EditorialAttributed to Adam Frans van der Meulen, Soldiers Attacking a Caleche, Soldiers attacking covered trailer, painting, Oil on canvas, Height, 39 cm (15.3 inches), Width, 57 cm (22.4 inches), Signed, SUBSTITUTE.
EditorialOrnamental dough from a substitute registrar, Ornamental dough belonging to an official costume of a substitute registrar to wear at the court or at ceremonies where members of the Royal Family were present, Netherlands, anonymous, c. 1909 - c. 1948, k...
EditorialThe British Butcher, Supplying John Bull with a Substitute for Bread. James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1795. Dimensions: 326 ? 244 mm (image); 348 ? 249 mm (top plate); 36 ? 247 mm (bottom ...
EditorialShabti of Seti I, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1294?1279 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Seti I (KV 17), Faience, paint, h. 30 cm (11 13/16 in), This shabti was one of hundreds made for the pharaoh Seti I,...
EditorialBritish soldiers load bread from a cart in the camp at De Aar, Unloading Bread forms a good substitute for cricket, The Aar Camp, S. Africa (title on object), bread, loaf, the soldier, the soldier's life, De Aar, Underwood and Underwood (falsification ...
EditorialThe British Butcher, Supplying John Bull with a Substitute for Bread. James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1795. Dimensions: 326 ? 244 mm (image); 348 ? 249 mm (top plate); 36 ? 247 mm (bottom ...
EditorialPlacuna placenta, Print, The windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta) is a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of Placunidae. They are edible, but valued more for their shells (and the rather small pearls). The shells have been used for thousands of years...
EditorialPlacuna placenta, Print, The windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta) is a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of Placunidae. They are edible, but valued more for their shells (and the rather small pearls). The shells have been used for thousands of years...
EditorialPlacuna placenta, Print, The windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta) is a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of Placunidae. They are edible, but valued more for their shells (and the rather small pearls). The shells have been used for thousands of years...
EditorialThe British Butcher, Supplying John Bull with a Substitute for Bread. James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1795. Dimensions: 326 ? 244 mm (image); 348 ? 249 mm (top plate); 36 ? 247 mm (bottom ...
EditorialA substitute for the Sea Side, or the Serpentine as it might be, 1858. Children swimming and building sandcastles, women feeding swans, changing into costumes near the lake in Hyde Park. Handcoloured etching by John Leech from Follies of the Year, from...
EditorialFragment of a Non-Illustrated Single Work, 8th?9th century, Attributed to Egypt, Ink on papyrus, Ht. 5 1/4 in. (12.7 cm), Codices, Continuing a longstanding tradition, papyrus was used in Egypt as a substitute for expensive vellum before paper became w...
Editorial?, ??, ?????, ?, Streams and Mountains without End, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), Dated 1611?12, China, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 9 5/8 x 248 5/8 in. (24.4 x 631.5 cm), Paintings, Zhao Zuo (Chinese, ca. 1570?after 1630), A close friend and...
EditorialPlaque with the Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew, ca. 1160?80, Made in England, British, Champlev? enamel on gilded copper, 3 7/16 ? 4 15/16 ? 1/8 in. (8.7 ? 12.5 ? 0.3 cm), Enamels-Champlev?, This rare and highly important plaque epitomizes a key mo...
EditorialMask of a woman with corkscrew locks and bang, Roman Period, A.D. 50?150, From Egypt, Plaster, paint, h. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in); w. 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in), The plaster mummy masks derive from pharaonic traditions, in which the mask served as a substitute for ...
EditorialShabti of Seti I, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1294?1279 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Seti I (KV 17), Faience, paint, h. 30 cm (11 13/16 in), This shabti was one of hundreds made for the pharaoh Seti I,...
EditorialA substitute for the Sea Side, or the Serpentine as it might be, 1858. Children swimming and building sandcastles, women feeding swans, changing into costumes near the lake in Hyde Park. Handcoloured etching by John Leech from Follies of the Year, from...
EditorialJade eye plaques, Chinese, Han dynasty, c206 BC-c220. These jade eye covers actually resemble the shape of eyes. The holes at the ends are for attaching the plaques to a cloth or other material. They were also made in glass, a cheap substitute for thos...
EditorialPainted wooden statue of an official, Late Old Kingdom, around 2250 BCE. A young man with a short, curled wig and a linen kilt, he holds the characteristic posture of male standing figures with staff in hand and left leg forward. Such figures were made...