EditorialKris of Governor-General Baud Kris of Governor-General Baud Kris with sheath given to Governor-General Baud, Madurese kris with a wooden handle and inlaid gold inscription on the blade decorated with pamor patterns. The gilt fitting of the wooden sheat...
EditorialApollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350 BC. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, c. 400BC-c. 330BC). Bronze, copper and stone inlay; overall: 14.8 x 9.4 x 3.6 cm (5 13/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 7/16 in.).
EditorialApollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350 BC. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, c. 400BC-c. 330BC). Bronze, copper and stone inlay; overall: 150 x 50.3 x 66.8 cm (59 1/16 x 19 13/16 x 26 5/16 in.).
EditorialApollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350 BC. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, c. 400BC-c. 330BC). Bronze, copper and stone inlay; overall: 25.9 x 8.8 x 8.7 cm (10 3/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.).
EditorialInlay depicting a falcon, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Faience, H. 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); W. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); L. 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.), This tile represents the fa...
EditorialSilver bull, Early Bronze Age, from Alaca Hujuk, central Turkey. The silver bull with gold inlay on a copper stand may have come from a pole supporting a canopy over a rich burial. The cemetery served an official group of persons; the dead were richly ...
EditorialChippewa, Native American, Pipe Bowl, ca. 1850, black stone with pewter or lead inlay, Overall: 3 ? 5 5/8 ? 1 7/8 inches (7.6 ? 14.3 ? 4.8 cm).
EditorialInlay Depicting 'Horus of Gold', Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Faience, H. 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); W. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); L. 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in.), This inlay is a com...
EditorialGold disc pendant decorated with filigree and garnet inlay, Anglo-Saxon, early 7th century. From Acklam Wold, near Acklam, North Yorkshire. This is one of the largest and finest of many surviving Anglo-Saxon disc pendants. Disc pendants have been found...
EditorialPair of Keros, 16th?17th century, Peru, Quechua, Wood, pigmented resin inlay, Height 7 in., Wood-Containers, The counterpoised figures depicted here may echo the traditional Andean worldview of balanced dichotomy. The opposing forces, male figures (in ...
EditorialCase (Inr) with Design of Horses, Japan, Edo period (16151868), Date 18th19th century, Japan, Lacquer, roiro, gold togidashi, nashiji, raden inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame, 2 13/16 x 2 5/16 x 13/16 in. (7.2 x 5.8 x 2 cm), Inr.
EditorialAfter Kano Naonobu, Inr with Two Standing Horses; Seal and Inscription (reverse), Japan, Edo period (16151868), After Kano Naonobu (Japanese, 16071650), mid- 18th century, Japan, Four cases; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e, gold foil application, a...
EditorialHispano-Mauresque: Horse, Hispano-Mauresque, Probably 19th century, Iron (or steel) with brass inlay, Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. (6.4 x 7 x 1.9 cm).