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EditorialMedallion with Saint Peter, ca. 1320?40, Made in Siena, Italy, Italian, Champlev? enamel, gilded copper, Overall: Diam. 2 1/2 x 3/16 in. (6.3 x 0.4 cm), Enamels-Champlev?, This enamel medallion, the work of an unidentified goldsmith, was created about ...
EditorialMelon-shaped ewer with bamboo decoration, ?? ?? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ??, Goryeo dynasty (918?1392), first half of the 12th century, Korea, Stoneware with carved and incised design under celadon glaze, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Ceramics, This elegant ewer ...
EditorialMedallion with Saint Peter, ca. 1320?40, Made in Siena, Italy, Italian, Champlev? enamel, gilded copper, Overall: Diam. 2 1/2 x 3/16 in. (6.3 x 0.4 cm), Enamels-Champlev?, This enamel medallion, the work of an unidentified goldsmith, was created about ...
EditorialVishnu, ca. second half of the 7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Stone, H. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm), Sculpture, The rendering of musculature and handling of complex drapery make this a superb example of the sculptural soph...
EditorialHexagonal Tile Ensemble with Sphinx, ca. 1160s?70s, From Turkey, Konya, Stonepaste; over- and underglaze-painted, gilded, H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, By the early twentieth century, the two-story Konya K??k had largely fallen into ruin, but...
EditorialBowl, Neolithic, ca. late 8th millennium B.C., Syria, Calcite alabaster, 1.76 in. (4.47 cm), Stone-Vessels, Using only stone and sand to shape and polish objects, Neolithic stoneworking reached extraordinary levels of sophistication. Artisans carved th...
EditorialPowder Flask, 17th century, Indian, possibly Deccan, Horn, lacquer, ivory, bone, gold, silver, copper alloy, iron, pigment, L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 4 oz. (576 g), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers, Designed to hold g...
EditorialMiniature agate alabastron (perfume vase), Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.?1st century A.D., Roman, Agate, H.: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, In Hellenistic and Roman times, vessels made in semiprecious stone were much sought afte...
EditorialMask, 900?400 B.C., Mexico, Mesoamerica, Olmec, Jadeite, H. 6 3/4 x W. 6 5/16 in. (17.1 x 16.5 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Depicting a typical Olmec face with slanted, almond-shaped eyes and a toothless, slightly downturned mouth, this mask is rendered with ...
Editorial'Hunting for insects', Japan, Edo period, c1768. A pair of lovers hunt for insects, probably fireflies or chirping crickets, on an early autumn night. A small cage stands ready on the ground while the young man searches through a plant of bush clover. ...