EditorialGold earring with a glass pendant in the shape of an African?s head, Hellenistic, late 2nd?1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Gold, glass; cast in a two-part mold, Other (Pendant): 7/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (2.2 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm), Pendant: Deep c...
EditorialHead of a statue of an older man, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4?5, ca. 2550?2460 B.C., From Egypt, Limestone, paint, 4 x 4 3/16 x 3 3/8 in. (10.2 x 10.7 x 8.5 cm), The small head was probably part of a standing statue with a back pillar. Narrow eyes, the rema...
EditorialGold earring with a glass pendant in the shape of an African?s head, Hellenistic, late 2nd?1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Gold, glass; cast in a two-part mold, Other (Pendant): 7/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (2.2 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm), Pendant: Deep c...
EditorialMan with Prayer Beads, mid-17th century, Attributed to Iran, Isfahan, Ink, transparent and opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Codices, Painting by Muhammad `Ali, In the mid-seventeenth century, followers of the famous Riza-yi...
EditorialLimestone head of a bearded male wearing a conical helmet, Archaic, middle or third quarter of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 16 x 8 1/4 x 8 in. (40.6 x 21 x 20.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The rounded beard is smooth, with the central p...
EditorialCharles Dickens, from a recent daguerreotype by Mayall, 1 December, 1855. . Memoir of Charles Dickens. . The lives of men of genius when happy, are ordinarily uneventful. It may, perhaps, be one of the reaspms for the paucity of materials available for...