EditorialTheaters Louvois and Vaudeville, Th??tre Louvois and Th??tre du Vaudeville in Paris, signed: A. Donnet mens., et del, Orgiazzi, Fig. 12, Pl. 12, p. 20, Donnet, Alexis (mens. et del.); Orgiazzi, Alexis (sc.), Alexis Donnet, Orgiazzi, Jacques-Auguste Kau...
EditorialRussians raising sheep for wool (Roshiajin rashamen kau no zu), from the series "Foreigners Drawn from Life (Ikiutsushi ikoku jinbutsu)". Utagawa Sadahide; Japanese, 1807-1873. Date: 1860. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialEgyptian art. Tomb of Nakht-Kau. The wooden figures of the tomb-models had magical life, therefore they were able to work for the dead person. Tomb group from Heracleopolis, 1st Intermediate Period, 2140-2040 BC. Ship with oars and cabin is sailing dow...
EditorialEgyptian art. Tomb of Nakht-Kau. The wooden figures of the tomb-models had magical life, therefore they were able to work for the dead person. Tomb group from Heracleopolis, 1st Intermediate Period, 2140-2040 BC. Ship with oars and cabin is sailing dow...
EditorialOrongo, a rocky peak on the slopes of Rano Kau volcano, was the ceremonial center of the birdman cult. Boys climbed down the precipice and swam to the small islands to fetch the first egg of the sea swallow. The winning clan then governed the island fo...
EditorialEaster Island, called Rapa Nui by its Polynesian in-habitants, is a volcanic island 3,790 kms west of the Chilean coast. View from the island's highest peak,Mount Terevaka (567 m) towards Rano Kau volcano.