EditorialEquestrian gun with two barrels, on the butt a grimacing mask and coat of arms, Equestrian gun with iron fittings and two opposite barrels, two roosters and two tractors. On the stock a hammered grimacing mask and a coat of arms. The ironwork engraved,...
EditorialToy Cart with Grimacing Potbellied Dwarf (Yaksha). India; West Bengal, Chandraketugarh. Date: 100 BC-1 BC. Dimensions: 14.5 x 9.3 x 5.4 cm (5.7 x 3.7 x 2.1 in.). Terracotta with red slip. Origin: West Bengal.
EditorialEgyptian: Relief or Votive Plaque of the God Bes, Unidentified artist, Egyptian, 664?30 B.C., Limestone with red and black pigment, This limestone plaque depicts Bes, an ancient Egyptian god believed to protect against evil. Bes is usually shown with a...
EditorialToy Cart with Grimacing Potbellied Dwarf (Yaksha). India; West Bengal, Chandraketugarh. Date: 100 BC-1 BC. Dimensions: 14.5 x 9.3 x 5.4 cm (5.7 x 3.7 x 2.1 in.). Terracotta with red slip. Origin: West Bengal.
EditorialToy Cart with Grimacing Potbellied Dwarf (Yaksha). India; West Bengal, Chandraketugarh. Date: 100 BC-1 BC. Dimensions: 14.5 x 9.3 x 5.4 cm (5.7 x 3.7 x 2.1 in.). Terracotta with red slip. Origin: West Bengal.
EditorialToy Cart with Grimacing Potbellied Dwarf (Yaksha). India; West Bengal, Chandraketugarh. Date: 100 BC-1 BC. Dimensions: 14.5 x 9.3 x 5.4 cm (5.7 x 3.7 x 2.1 in.). Terracotta with red slip. Origin: West Bengal.
EditorialThree youthful kings confronted by three skeletons, whose poses and gestures mirror those of the living. The embroidered clothing, jewels and crowns of the kings contrast with the tattered rags of the skeletons; and the smooth faces and curled hair of ...
EditorialThree Living and Three Dead. Psalter of Robert de Lisle. England [London?]; circa 1310. (Whole folio) Three youthful kings confronted by three skeletons, whose poses and gestures mirror those of the living.The rich clothing, jewels, and crowns of the k...
EditorialThree youthful kings confronted by three skeletons, whose poses and gestures mirror those of the living. The embroidered clothing, jewels and crowns of the kings contrast with the tattered rags of the sketetons; and the smooth faces and curled hair of ...
EditorialTop of a Bell in the Form of a Demon King or Guardian, Eastern Javanese period, ca. second half of the 12th?early 13th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze, H. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm), Sculpture, This finial from a hanging bell takes the form of an unusuall...
EditorialTop of a Bell in the Form of a Demon King or Guardian, Eastern Javanese period, ca. second half of the 12th?early 13th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze, H. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm), Sculpture, This finial from a hanging bell takes the form of an unusuall...
EditorialLimestone statuette of Bes, Archaic or Classical, late 6th or early 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall:H.: 5 1/2 x W.:2 3/4 x D.:2 1/8 in. (14 x 7 x 5.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, The nude figure has a round abdomen and small, protruding buttocks...
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...
EditorialCorbel with Fore Portion of Beast with Bone, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 31 x 19 x 14 in. (78.7 x 48.3 x 35.6 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set around...
EditorialFoliate Corbel, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 28 1/8 x 11 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (71.4 x 29.2 x 47 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set around the perimeter of t...
EditorialCorbel with Two Men with Fingers in Mouths, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, 18 ? 15 1/2 ? 32 in. (45.7 ? 39.4 ? 81.3 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set around the p...
EditorialFoliate Corbel, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 28 1/8 x 11 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (71.4 x 29.2 x 47 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set around the perimeter of t...
EditorialCorbel with Five Interlaced Hair-Pulling Acrobats, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 32 x 15 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (81.3 x 39.1 x 47 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural support...
EditorialCorbel with Female Figure with Clasped Hands, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, 18 1/2 ? 13 1/2 ? 28 1/2 in. (47 ? 34.3 ? 72.4 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set arou...
EditorialCorbel with Bearded Figure with Pinecone-Like Objects, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, 18 1/2 ? 14 1/4 ? 37 3/4 in. (47 ? 36.2 ? 95.9 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports...
EditorialCorbel with Animal Mask of Wolf, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 32 x 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (81.3 x 37.5 x 49.5 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set around the...
EditorialCorbel with Two Men with Legs in the Mouth of Two Beasts, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, 18 1/2 ? 14 ? 38 3/4 in. (47 ? 35.6 ? 98.4 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports ...
EditorialIsaac the Oxford Grinner, grimacing performer at fairs around the country, 18th century. Engraving by R. Grave from James Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, London, 1819.
EditorialStreet entertainer performing on a horn and violin. "After removing his huge glasses from his nose, the old geezer blows on his horn (sarbacane) and plays the violin, grimacing all the time." Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Le Bon ...
EditorialThree youthful kings confronted by three skeletons, whose poses and gestures mirror those of the living. The embroidered clothing, jewels and crowns of the kings contrast with the tattered rags of the sketetons; and the smooth faces and curled hair of ...