EditorialTurquoise Figurine in the Form of a Camel Carrying s Palanquin and Two Riders, 12th?early 13th century, Attributed to probably Iran or Iraq, Stonepaste; molded in sections, glazed in turquoise, H. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm), Ceramics, Camel-rearing traditio...
EditorialTwo-humped dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium bigibbum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, Ghent, Belgium, 1856.
EditorialStone bowl from Khafajeh, Iraq, Early Dynastic period, c2600-c2400 BC. The carving on this vessel is particularly fine. The design is probably linked to Iranian mythology. A man in a net skirt kneels on two humped-backed bulls, or zebus, standing back ...