EditorialBronze shepherd, Archaic, late 6th?early 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm), Bronzes, The shepherd wears a pilos (conical felt cap), a cloak draped around his shoulders, and boots. In his left arm, he holds a small animal. The fig...
EditorialBronze shepherd, Archaic, late 6th?early 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm), Bronzes, The shepherd wears a pilos (conical felt cap), a cloak draped around his shoulders, and boots. In his left arm, he holds a small animal. The fig...
EditorialStirrup Spout Bottle: Mouse, 12th?5th century B.C., Peru, Chiclayo, Cupisnique, Ceramic, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Despite its pervasiveness, the spread of Chav?n art throughout much of Peru in the first millennia B.C. did not preclude t...
EditorialMorning Glories, ?????, Edo period (1615?1868), early 19th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, Image (each screen): 70 3/16 x 12 ft. 5 1/2 in. (178.3 x 379.7 cm), Screens, Suzuki Kiitsu (Japanese, 1796...
EditorialFigural spill vase, 1849, Made in Bennington, Vermont, United States, American, Earthenware with flint enamel glaze, 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm), Ceramics, Lyman, Fenton & Co. (1849?52), The middle of the nineteenth century witnessed a proliferatio...
EditorialPen Box with Architectural Cartouches, dated A.H. 1156/ A.D. 1743, Attributed to Iran, Shiraz, Papier-m?ch?; painted, sprinkled with mica, and lacquered, Depth 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm), Lacquer, Ali Ashraf, During the 18th and 19th centuries, Iran witnessed ...
EditorialBronze shepherd, Archaic, late 6th?early 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm), Bronzes, The shepherd wears a pilos (conical felt cap), a cloak draped around his shoulders, and boots. In his left arm, he holds a small animal. The fig...
EditorialFigural spill vase, 1849, Made in Bennington, Vermont, United States, American, Earthenware with flint enamel glaze, 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (27.3 x 27.3 cm), Ceramics, Lyman, Fenton & Co. (1849?52), The middle of the nineteenth century witnessed a prolife...