EditorialFigure of a Female Dwarf, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12?13, ca. 1981?1640 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D. 2.4 cm (15/16 in.), Dwarves and pygmies were highly respected in ancient Egypt. Apparently their short st...
EditorialFive railing pillars, with dancing girls standing on dwarves Mathura. A photograph of the five pillars, finely carved in deep relief, standing side by side in a garden. Archaeological Survey of India Collections: Indian Museum Series (Duplicates). c. 1...
EditorialThen the drawrfs held it over to her.' Freyja bargains with dwarves for Brisingamen. The Heroes of Asgard ... Illustrated ... by C. E. Brock. London : Macmillan & Co., 1930. Source: 012403.g.7 opposite page 112.
EditorialThere you are ... and there yiu shall stay until the hungry grey wave comes." The giant Suttung and the dwarves, trapped on a rock. The Heroes of Asgard ... Illustrated ... by C. E. Brock. London : Macmillan & Co., 1930. Source: 012403.g.7 opposite pag...
EditorialAmulet of the God Bes, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21?24, ca. 1070?712 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in), In ancient Egypt, several protective deities were depicted as dwarves featuring a lion's mane, ears, and tail, and often wea...
EditorialFigure of a Female Dwarf, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12?13, ca. 1981?1640 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D. 2.4 cm (15/16 in.), Dwarves and pygmies were highly respected in ancient Egypt. Apparently their short st...
EditorialRoman art. Fresco with the representation of a stay-dining room (triclinio) with Pompeian pygmies (dwarves) eating and performing sexual scenes. House of the Physician (VIII, 5,24). Pompeii. Peristyle. 50-79 d.C. National Archaeological Museum. Naples....