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The Bishop collection: investigations and studies in jade
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Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement
Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement
Square in section, this tall vase has a circular footring and a short, circular neck with lightly flaring walls. The vase is strongly archaistic in character, its shape deriving f...
Porträt Zachary Pearce (1690-1774)
Porträt Zachary Pearce (1690-1774)
Portrait of Zachary Pearce. The British bishop is shown here as a chest image facing to the right in the three-quarter profile. His head is slightly turned and his view front. He w...
painting (oil): ["A Bishop"]
painting (oil): ["A Bishop"]
"Oil sketch on paper - almost certainly intended for St. Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan" [Register] "this sketch is pretty certainly by one of the early XVII century Milanes...
Porträt Edmund Gibson (1669-1748)
Porträt Edmund Gibson (1669-1748)
Portrait of Edmund Gibson. In this view, the British bishop is depicted as a half-figure in the three-quarter profile facing to the left sitting on a chair. His head is slightly tu...
A stone of distinction
A stone of distinction
Jade is a semi-precious stone that occurs in two forms - jadeite and nephrite. This boulder is an example of nephrite. It weighs 527 kilograms. Jade is not always green, but can b...
Stone pendant in the form of a twelve-sided star for Bektashi Sufis
Stone pendant in the form of a twelve-sided star for Bektashi Sufis
Jade pendant in a twelve-pointed form. The pendant is worn on a cord around the neck by followers of the Sufi order of the Bektashi's. The pendant is part of the costume of the Bek...