EditorialBronze diskos thrower, Classical, ca. 480?460 B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 9 5/8 in. (24.51 cm), Bronzes, This superlative bronze embodies the highest achievements of the early classical period. The athlete is about to swing the diskos forward and over his ...
EditorialTerracotta head from a statue, Archaic, ca. 525?500 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Terracotta, H. 6 3/16 in. (15.72 cm), Terracottas, This superlative fragment is attributed to Metauron, an ancient settlement not far from Medma.
EditorialTitle page of 'A sacred decretall or Hue and Cry from His superlative Holinesse'. A sacred decretall or Hue and Cry from His superlative Holinesse, Sir Symon Synod for the apprehension of reverend young Martin Mar-priest, etc. [A satire on the assembly...
EditorialNancy Dawson (1730?-1767). Dancer. She was so popular that 'The Ballad of Nancy Dawson' was published, and sung to the tune of 'Here we go round the Mulberry Bush'. Nancy Dawson's Cabinet of Choice Songs, being a collection of some of the most superlat...
EditorialMap of the Middle East, 1575. A Potuguese map with coats of arms, showing what is now Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the Horn of Africa, Egypt and the river Nile. Fernao Vaz Dourrado who produced this map, was Portuguese who sepnt much of his life in Ind...
EditorialBronze diskos thrower, Classical, ca. 480?460 B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 9 5/8 in. (24.51 cm), Bronzes, This superlative bronze embodies the highest achievements of the early classical period. The athlete is about to swing the diskos forward and over his ...
EditorialBronze diskos thrower, Classical, ca. 480?460 B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 9 5/8 in. (24.51 cm), Bronzes, This superlative bronze embodies the highest achievements of the early classical period. The athlete is about to swing the diskos forward and over his ...
EditorialJasper intaglio in a gold mount set with pearls and glass, Mid-Imperial, Antonine or Severan, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, jasper, pearl, glass, H. 3.00 cm., Gold and Silver, The intaglio, depicting a horseman spearing a boar, is of superlative q...
EditorialTerracotta head from a statue, Archaic, ca. 525?500 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Terracotta, H. 6 3/16 in. (15.72 cm), Terracottas, This superlative fragment is attributed to Metauron, an ancient settlement not far from Medma.
EditorialDagger with Zoomorphic Hilt, second half 16th century, Attributed to India, Deccan, Bijapur or Golconda, Hilt: copper; cast, chased, gilded, and inlaid with rubies., L. 15 5/8 in. (39.6 cm), Arms and Armor, Portraits of Sultan 'Ali 'Adil Shah of Bijapu...
EditorialMap of the Middle East, 1575. A Potuguese map with coats of arms, showing what is now Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the Horn of Africa, Egypt and the river Nile. Fernao Vaz Dourrado who produced this map, was Portuguese who sepnt much of his life in Ind...