EditorialHead of a distinguished Egyptian, basalt, chiseled, polished, Total: Height: 15.00 cm; Width: 15.50 cm; Depth: 13.50 cm, small sculptures, head, face, The half-life-sized head of a man is worked from a hard, dark rock with a slight green color cast. It...
EditorialPortrait of Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Portrait of Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Portrait of Antonio Canova Portrait of Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Portrait of the sculptor Antonio Canova at age 65 age, Man's portrait on a round, profiled foot. The subject...
EditorialBronze head of a grotesque, Imperial, ca. 1st?2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Bronzes, He has a long nose, high cheekbones and a receding forehead. On his nose and on each cheek is a wart. He is bald, except for a tuft of hair at ...
EditorialLimestone head of a bearded male wearing a conical helmet, Archaic, first half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 14 1/2 x 9 x 13 1/2 in. (36.8 x 22.9 x 34.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The smooth beard with a central incision and four cur...
EditorialBronze head of a grotesque, Imperial, ca. 1st?2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Bronzes, He has a long nose, high cheekbones and a receding forehead. On his nose and on each cheek is a wart. He is bald, except for a tuft of hair at ...
EditorialHead of Augustus, Roman Period, Augustus, 27 B.C.?A.D. 14, From Egypt; Possibly from Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina), Faience, H. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); W. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); D. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.), This small head is thought to depict the Roman Emp...
EditorialHead Vessel, 8th?12th century, Ecuador, Manteno, Ceramic, H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Shaped like a human head, this small vessel is open at the top, the neck forming the base of the container. The face is modeled naturalistically, wit...
EditorialHead of a cat, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); W. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); D. 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.), The cat was sacred to the goddess Bastet, and was offered in sanctuaries and deposited in ani...