EditorialSide chair, Mahogany, Shield-shaped back. The vase shaped openwork vertical splat consists of five curved vertical slats-- the center one is carved with foliage at the base; the branches into three ostrich feathers. Splats on both sides curving outward...
EditorialSide chair, Fruitwood, This chair consists of two pieces of hard wood (seat and back) jointed at the back of the seat. The back tapers slightly and is characterized by leaf-like carvings. A small heart is cut out of the upper, central area of the seat ...
EditorialGlass hexagonal jug, Early Byzantine, 6th to early 7th century A.D., Roman, Syrian, Glass; mold-blown, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green, with same color handle., Outsplayed rim folded outward, over, and inward; broad, funnel-sha...
EditorialGlass jug decorated with intersecting circles, Imperial, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a four-part mold, H.: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Glass, Translucent pale purple, with handle in deep purple., Uneven trefoil rim with plain rounded lip; cyl...
EditorialGlass spouted jug, Imperial, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, tooled, and trailed, H.: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Glass, Translucent deep blue green; handle and trail in same color. Oval, outsplayed rim with vertical, rounded and thickened lip; upw...
EditorialCooking pot with inscription: MARGRIETIEN BARTOLDS IN DEO SPES MEA ANO 1635, The pot, cast entirely, shows a casting seam in the middle of the ears. The hull is round and almost flat at the bottom. There, a thickening marks the round pouring hole. The ...
EditorialTea Stove, Straight, cylindrical tea stove with handle. The tea stove stands on three legs bent outwards. There is a stove in the stove. The edges of the stove are edited. The tea stove is marked: mt. = KB in oval, crowned V and crowned letters TE toge...
EditorialBeer mug or box made of serpentine stone and tin, Beer mug or box made of serpentine stone, carried by a pewter ring on three lion's legs. The top edge is surrounded by a pewter band and is closed by a convex, tin lid. A lion or dog sits on the lid. Th...
EditorialMachine-made collar with nine circular flowers between ten roses in inverted drops, Machine-made collar: etching lace, imitation of needle lace. The broad collar with nine shells forms two-thirds of a circle. Along a narrow band on the inside of the ci...
EditorialHobbok, An elongated plate has a goat with a man on its back. The man has a twisted whip in his right hand. The ends of the plate are bent downwards and outwards and now serve as supports for the plate. There is a hole in the plate and in one of the su...
EditorialChocolate jug with stirring stick, Chocolate jug on three legs bent outwards. There is a hole in the lid through which the stir bar protrudes. The jug has a spout and a starter for a handle. The handle is missing. Leaves are engraved around the roots o...
EditorialGlass jug, Late Imperial, mid-3rd?4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, H.: 10 in. (25.4 cm), Glass, Translucent pale green; handle and trails in same color. Thick, rounded rim; funnel-shaped mouth; slender, conical neck, merging with bico...
EditorialGlass jug (oinochoe) with snake-thread decoration, Late Imperial, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Rhineland, Glass; blown and trailed, H. 5 1/2in. (14cm), Glass, Colorless with pale blue green tinge; handle in same color; opaque white, opaque blue, and co...
EditorialGlass hexagonal jug, Early Byzantine, 6th to early 7th century A.D., Roman, Syrian, Glass; mold-blown, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green, with same color handle., Outsplayed rim folded outward, over, and inward; broad, funnel-sha...
EditorialGlass jug decorated with intersecting circles, Imperial, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a four-part mold, H.: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Glass, Translucent pale purple, with handle in deep purple., Uneven trefoil rim with plain rounded lip; cyl...
EditorialGlass spouted jug, Imperial, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, tooled, and trailed, H.: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Glass, Translucent deep blue green; handle and trail in same color. Oval, outsplayed rim with vertical, rounded and thickened lip; upw...
EditorialGlass beaker with indented sides, Mid Imperial, 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and tooled, H.: 4 in. (10.2 cm), Glass, Translucent light blue green., Everted rim, with thickened, rounded lip; side tapering downwards, then bulging outwards at...