EditorialStatuette of Isis nursing Horus (missing above the legs), inscribed for Hor son of Padihorresnet, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 611?594 B.C., From Egypt, Bronze, gilded silver, electrum; separate leaded bronze throne, H. 39.3 ? W. 12.3 ? D. 18.8 cm (...
EditorialPair of bronze handles with satyrs, Classical, early 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm), Bronzes, The handles were once attached to a large bronze column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Traces of solder on the tops su...
EditorialRank badge, Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: plain weave with discontinuous wefts (tapestry or k'ossu), open slits, Most of a Ming dynasty Sixth Rank square showing a pair of egrets with spread wings arched across a gold sky filled with brightly...
EditorialSalver, 1760?70, Probably made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, 1 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (3.2 x 20 cm); 12 oz. 4 dwt. (379.4 g), Silver, During the 1760s and 1770s gadrooned serpentine rims replaced the scroll-and- shell borders charact...
EditorialTalam, Sacrifice leaf, talam, with border and incised decoration that is characteristic of the East Javanese period., anonymous, Indonesia, 1300 - 1500, bronze (metal), d 25 cm ? h 1.8 cm.
EditorialHandle, main motif taotie, further characteristic Late Zhou ornamentation, anonymous, China, -500 - -200, Zhou-dynasty (1050 B.C.-221 B.C.), silver (metal), h 13.8 cm ? w 11.3 cm ? d 2.4 cm.
EditorialHandle, Main motif taotie, further characteristic late Zhou ornamentation, anonymous, China, -500 - -200, Zhou-dynasty (1050 B.C.-221 B.C.), silver (metal), h 13.0 cm ? w 11.0 cm ? d 2.4 cm.
EditorialTerracotta lekythos (oil flask), Archaic, ca. 500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Vases, Oil served in the preparation of the dead for burial and as a dedication at the tomb. The lekythos was, therefore, a character...
EditorialBronze helmet of Corinthian type, Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Overall: 8 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 11 in. (21.9 x 19.7 x 27.9 cm), Bronzes, The helmet represents a characteristic form of the late seventh and early sixth century B.C. Unusual, ho...
EditorialPair of bronze handles with satyrs, Classical, early 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm), Bronzes, The handles were once attached to a large bronze column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Traces of solder on the tops su...
EditorialStatuette of Isis nursing Horus (missing above the legs), inscribed for Hor son of Padihorresnet, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 611?594 B.C., From Egypt, Bronze, gilded silver, electrum; separate leaded bronze throne, H. 39.3 ? W. 12.3 ? D. 18.8 cm (...
EditorialBronze basket vase with swinging handles, Late Republican or Augustan, 1st century B.C., Roman, Bronze, w. 10 3/5 in. (27 cm), Bronzes, The majority of bronze basket vases come from Campania, particularly around the Bay of Naples where there may have b...
EditorialBronze helmet of Corinthian type, Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Overall: 8 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 11 in. (21.9 x 19.7 x 27.9 cm), Bronzes, The helmet represents a characteristic form of the late seventh and early sixth century B.C. Unusual, ho...
EditorialTerracotta chalice, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, H.: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Vases, The chalice is a characteristic Etruscan shape that, in an early type of the seventh century B.C., had caryatid figures supporting the bowl. Even witho...
EditorialSalver, 1760?70, Probably made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, 1 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (3.2 x 20 cm); 12 oz. 4 dwt. (379.4 g), Silver, During the 1760s and 1770s gadrooned serpentine rims replaced the scroll-and- shell borders charact...
EditorialPair of bronze handles with satyrs, Classical, early 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm), Bronzes, The handles were once attached to a large bronze column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Traces of solder on the tops su...
EditorialSteatite oil lamp, Middle Minoan III-Late Minoan I, ca. 1750?1450 B.C., Minoan, Steatite, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diameter 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Oil would have been placed in the bowl, and wicks could rest on the two cuttings i...
EditorialStatuette of Isis nursing Horus (missing above the legs), inscribed for Hor son of Padihorresnet, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 611?594 B.C., From Egypt, Bronze, gilded silver, electrum; separate leaded bronze throne, H. 39.3 ? W. 12.3 ? D. 18.8 cm (...
EditorialTerracotta kylix (drinking cup) with whorl shells, Late Helladic IIIB, ca. 1300?1190 B.C., Mycenaean, Terracotta; Fine painted ware, H. 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm.), Vases, The use of vertical whorl-shells is characteristic of decoration of the Late Helladic ...
EditorialBronze basket vase with swinging handles, Late Republican or Augustan, 1st century B.C., Roman, Bronze, w. 10 3/5 in. (27 cm), Bronzes, The majority of bronze basket vases come from Campania, particularly around the Bay of Naples where there may have b...
EditorialTerracotta lekythos (oil flask), Archaic, ca. 500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Vases, Oil served in the preparation of the dead for burial and as a dedication at the tomb. The lekythos was, therefore, a character...
EditorialBronze helmet of Corinthian type, Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Overall: 8 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 11 in. (21.9 x 19.7 x 27.9 cm), Bronzes, The helmet represents a characteristic form of the late seventh and early sixth century B.C. Unusual, ho...