EditorialSnarling Dog, 200 B.C.?A.D. 300, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Colima, Colima, Ceramic, H. 15 1/2 x L. 16 1/4 in. (39.4 x 41.3 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture.
EditorialCorbel with Animal Mask of Wolf, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 32 x 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (81.3 x 37.5 x 49.5 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set around the...
EditorialScattered Pines along Tone River (Tone-gawa, Barabara-matsu) From the Series One Hundred Famous views of Edo, Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 17971858, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, This picturesque scene of fishermen casting nets provides the mot...
EditorialVessel and Lid with Fantastic?Reptile, Ceramic, Bowl or base: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.), Plumes of smoke enveloped the snarling alligator when incense was burned inside this vessel. The artist belted the body of the incensario with appliqu?d pellets reminisc...
EditorialA shard of an oil lamp with a round body. The concave mirror is surrounded by recessed concentric circles and is decorated with a detailed representation of a snarling dog. The filling hole is located below the figure. The short, broad spout with a lar...
EditorialHead and foreleg of a snarling lion, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Date ca. 9th8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 3.9 x 2.72 x 1.06 in. (9.91 x 6.91 x 2.69 cm), Ivory/Bone-Sculpture.
EditorialMagna Carta is frequently mentioned in children’s history books where traditionally it has been taught as one of the foundations of British liberty. Such books include Our Island Story, first published in 1905, in which ‘the Story of the Great Char...
EditorialMagna Carta is frequently mentioned in children’s history books where traditionally it has been taught as one of the foundations of British liberty. Such books include Our Island Story, first published in 1905, in which ‘the Story of the Great Char...
EditorialLion's head terminal, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Bronze, H. 4 13/16 x W. 2 3/16 in. (12.2 x 5.5 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments, This powerful snarling lion has a slightly protruding tongue. The animal's muzzle is wrinkled and sol...
EditorialLion's head terminal, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Bronze, H. 4 13/16 x W. 2 3/16 in. (12.2 x 5.5 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments, This powerful snarling lion has a slightly protruding tongue. The animal's muzzle is wrinkled and sol...
EditorialCorbel with Fore Portion of Beast with Bone, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 31 x 19 x 14 in. (78.7 x 48.3 x 35.6 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set around...
EditorialFoliate Corbel, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 28 1/8 x 11 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (71.4 x 29.2 x 47 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set around the perimeter of t...
EditorialCorbel with Two Men with Fingers in Mouths, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, 18 ? 15 1/2 ? 32 in. (45.7 ? 39.4 ? 81.3 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set around the p...
EditorialFoliate Corbel, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 28 1/8 x 11 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (71.4 x 29.2 x 47 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set around the perimeter of t...
EditorialCorbel with Five Interlaced Hair-Pulling Acrobats, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 32 x 15 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (81.3 x 39.1 x 47 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural support...
EditorialCorbel with Female Figure with Clasped Hands, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, 18 1/2 ? 13 1/2 ? 28 1/2 in. (47 ? 34.3 ? 72.4 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set arou...
EditorialCorbel with Bearded Figure with Pinecone-Like Objects, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, 18 1/2 ? 14 1/4 ? 37 3/4 in. (47 ? 36.2 ? 95.9 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports...
EditorialCorbel with Animal Mask of Wolf, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 32 x 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (81.3 x 37.5 x 49.5 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports set around the...
EditorialCorbel with Two Men with Legs in the Mouth of Two Beasts, ca. 1150?1200, Made in Aquitaine, France, French, Limestone, 18 1/2 ? 14 ? 38 3/4 in. (47 ? 35.6 ? 98.4 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Mischief and humor abound on the ten architectural supports ...