EditorialRattle, ca. 1880, British Columbia, Canada, Native American (Haida or Tsimshian), Wood, string, pigment, Height: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Idiophone-Shaken-rattle, Rattles like this were most likely used during dance rituals of the Haida or Tsimshian. Sphe...
EditorialThe Franks Casket, Anglo-Saxon, first half of the 8th century. Box also known as the Auzon casket, made from the bone of a beached whale, richly carved on the sides and lid in high relief with a range of scenes. The decorated panel in the lid shows a G...
EditorialFragment of a Carved Relief from a Palace Wall, 668 BC-627 BC Iraq, Nineveh h522 x w285 x d26 mm, Flat limestone slab showing Assyrian lancer advancing left into reeds by the side of a marsh of pool., Asia, Western Asiatic, Armour, Middle East, Archite...