EditorialConical seal, Achaemenid, ca. 6th?5th century B.C., Iran, Achaemenid, Chalcedony,( dark grey ), H. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Diam. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm), Stone-Stamp Seals,.
EditorialConical seal, Achaemenid, ca. 6th?5th century B.C., Iran, Achaemenid, Carnelian, banded, H. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm); Diam. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Stone-Stamp Seals,.
EditorialMallotus villosus, Print, The capelin or caplin (Mallotus villosus) is a small forage fish of the smelt family found in the North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Arctic oceans. In summer, it grazes on dense swarms of plankton at the edge of the ice shelf....
EditorialA map of 'New France', made in 1612. With the arms of Henry iv., King of France, four figures of Indians, representations of seals, fishes, and ships, and a border of Canadian fruit and flowers. Carte Geographique de la Nouvelle Franse faiette par le S...
EditorialBook of Revelation, chapter 5, verse 7. The slain Lamb takes the book with seven seals from the hand of God. The four living creatures and twenty-four elders fall down and worship the Lamb. Apocalypse. 14th century. Source: Add. 22493, f.2. Language: L...
EditorialCylinder seal cap, late Old Babylonian?early Kassite, ca. 17th?16th century B.C., Mesopotamia, said to be from Dilbat, Babylonian or Kassite, Gold, 1.42 in. (3.61 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments, This gold cap is part of a group of gold jewelry elements and c...
EditorialScenes from the Book of Revelation, chapter 6, verses 5-11, and their interpretation: the opening of the third, fourth and fifth seals; the black horse of famine and the pale horse of death. Bible Moralisée. France, late 13th century. Source: Harley 1...
Editorial*PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE* Love is in the air this Holiday Season! P Diddy seals the deal as he packs on the PDA with his new girlfriend outside Nobu