EditorialPlate O, F.IIII, Rhombentrikontaeder und Ikosaeder (Rhombic Triacontrahedron and Icosahedron), Perspectiva Corporum Regularium (Perspective of the Regular Bodies), Wenzel Jamnitzer, German, 15081585, Jost Amman, Swiss, active Germany, 15391591, Etching...
EditorialBokaal with a coat of arms and deer, Bokaal, tribe with three knots. Polyhedral cut chalice with a coat of arms (three deer, German Schneider family?) A shepherd and shepherdess in 18th century costume, a deer and a deer The whole surrounded by vine dr...
EditorialCup with cartouches with amors, Cup of clear, careless glass. The polyhedral chalice in turn shows an amor within a cartouche every other facet., anonymous, Bohemen, c. 1725 - c. 1750, crystal (lead glass), glassblowing, h 12.2 cm ? d 9.8 cm.
EditorialCup with a rooster and a chicken and the inscription: par plaisirs, Flat base with folded edge. The trunk is a hexagonal prism with two polyhedral nodes. On the conical chalice an engraved representation of a rooster that covers a chicken, above which:...
EditorialBokaal with a coat of arms and deer, Bokaal, tribe with three knots. Polyhedral cut chalice with a coat of arms (three deer, German Schneider family?) A shepherd and shepherdess in 18th century costume, a deer and a deer The whole surrounded by vine dr...
EditorialCenser on chain, with polygonal and tapered lid, crowned by a cross, The parts are cast and embellished. The cockpit is placed on the hexagonal foot. The tub has a convex shape, which is chamfered by three vertical planes and is again protruded by thre...
EditorialOne of a Pair of Gold Cloisonn? Earrings, 500?550, Frankish, Gold, garnets with patterned foil backings, green stone; garnets with unpatterned foil backings are restorations, Overall: 1 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 9/16 in. (3.9 x 3.3 x 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Hoo...
EditorialGold Earring, 400?500, Ostrogothic (?), Gold, Overall: 1 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. (2.5 x 2.9 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Hoop earrings with polyhedral beads, derived from Late Roman jewelry, were adopted by eastern Germanic women in the fifth century. The distin...
EditorialOne of a Pair of Gold Cloisonn? Earring, 500?550, Frankish, Gold, garnets with patterned foil backings, green stone; garnets with unpatterned foil backings are restorations, Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/2 in. (3.4 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Hoop ...
EditorialEarring, 675?725, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 3 3/8 x 1/4 in. (8.5 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Hoop earrings with polyhedral beads, derived from late Roman jewelry, remained fashionable among Frankish women from the 400s through the 700s. Many are deli...
EditorialGold Earring, 400?500, Ostrogothic (?), Pendant: gold - sheet; granulation. Suspension Loop: gold; wire - rope., Overall: 1 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. (2.5 x 2.9 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Hoop earrings with polyhedral beads, derived from Late Roman jewelry, were...
EditorialEarring, 675?725, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 3 1/4 x 3/16 in. (8.3 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Hoop earrings with polyhedral beads, derived from late Roman jewelry, remained fashionable among Frankish women from the 400s through the 700s. Many are del...
EditorialOne of a Pair of Gold Earrings with Garnets, second half 8th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Gold, garnets with foil backings, silver studs/rivets, Overall: 1 13/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. (4.6 x 4.5 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Hoop earrings with ...
EditorialOne of a Pair of Gold Earrings with Garnets, second half 8th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Gold, garnets with patterned foil backings, silver rivets, Overall: 1 13/16 x 11/16 x 1 3/4 in. (4.6 x 1.8 x 4.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Hoop earrings...
EditorialTwenty-sided die (icosahedron) with faces inscribed with Greek letters, Ptolemaic Period?Roman Period, 2nd century B.C.?4th century A.D., From Egypt, Faience, Height: 4.5 x L: 4.9 x W: 4.7 cm (1 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.), A number of polyhedral dice m...