EditorialFragment of an ovoid flask, Third Intermediate Period or later, ca. 1070?664 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, 5 ? 3.5 cm (1 15/16 ? 1 3/8 in.), This fragment, from an ovoid flask with a narrow neck, preserves part of a band of water, on which a papyrus skiff...
EditorialGondola prow in the shape of a doge's cap, Italian, Venice, 18th century, Italian, Venice, Iron, partly gilded, H. 56 3/4 x W. 17 in. (144.1 x 43.2 cm), Metalwork-Iron.
EditorialPlate LVII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum, Julio Paschale, Woodcut on paper, Two covered ships; one run by a water wheel, above, resembles a kayak with a box on it. Below, a boat with many covered decks; an eagle on the prow, right. Descrip...
EditorialCartouche in the Shape of a Snail on Top of a Ship, Pierre Edme Babel, French, ca. 1720-1775, Pierre Edme Babel, French, ca. 1720-1775, Jacques-Gabriel Huquier, French, 1725 - 1805, Etching on white laid paper, Design for a title page in the form of a ...
EditorialSketchbook Page with Blinding of Cyclops, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 15231605, Pen and brown ink, brush and wash, on laid paper, Vertical rectangle. Recto, top: Scene in cave of Cyclops, the giant in the foreground lying on his side...
EditorialFrontispiece: Della Magnificenza Ed. Architettura Dei Romani, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 17201778, Black Ink on Paper, Vertical rectangle. Frontispiece to the plates. Title, above on a stone: 'DELLA/MAGNIFICENZA/ED. ARCHITETTURA/DE' ROMANI/OP...
EditorialGondola prow in the shape of a doge's cap, Italian, Venice, 18th century, Italian, Venice, Iron, partly gilded, H. 56 3/4 x W. 17 in. (144.1 x 43.2 cm), Metalwork-Iron.
EditorialNoah commanded to build the ark. God addresses Noah, who holds an axe in his right hand, and the prow of the half finished vessel in the other. The return of the dove with the olive branch; the ark is filled with Noah's family and animals; the raven pe...
Editorial[Whole folio] An army on board a ship. The flags at the masthead and at the prow and stern, as well as on the two shields, bear the arms of La Salle [al. Sale]. An account of the conquest of the Canary Islands by Gadifer de la Salle and Jehan de Bethen...
EditorialClose-Helmet, ca. 1560, British or Flemish, Steel, polychromy, H. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); D. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 15 oz. (2239 g), Helmets, The prow-like lower visor of this helmet is the most recognizable characteristi...
EditorialModel of a 20-Gun Cutter, Polychromed, witnessed block model of a 20-piece cutter. It has eighteen pieces (two missing) on the open deck. The prow is bent. Flat mirror, hollow wulf polychrome painted with draperies, closed fence polychrome painted with...
EditorialModel of a Boyer, Testified truss model of a single-mast flat-bottomed boat, a boatman. The model has a deck and a cabin from which parts can be removed. The cabin is fully fired on the inside and has a top deck, the cockpit has benches in the sides, s...
EditorialNoah commanded to build the ark. God addresses Noah, who holds an axe in his right hand, and the prow of the half finished vessel in the other. The return of the dove with the olive branch; the ark is filled with Noah's family and animals; the raven pe...
EditorialTetradrachm: Nike Blowing Trumpet, standing on war galley prow (obverse), c. 300-295 BC. Greece, reign of Demetrius Poliorcetes ("The Beseiger"), late 4th century BC. Silver; diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.).
EditorialNoah commanded to build the ark. God addresses Noah, who holds an axe in his right hand, and the prow of the half finished vessel in the other. The return of the dove with the olive branch; the ark is filled with Noah's family and animals; the raven pe...
Editorial[Whole folio] An army on board a ship. The flags at the masthead and at the prow and stern, as well as on the two shields, bear the arms of La Salle [al. Sale]. An account of the conquest of the Canary Islands by Gadifer de la Salle and Jehan de Bethen...
EditorialChrist calling the apostles. Holkham Bible Picture Book. England, circa 1320-1330. [Whole folio] Two boats, one with Peter and Andrew, the other with James and John, steer towards Christ. The man in the first boat grasps Christ's hand. The boats have s...
EditorialSign of Tanit, chief goddess of the Phoenicians, and a sculptured ship's prow in the middle. Section of a votive stele with triangular gable. Whitish limestone from the Tophet of Carthago. 3rd BCE. Height 47 cm.
EditorialFragment of an ovoid flask, Third Intermediate Period or later, ca. 1070?664 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, 5 ? 3.5 cm (1 15/16 ? 1 3/8 in.), This fragment, from an ovoid flask with a narrow neck, preserves part of a band of water, on which a papyrus skiff...
EditorialSilver denarius of Marcus Antonius, Late Republican, 32?31 B.C., Roman, Silver, 3.7g (3.7g), Coins, ANT AVG III VIR R P C, warship r. with sceptre tied with fillet on prow/LEG III, eagle between standards, Uncertain.
EditorialClose-Helmet, ca. 1560, British or Flemish, Steel, polychromy, H. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); D. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 15 oz. (2239 g), Helmets, The prow-like lower visor of this helmet is the most recognizable characteristi...
EditorialSign of Tanit, chief goddess of the Phoenicians, and a sculptured ship's prow in the middle. Section of a votive stele with triangular gable. Whitish limestone from the Tophet of Carthago. 3rd BCE. Height 47 cm.
EditorialRoman galley with nine oarsmen, prow with ram aphlaston standard, oars and rudder, Latin inscription, verso of a bronze medallion found at Gadara, northern Jordania. Period of Roman Emperor Marc Aurel (161-180 CE).