EditorialEmperor Valerian (ca. 200-260 CE) defeated kneels in front of Sassanid King Shapur I (241 to 272 CE). After the battle of Edessa, Valerian was forced to seek terms with Shapur I. Sometime towards the end of 259, or at the beginning of 260, Valerian was...
EditorialRossetti lamenting the death of his wombat, 1869. Dante Gabriel Rossetti loved exotic animals and began to collect them with a passion after the tragic death of his wife Elizabeth Siddal in 1862. He had moved to 16 Cheyne Walk in Chelsea, a house with ...
EditorialAngelo Soliman " the black prince" (1721? -1796), was a freemason and wellknown personality in 18th century Vienna. He married an Austrian Baroness and prospered; Nevertheless, after his death his body was dissected and stuffed for Emperor Fr...
EditorialRag doll, Roman, made in Egypt, 1st-5th century. This doll is fairly well-proportioned, and has a head and a body. The arms are made from a long roll of linen attached at the back. The doll is made of made of coarse linen and is stuffed with rags and p...