EditorialDesign for an Embroidered Horizontal Border of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper, Blossom rosettes are connected by diadems with drops and by chains from which tassels are su...
EditorialBowl with Musicians in a Garden, late 12th?early 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; glazed in opaque white, luster-painted, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Ceramics, Checkerboard cypresses, a stylized canopy, and a flying bird on the luster bowl symb...
EditorialCypriot art. 18-20. Diadems and nozzle of gold, Enkomi. C.1200-1050 BC; 21. Gold tin with reliefs in spiral, Enkomi. C.1400-1250 BC; 22. Golden necklace, Enkomi. Copy. C.1400-1250 BC; 23. Golden diadem, Amathus. C.950-900 BC; 24. Cylindrical seal of he...
EditorialGold diadem, Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Gold, 7/8in. (2.2cm), Gold and Silver, Pediment-shaped gold diadem with palmettes in low relief. Many such diadems, made from thin gold sheets with impressed decoration, have been found in tombs that ran...
EditorialDiadem, 1200?800 B.C., Made in Carpathian Basin region, east-central Europe, Eastern European, Copper Alloy, Overall: 5 3/8 x 10 7/16 x 10 1/4 in. (13.7 x 26.5 x 26 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, It is not clear precisely how this headpiece would have be...
EditorialCypriot art. 18-20. Diadems and nozzle of gold, Enkomi. C.1200-1050 BC; 21. Gold tin with reliefs in spiral, Enkomi. C.1400-1250 BC; 22. Golden necklace, Enkomi. Copy. C.1400-1250 BC; 23. Golden diadem, Amathus. C.950-900 BC; 24. Cylindrical seal of he...
EditorialCypriot art. 18-20. Diadems and nozzle of gold, Enkomi. C.1200-1050 BC; 21. Gold tin with reliefs in spiral, Enkomi. C.1400-1250 BC; 22. Golden necklace, Enkomi. Copy. C.1400-1250 BC; 23. Golden diadem, Amathus. C.950-900 BC; 24. Cylindrical seal of he...
EditorialCypriot art. 18-20. Diadems and nozzle of gold, Enkomi. C.1200-1050 BC; 21. Gold tin with reliefs in spiral, Enkomi. C.1400-1250 BC; 22. Golden necklace, Enkomi. Copy. C.1400-1250 BC; 23. Golden diadem, Amathus. C.950-900 BC; 24. Cylindrical seal of he...
EditorialHeaddress Ornament, 7th?12th century, Colombia, Piartal, Gold alloy, H. 9 3/16 x W. 14 1/2 in. (23.3 x 36.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Head ornaments made of gold were an important category of personal adornments in Precolumbian America. They could be crown...
EditorialGold diadem, Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Gold, 7/8in. (2.2cm), Gold and Silver, Pediment-shaped gold diadem with palmettes in low relief. Many such diadems, made from thin gold sheets with impressed decoration, have been found in tombs that ran...
EditorialBead ornaments, two triangles joined, 25, Migration, 1st half of the 5th century A.D., East Germanic or nomadic (?), Gold, average: 9/16 ? 11/16 ? 1/16 in. (1.4 ? 1.7 ? 0.2 cm), Gold and Silver, Gold diadems, worn on the head like a crown, were decorat...
EditorialSheet appliques, 44, Migration, 1st half of the 5th century A.D., East Germanic or nomadic (?), Gold, average: 1 1/8 ? 5/16 ? 1/16 in. (2.9 ? 0.8 ? 0.1 cm), Gold and Silver, Gold diadems, worn on the head like a crown, were decorated with geometric pat...
EditorialBead ornaments, triangular, 57, Migration, 1st half of the 5th century A.D., East Germanic or nomadic (?), Gold, Type A: 5/16 ? 5/16 ? 1/16 in. (0.8 ? 0.8 ? 0.2 cm), Gold and Silver, Gold diadems, worn on the head like a crown, were decorated with geom...
EditorialFunerary Fillet, Migration, early 5th century A.D., Ostrogothic, Gold, 1 ? 8 1/16 ? 1/16 in. (2.5 ? 20.5 ? 0.2 cm), Gold and Silver, Gold diadems, worn on the head like a crown, were decorated with geometric patterns to match gold foil appliqu?s that w...
EditorialBead ornaments, triangular, 8, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, average: 9/16 ? 1/16 ? 1 3/4 in. (1.4 ? 0.2 ? 4.4 cm), Gold and Silver, Gold diadems, worn on the head like a crown, were decorated with geometric patterns to match gold foil ...
EditorialThree Celestial Attendants, Kizil Kingdom, ca. 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 8 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (22.2 x 40 cm), Paintings, The two female figures at left wear beaded textile headdresses typical of ...
EditorialBowl with Musicians in a Garden, late 12th?early 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; glazed in opaque white, luster-painted, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Ceramics, Checkerboard cypresses, a stylized canopy, and a flying bird on the luster bowl symb...
EditorialDiadem, 1200?800 B.C., Made in Carpathian Basin region, east-central Europe, Eastern European, Copper Alloy, Overall: 5 3/8 x 10 7/16 x 10 1/4 in. (13.7 x 26.5 x 26 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, It is not clear precisely how this headpiece would have be...
EditorialCypriot art. 18-20. Diadems and nozzle of gold, Enkomi. C.1200-1050 BC; 21. Gold tin with reliefs in spiral, Enkomi. C.1400-1250 BC; 22. Golden necklace, Enkomi. Copy. C.1400-1250 BC; 23. Golden diadem, Amathus. C.950-900 BC; 24. Cylindrical seal of he...
EditorialAnglo Saxon diadems 1,2, crowns 3,4,21,22, royal helmets 5,6, helmets 7,8,9,10, hats 11,12, bracelets 13, 14, signet ring 15 and shoes 16,17,18,19.Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Paul Weindl from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Co...