EditorialMarriage of Frederik Willem, Elector of Brandenburg with Louise Henriette of Nassau, Silver Medal. Front: Frederik Willem and Louise Henriette give each other a hand while two hands from a cloud hold a crown over the head of each of them under a radian...
EditorialPair of flintlock pistols Flint gun with ivory drawer, Part of a couple. The lock is engraved with leaf scrolls, a winged figure and a signature. The barrel is engraved with leaf scrolls and the number 6, the drum edge is marked with the letters S [..]...
EditorialHack with flint gun, Combination of a hack and a flint gun. The iron hilt is embossed with embellishments and a dolphin, the riser has sawn ornaments including acanthus leaves, the hilt knob has the shape of the handle of a gun. The curved blade is emb...
EditorialUntitled (Beuys). Joseph Beuys; German, 1921-1986. Date: 1979. Dimensions: 1,263 x 954 mm (sheet). Screenprint on wove paper. Origin: Germany.
EditorialLot's Wife. Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011); printed by Fred Akers and David Umholtz; printed at Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955). Date: 1971. Dimensions: 954 x 692 mm (image/stone); 1,094 x 790 mm (sheet). Lithograph f...
EditorialUntitled (Beuys). Joseph Beuys; German, 1921-1986. Date: 1979. Dimensions: 1,263 x 954 mm (sheet). Screenprint on wove paper. Origin: Germany.
EditorialAbu-l-Ma'ali'Azizi Ibn Abd al-malik Shaizala (d. 1110, Baghdad). The shine of the hearts' light in the collection of mysteries of the lover and the loved one. Manuscript, 207 leaves. Copied in Zirihgeran in the 954 year of Hijra /1547-1548 by the calli...
EditorialBroad collar, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13 to 1700 B.C., ca. 1802?1700 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb 954, Burial 954E, 1921?22, Black, white and blue-green faience, h. 27 cm (10 5/8 in); w. 38 cm (14 15/16 in).
EditorialAnklet, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13 to 1700 B.C., ca. 1802?1700 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb 954, Burial 954E, 1921?22, Black, white and green faience, l. 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in).
EditorialScarab of Sneferuhotep, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13 to 1700 B.C., ca. 1802?1700 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb 954, Burial 954E, 1921?22, Green feldspar, L. 1.8 ? W. 1.1 ? H. 0.8 cm (11/16 ? 7/16 ? 5/16 in.).
EditorialHandle of an 'Opening of the Mouth' Peseshkef amulet, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12?13, ca. 1981?1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb 954, Burial 954L, 1921?22, Gold; copper, l. 2.4 cm (15/16 in).
EditorialViking Age. Eric Haraldsson (c. 885-954), nicknamed Eric Bloodaxe. 10th-century Norwegian ruler. He is thought he was King of Norway (931-933) and twice as King of Northumbria (c. 947-948 and 952-954). Watercolor.
EditorialAbu-l-Ma'ali'Azizi Ibn Abd al-malik Shaizala (d. 1110, Baghdad). The shine of the hearts' light in the collection of mysteries of the lover and the loved one. Manuscript, 207 leaves. Copied in Zirihgeran in the 954 year of Hijra /1547-1548 by the calli...
EditorialMesopotamian Art. Middle Babylonian. 954 B.C. Limestone boundary-stone or kudurru, inscribed in cuneiform script that describes the fight between two families for the grant of land from one state to another by marriage. At the top is depicted in relief...
EditorialFrom the Illustrations to 100 poems by 100 poets: Fujiwara no Yoshitaka,954-974: Four men and two women enjoy bath and rest; two cormorants swim in the pond.