EditorialWinged spirit (G?nie protecteur) 7th century BCE; Tell Ahmar; reign of Ashurbanipal? Element of a decorative frieze; on coating of clay, colours posed on a whitewash (chalk milk): ochre, red, carbon black, Egyptian blue H.: 49cm; W.: 55cm AO 23009.
EditorialSealed Jar from the Tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 13901352 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu (KV 46), Davis/Quibell & Weigall excavations, 1905, Pottery, wh...
EditorialInscribed Pot Fragment, Second Intermediate PeriodEarly New Kingdom, Dynasty 1718, ca. 15801479 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, unfinished temple area, embalming cache, 192022, Pottery, whitewash, ink, H. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.).
EditorialLarge Storage Jar from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 13361327 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Embalming Cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54), Davis/Ayrton excavations, 190708, Pott...
EditorialStreet in Nanjing (Nanking), China, with its houses and storefronts decorated with white tiles and whitewash, flagpoles and banners. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All People...
EditorialWinged spirit (G?nie protecteur) 7th century BCE; Tell Ahmar; reign of Ashurbanipal? Element of a decorative frieze; on coating of clay, colours posed on a whitewash (chalk milk): ochre, red, carbon black, Egyptian blue H.: 49cm; W.: 55cm AO 23009.
EditorialWriting board of an apprentice scribe, First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 11 or earlier, ca. 2030 B.C., From Egypt, Wood, whitewash, ink, H. 22 cm (8 11/16 in); w. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in), It is clear from the awkwardly formed hieroglyphs and their uneven sp...
EditorialSealed Jar from the Tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390?1352 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu (KV 46), Davis/Quibell & Weigall excavations, 1905, Pottery, whitewash, mud, H. 64 cm ...
EditorialStreet in Nanjing (Nanking), China, with its houses and storefronts decorated with white tiles and whitewash, flagpoles and banners. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All People...
EditorialWinged spirit (G?nie protecteur) 7th century BCE; Tell Ahmar; reign of Ashurbanipal? Element of a decorative frieze; on coating of clay, colours posed on a whitewash (chalk milk): ochre, red, carbon black, Egyptian blue H.: 49cm; W.: 55cm AO 23009.