EditorialSgra-Snyan, 14th?16th century, Tibet, Tibetan, Carved wood, skin, gesso, gilding, Height: 42 15/16 in. (109 cm), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted, The ancient 'silk route', running from the Mediterranean to Sian in east central China, made Central As...
EditorialBuceros bicornis, Print, The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) also known as the great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Its impressiv...
EditorialBuceros bicornis, Print, The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) also known as the great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Its impressiv...
EditorialBuceros bicornis, Print, The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) also known as the great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Its impressiv...
EditorialBuceros bicornis, Print, The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) also known as the great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Its impressiv...
EditorialPaleolithic. Solutrean and Magdalenian Cultures. Replicas of some of the Plaquetas del Parpallo. Parpallo Cave (Gandia, province of Valencia). National Archaeological Museum Madrid. Spain. (Originals in the Museum of Prehistory of Valencia).
EditorialPope Leo X Medici (1475-1521) with cardinals Giulio de Medici (later Pope Clement VII, 1478-1534), and Luigi de Rossi. Etching after Raphael's painting (40-08-01/48). Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisches Porträtwerk" (historical portraits), ...
EditorialA pictorial map of the world illustrating different cultures, animals and peoples. The Crystal Palace Game. Voyage round the World; an entertaining excursion in search of knowledge, whereby geography is made easy. London, [1855?]. Source: Maps.28.bb.7....
EditorialPaleolithic. Solutrean and Magdalenian Cultures. Replicas of some of the Plaquetas del Parpallo. Parpallo Cave (Gandia, province of Valencia). National Archaeological Museum Madrid. Spain. (Originals in the Museum of Prehistory of Valencia).
EditorialMexico. Mexico City. Square of the Three Cultures with Tlatelolco's Aztec pyramid in the foreground and the Santiago of Tlatelolco Catholic church, built in the 16th century.
EditorialOne of a Pair of Incense Burners, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), Qianlong period (1736?95), China, Cloisonn? enamel, copper, and bronze, H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Cloisonn?, Vessels from China's ancient Bronze Age cultures, such as th...
Editorial??? ????, Quadrangular tube in the form of a cong, Southern Song dynasty (1127?1279), 12th?13th century, China, Bronze, H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Metalwork, The shape of this tube derives from that of Neolithic j...
Editorial?? ????, Ornament in the Form of a Reclining Tiger, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475?221 B.C.), 4th?3rd century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 4 1/8 in (10.5 cm); L. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Metalwork, Originally a handle or lid ornament on a very...
EditorialPull Toy of a Cart and Driver, Majapahit period (1296?1520), ca. 15th century, Indonesia (East Java), Bronze, H. 10 11/16 in. (27.2 cm), Sculpture, Bronze and terracotta wheeled objects, probably intended to be children's toys, are found in many cultur...
EditorialPope Julius II (1441-1513). Etching after Raphael's painting (40-08-01/47). Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisches Porträtwerk" (historical portraits), a collection of 600 portraits of the most famous persons of all cultures and origis since 1...
EditorialLorenzo de' Medici (Il Magnifico) (1449-1492), ruler of the Florentine Republic. Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisches Porträtwerk" (historical portraits), a collection of 600 portraits of the most famous persons of all cultures and origis si...