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EditorialJug, Stoneware, Mask of smiling satyr with black beard; rest of mug has round protrusions decorated with painted red berries with green leaves on yellow. Large, open spout, black line at rim and base. Angular and curved handle., England, 18thmid-19th c...
EditorialFigure of a Beggar Playing the Hurdy-Gurdy, Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, Smiling musician wearing torn clothing, seated on a white outcrop, playing a hurdy-gurdy., German...
EditorialFigure of a seated Liu Hai with his toad, Image of unglazed porcelain on a flat pedestal. Seated image of Liu Hai, smiling with bare chest and belly, his path is on his left knee and he holds a pearl in his right hand. Marked on the underside with the ...
EditorialClosure piece with two jester heads, Two smiling jester heads. Both have bubbles on their hats, buffoon (in general) (German: 'Schalksnarr'), anonymous, Nederlanden (possibly), c. 1600 - c. 1699, oak (wood), cutting, h 34 cm ? d 8 cm.
EditorialFigure of a seated monk, Porcelain statue covered with a translucent white glaze. Seated, smiling monk (Budai?) With a pearl in his hand and bare chest and belly. On the back an engraved and gilt unidentified character. Blanc de Chine., anonymous, Chin...
EditorialNetsuke, Depiction of a standing smiling woman who is holding a tree trunk with her right arm and pulling a branch up with her left., Japan, 1700 - 1900, ivory, h 4 cm ? w 3 cm ? d 1.3 cm.
EditorialFragment of a limestone head of a bearded male with a plain headdress, Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (29.2 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, The face shows a smiling expression. The strands o...
EditorialLimestone funerary bust of a beardless man, Early Roman, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 9 1/4 x 4 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (23.5 x 12.4 x 14 cm), Stone Sculpture, The youthful face has a smiling expression. The fine features are well executed except for the ears....
EditorialUpper part of a female limestone votary, 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (14 x 9.5 x 7 cm), Stone Sculpture, The head, left shoulder, and a bead necklace remain. The face has a smiling ...
EditorialLimestone head of a beardless male with a helmet of Greek type, 4th century B.C (?), Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 4 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (11.1 x 7 x 7 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, The small helmeted head is beardless. He has a smiling face, pointed ch...
EditorialLimestone statuette of a male votary with a plain headdress, Archaic, middle of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall:H.: 5 1/8 x W.:2 1/8 x D.:1 1/4 in. (13 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, The long bare feet of the figure stand on a narr...
EditorialLimestone head of the god Hermes (?), Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 3/16 x 5 3/4 in. (14.9 x 10.6 x 14.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, The smiling, youthful face has a pointed nose and flat eyeballs with no eyelids ind...
EditorialLimestone head of a female with a plain headdress, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (7.3 x 5.4 x 5.7 cm), Stone Sculpture, The head, to the base of the neck, remains. There is a wide chok...
EditorialFemale limestone head, Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 2 1/4 ? 1 5/8 ? 1 7/8 in. (5.7 ? 4.1 ? 4.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The face has a smiling expression, protruding eyes, and unarticulated ears, each decorated with a scal...
EditorialLimestone head of a warrior wearing a crested helmet, Classical, 5th century B.C.?, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/4in. (10.8 x 8.9 x 5.7cm), Stone Sculpture, Warrior wearing a crested helmet. A helmet of Chalcidian type with a crest ...
EditorialLimestone head of a wreathed youth, Classical, late 5th?4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 6 in. (19.1 x 13.3 x 15.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, The youthful face has a smiling expression with traces of red paint on the lips.
EditorialEXCLUSIVE: Anthony Bourdain was laughing, smiling and full of personality just days before his suicide ... according to the people who cooked and served one of his final 'Parts Unknown' meals.