EditorialManipulation / blockade of a drawbridge, Medieval Warfare, War Equipment, Blocking / Keeping a Drawbridge Open, Woodcut, p. 345, (Liber decimus), 1483, Roberto Valturio: [De re militari]. Verona: [Boninus de Boninis], [1483].
EditorialModel of a Capstan, Model of a capstan on a wooden floor board, incomplete. The capstan stands on a bronze foot ring with a cable hole on one side. The capstan has a Brown-Hartfield cable holder edge, the holes for five wind trees are made directly abo...
EditorialLiquid Compass, Liquid compass with accessories in cardanus ring in wooden box, the liquid is lost, the glass is damaged on the inside, the rose is completely covered with an opaque layer, the lid of the box is missing. A clamping device for blocking t...
EditorialSounding machine Sounding Machine, Counting machine for a deepfeed. A log vane is mounted on a brass plate, which drives a counter with an endless screw. It indicates vadems on one side and dozens of vadems on the other. When retrieving the lead, the l...
EditorialPocket Compass, Pocket compass in brass housing, with silver-plated brass bottom on which the wind directions are engraved, the angle between North-West and North is divided into 5 degrees. A scale of 0 ? to 360 ? is provided on a raised edge at the he...
EditorialTime Fuse in a Box and a Model of a Torpedo, Time ignition mechanism in a round brass housing, closed on one side with a blind flange with leather gasket with an inscription on it. The time ignition mechanism itself consists of a flint lock with a time...
EditorialPublisher's decorative binding with blocking, ruling, and floral designs and vignettes representing figures from mythology. Eine Frage ... Fu?nfte Auflage, etc. Stuttgart ; Leipzig, 1887. Source: C.109.a.27 front binding.
EditorialПодвиг Петра Щипки. Petr Shchipki’s heroic deed. Depicts Petr being attacked by Red Armymen. [Black and White]. The text reads: "Seeing that the enemy was near and that with every minute the bolsheviks, blind with terrible evil, mi...
EditorialRazor, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Bronze or copper alloy, l. 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in).
EditorialFigurine of a Pygmy Dance Leader, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Ivory, H. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in...
EditorialGlass perfume bottle, Mid Imperial, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green. Rim folded out, round, and in, flattened on top with irregular mouth; concave cylindrical neck, expanding at base to form...
EditorialHepy, String of periwinkle shells, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Hepy, scattered in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Shell (Marine), Nacre, Pea...
EditorialHepy, found scattered, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Hepy,scattered in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Faience, whitish, originally green glaz...
EditorialOintment container, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early, ca. 1950?1900 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Faience, Blue-green glaze, h. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 ...
EditorialHepy, beads, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Hepy, scattered in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Faience, l. 44.5 cm (17 1/2 in).
EditorialRazor, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Bronze or copper alloy, l. 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in).
EditorialTaweret statuette, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early, ca. 1950?1900 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Faience, paint, H. 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); W. 3.1 ...
EditorialHepy, String of beads, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Amethyst, carnelian, gold, green faien...
EditorialString of 63 ball beads and 1 wedjat amulet of Hepy, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Amethyst...
EditorialFertility figurine, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Faience, blue-green glaze, h. 13 cm (5 1/8 in).
EditorialHepy, String of cowrie shells, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Hepy, scattered in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Shell (Marine), Nacre, Pearl, ...
EditorialPROFESSIRS AYRTON AND PERRY'S NEW ELECTRIC RAILWAY: A. Gas Engine Supplying Motive Power; B. Magneto Electric Machine; C, D, E, F, Electric Current Indicators; a, b, c, d, Contact Makers at the Ends of each Section; e, f, g, h, Blocking Electro Magnets...
EditorialBrandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate), before 1989, with the Wall still blocking the passage to West Berlin. Classicist city gate (1788-1791), five thoroughfares between Doric columns. Quadriga with Goddess of Victory by Schadow.
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