EditorialHead of an Angel (?), ca. 1250, Made in Paris, France, French, Limestone, paint, 9 5/8 ? 6 3/4 ? 5 13/16 in. (24.5 ? 17.2 ? 14.8 cm), Sculpture-Stone, The enigmatic smile and lyrical treatment of the hair distinguish this angelic head as an outstanding...
EditorialTankard with dragons, figures in landscapes and ornamental borders, Beer mug made of porcelain, with a spherical body and a C-shaped ear ending in a dragon head. Painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, eggplant, turquoise, black and gold. The...
EditorialHead of a Youth, French, ca. 115075, Made in Provence, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 7 1/16 x 5 11/16 x 5 5/8 in. (18 x 14.4 x 14.3 cm), Brass Pin: 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. (5.7 x 1.3 cm), weight: 10lb. (4536g), Sculpture-Stone.
EditorialFranc? Gomar, Altar Predella and Socle of Archbishop Don Dalmau de Mur y Cervell?, Spanish, Franc? Gomar (Spanish, Aragon, active by 1443died ca. 1492/3), ca. 14561458, Made in Saragossa, Aragon, Spain, Spanish, Alabaster, Overall: 33 x 29 3/4 in. (83....
EditorialLimestone statuette of Eros, Hellenistic, ca. 330?30 B.C., Cypriot, Hard limestone, Overall: 10 x 4 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (25.4 x 10.5 x 13.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The nude god, with large vertical wings, held an object against his abdomen, probably a wreath...
EditorialHead of a Youth, ca. 1230?50, Made in ?le-de-France or Champagne, French, Limestone, 6 7/8 x 6 13/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17.5 x 17.3 x 12.5 cm), Sculpture-Stone, This clean face does not appear to have been part of a full head but rather was incorporated, m...
EditorialTankard with dragons, figures in landscapes and ornamental borders, Beer mug made of porcelain, with a spherical body and a C-shaped ear ending in a dragon head. Painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, eggplant, turquoise, black and gold. The...
EditorialPersonification of Divine Wisdom Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica gente (series title), A console with the female personification of Divine Wisdom. The woman is kneeling on a square stone. She is wearing a breast piece and a helmet with a roos...
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...
EditorialChlorite mortar, Late Bronze Age or Geometric, ca. 1600?700 B.C., Cypriot, Chlorite, Overall: H.:2 1/2 x W.:5 1/4 in. (6.4 x 13.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The mortar has four wide legs. Traces of fire on the interior suggest that the object serv...
EditorialLimestone statuette of Eros, Hellenistic, ca. 330?30 B.C., Cypriot, Hard limestone, Overall: 10 x 4 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (25.4 x 10.5 x 13.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The nude god, with large vertical wings, held an object against his abdomen, probably a wreath...
EditorialSteatite oil lamp, Middle Minoan III-Late Minoan I, ca. 1750?1450 B.C., Minoan, Steatite, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diameter 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Oil would have been placed in the bowl, and wicks could rest on the two cuttings i...
EditorialLimestone hand holding a sword (?), Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 5 x 3 x 6 1/2 in. (12.7 x 7.6 x 16.5 cm), Stone Sculpture, The under-lifesize hand holds an object, possibly a sword, the end of which is rounded, with two circular elements under a part ...
EditorialChlorite mortar, Late Bronze Age or Geometric, ca. 1600?700 B.C., Cypriot, Chlorite, Overall: H.:2 1/2 x W.:5 1/4 in. (6.4 x 13.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The mortar has four wide legs. Traces of fire on the interior suggest that the object serv...
EditorialHead of a Youth, ca. 1230?50, Made in ?le-de-France or Champagne, French, Limestone, 6 7/8 x 6 13/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17.5 x 17.3 x 12.5 cm), Sculpture-Stone, This clean face does not appear to have been part of a full head but rather was incorporated, m...