from A...
- 2018-07-30
- 1
Editorial Porte-bouquet or flower vase from Luneville, France, 18th century. Decorated with flowers and insects, handles made from coiled snakes. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquot's General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez ...
- 2018-07-30
- 1
Editorial Portrait of the Gorgon Medusa, with head of coiled snakes and eagle wing, Greek mythology, on cornelian in Thomas Dundass' collection. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Worlidge from James Vallentin's One Hundred and Eight Engravings from Antique Gems, 1863.
- 2018-07-30
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Editorial Pair of wrist bracelets in the form of coiled snakes; Unknown; Alexandria, Egypt, Africa; 220 - 100 B.C.; Bracelets: Gold; Fastening pin: Copper alloy.
- 2018-07-27
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Editorial Pair of upper arm bracelets in the form of a coiled snake; Unknown; Alexandria, Egypt, Africa; 220 - 100 B.C.; Bracelets: Gold; Fastening pin: Copper alloy; Object: Diam.: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.).
- 2018-07-27
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Editorial Radula of a limpet, Patella vulgata, magnified x50. The limpet's coiled-up radula (tongue) is twice as long as its shell armed with thousands of crystal teeth. Chromolithograph after an illustration by E.T.D., lithographed by Vincent Brooks, from "Grap...
- 2018-07-26
- 1
Editorial illustration of English tales, folk tales, and ballads. An axe with a noose coiled around it.
- 2018-07-24
- 1
Editorial Coiled serpent, Aztec sculpture. Feathered serpents are typical of Aztec cult and art. Stone, H: 29,2 L: 54 cm Depot du Musee de l'Homme Inv. M. H. 87.155.1.
- 2018-06-27
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Editorial Lintel, from a series illustrating the accession rituals of the ruler Lord Bird. One of his wives conjures a vision of an ancestor who emerges from the mouth of a serpent coiled through a beaded blood scroll.770 CE Limestone,69.2 x 76.2 cm, Temple 21, ...
- 2018-06-26
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Editorial Figurine of a god mounted on a chariot. His crown is in the shape of a coiled snake. From Susa, Iran. Copper, H: 15,7 cm Sb 2824.
- 2018-06-20
- 1
Editorial Liubo players found in eastern China, Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century. The figures in this group are gambling. They are playing Liubo, a game thought to be popular among both mortals and immortals. The board is marked with divination symbols, and the game...
- 2018-06-19
- 1
Editorial Coiled-cane helmets and shields were the usual equip-ment for ordinary footsoldiers, together with a bamboo bow and a quiver filled with poison-tipped arrows. With such simple arms the Bhutanese fought the British during the 19th century. H: 47 cm, hel...
- 2018-06-19
- 1
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