EditorialDeity Figure (Zem?), 13th?15th century, Dominican Republic (?), Caribbean, Taino, Sandstone, H. 27 x W. 6 7/8 x D. 7 3/8 in. (68.6 x 17.5 x 18.8 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Zem?s, religious sculptures made of many materials including wood, stone, ceramic, bo...
EditorialUnknown Artist, Design for a Circular Dish, 1500-1600, pen and brown ink and brown wash on paper, 6 1/4 in. x 6 1/4 in. (15.88 cm. x 15.88 cm.), This sheet is one of three in James Bowdoin III's bequest that is inscribed with the name of John Smibert a...
EditorialCameo Portrait of Frederick Marshall, ca. 1855, Made in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, American, Queen conch shell, gold, 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (7.3 x 6.4 cm), Jewelry, Cameos are small sculptures carved in relief on a hard substance such as stone,...
EditorialCameo Portrait of Frederick Marshall, ca. 1855, Made in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, American, Queen conch shell, gold, 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (7.3 x 6.4 cm), Jewelry, Cameos are small sculptures carved in relief on a hard substance such as stone,...
EditorialObsidian amulet in the shape of two fingers, Egypt, Late Period, after 600 BC. The 'two-finger' amulet shows the index and middle fingers, with the nails and joints clearly indicated. They were placed on the mummy near the incision by which the interna...
EditorialDeity Figure (Zem?), 13th?15th century, Dominican Republic (?), Caribbean, Taino, Sandstone, H. 27 x W. 6 7/8 x D. 7 3/8 in. (68.6 x 17.5 x 18.8 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Zem?s, religious sculptures made of many materials including wood, stone, ceramic, bo...
EditorialStanding male worshiper, Early Dynastic I-II, ca. 2900?2600 B.C., Mesopotamia, Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar), Sumerian, Gypsum alabaster, shell, black limestone, bitumen, 11 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (29.5 x 12.9 x 10 cm), Stone-Sculpture, In Mesopotamia ...
EditorialCameo Portrait of Frederick Marshall, ca. 1855, Made in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, American, Queen conch shell, gold, 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (7.3 x 6.4 cm), Jewelry, Cameos are small sculptures carved in relief on a hard substance such as stone,...
EditorialWig of a monumental figure. Various materials, dark grey green stone Early dynastic period II, Akkade Period (2645-2415 BCE) from Palace G, Ebla, Syria Height 30.3 cm.
EditorialObsidian amulet in the shape of two fingers, Egypt, Late Period, after 600 BC. The 'two-finger' amulet shows the index and middle fingers, with the nails and joints clearly indicated. They were placed on the mummy near the incision by which the interna...