EditorialMosaic of the Rape of Europe. Roman period. 3rd century AD. Limestone and vitreous paste. From Fernan Nu?ez (Cordoba province, Andalusia, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
EditorialAngel of the Annunciation, ca. 1290?1300, Made in Altenberg-an-der-Lahn, Hesse, Germany, German, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint, 29 5/8 in. ? 14 in. (75.2 ? 35.6 cm), Glass-Stained, This panel along with the Virgin of the Annunciation once initiate...
EditorialBust of August William, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern, F?rstenberg Porcelain Manufactory, German, established 1747, biscuit, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, Bisque bust of Herzog August Wilhelm von Braunschwig-Bevern. On the plinth, a crowned s...
EditorialAllegorical Figures of the 'Four Continents', Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, Friedrich Elias Meyer, German, 1723 - 1785, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, Four figures (a, b, c, d) together form a set...
EditorialBust of Frederica-Albertina, Abbess of Steterburg, F?rstenberg Porcelain Manufactory, German, established 1747, biscuit, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, Bisque bust of Frederica Albertina, Abbess of Steterburg. On the plinth, a crowned shi...
EditorialTerracotta oil lamp, Imperial, late 1st?early 2nd century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, H. 3 1/32 in. (7.69 cm.), Terracottas, This lamp, coated with a vitreous green glaze, features a central floral decoration and two extended griffin heads at either side....
EditorialHead of a horse, French or Flemish, 16th century or later, French or Flemish, Colorless glass, silver stain, and vitreous paint, Overall: 3 ? 4 1/16 ? 1/16 in. (7.6 ? 10.3 ? 0.2 cm), Glass-Stained.
EditorialRoman mosaic depicting a Gladiator fight. In the lower part, the murmillones Symmanchus and Maternus are fighting in the arena cheered by the lanistae. At the top, Maternus lies slain by Symmachus. 3rd century AD. Limestone and vitreous paste. From Rom...