EditorialShadow puppet from Java, Indonesia, 19th century. The colours and designs of Javanese shadow puppets are all clues to help identify the character. Here the figure, taken from an Indian version of the tale of the Ramayana, the reddish-pink colour of Kum...
EditorialHorse. Kitab Na't al-hayawan (book of the characteristics of animals). Middle East, 13th century. A treatise on animals and the medical properties of the various parts of their bodies, compiled from works of Aristotle and Ibn Bakhtishu'. Source: Or. 27...
EditorialPalestinian protesters shout slogans during a protest against install an external elevator by Israel at Ibrahimi Mosque (Tomb of the Patriarchs), Hebron, West Bank, Palestinian Territory - 23 May 2022
EditorialPalestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces following a protest against install an external elevator at Ibrahimi Mosque (Tomb of the Patriarchs) by Israel, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Hebron, West Bank, Palestinian Territory - 23 May 2022
EditorialIsraeli forces take position during a protest by Palestinians against install an external elevator by Israel at Ibrahimi Mosque (Tomb of the Patriarchs) by Israel, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Hebron, West Bank, Palestinian Territory - 23 May 2022
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EditorialCollar composed of several pieces of needle lace with flowers and exotic fruits, Collar composed of one or more pieces of natural colored needle lace: Argentan lace. Curved strip-shaped model. Pattern with flowers, leaves and fruits. A symmetrical moti...
Editorial????????????, Over Robe (Uchikake) with Fans and Flowers, Edo period (1615?1868), second half of the 18th?first half of the 19th century, Japan, Silk and metallic-thread embroidery on resist-dyed silk satin damask (rinzu), Overall: 66 x 48 in. (167.6 x...
EditorialFresco from Pompeii. Hermaphrodite holding a waterlily leaf gracefully raises the mantle to reveal male and female characteristics. Handcoloured lithograph from Cesar Famin's "Musee royal de Naples (The Royal Museum at Naples)," Abel Ledoux, Paris, 183...
EditorialMother with child at breast, Twelve characteristics of beauties and famous landscapes (series title), Meisho fukei bijin juniso (series title on object), Woman breastfeeding child, holding them by ankle. Top right a cartouche in the shape of a partiall...