EditorialJar, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6-8, ca. 2323?2150 B.C., From Egypt, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), H. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.), This bag-shaped jar owes more to vessel shapes in pottery than to the older tradition of stone vessels. Note how the artisan has skil...
EditorialCovered Ewer, ca. 1827, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, 12 5/16 x 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (31.3 x 26 x 17.1 cm); 52 oz. (1616.8 g), Silver, Frederick Marquand (1799?1882), This early Rococo Revival?style ewer is distinguished by...
EditorialCovered Ewer, ca. 1827, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, 12 5/16 x 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (31.3 x 26 x 17.1 cm); 52 oz. (1616.8 g), Silver, Frederick Marquand (1799?1882), This early Rococo Revival?style ewer is distinguished by...