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Glass fragments of bowl decorated with mosaic fish
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Breechcloth
Breechcloth
Breechcloth; probably Yanktonai; 1860-1870Wool, porcupine quills, sinew, metal, horsehair, pigments; 117.5 x 28.5 cm.\RMV 710-9; Herman F.C. ten Kate collection; purchased from tra...
Bowl with Palmettes and Rosettes
Bowl with Palmettes and Rosettes
In profile, this bowl has straight, flaring sides and a low foot ring. The reddish ceramic fabric is completely covered in whitish slip, and the decoration is painted in red, purpl...
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Nereus (or Triton) with Scepter and Dolphin; Woman Running
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Nereus (or Triton) with Scepter and Dolphin; Woman Running
On one side: a half-anthropomorphic, half-fish sea-god, Nereus, or perhaps Triton. He faces to the right and carries a scepter in his right hand with his little finger extended, an...
Brisé fan of paste board covered with silk, decorated with straw appliqué work, probably made in Florence, 1620s. Brisé fan of seven sticks, each one shaped to represent a curled feather. Cut straw, applied to silk covered cardboard. The sticks are made o
Brisé fan of paste board covered with silk, decorated with straw appliqué work, probably made in Florence, 1620s. Brisé fan of seven sticks, each one shaped to represent a curled feather. Cut straw, applied to silk covered cardboard. The sticks are made o
Brisé fan of paste board covered with silk, decorated with straw appliqué work, probably made in Florence, 1620s. Brisé fan of seven sticks, each one shaped to represent a curled f...
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Herakles and Erymanthian Boar; Warrior Farewell Scene
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Herakles and Erymanthian Boar; Warrior Farewell Scene
On one side: Herakles capturing the Erymanthian boar. The Erymanthian boar was a monster which plagued the central Peloponnese around Mt. Erymanthos, and it was one of Herakles’ la...
Bowl with Radial Foliate Design
Bowl with Radial Foliate Design
The interior of this bowl is divided into eight equal sections by lines, embellished with dots and twining tendrils, that spring from triangular arabesques and terminate with pairs...
Bowl Inscribed with Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and 'Ali ibn Abi Talib
Bowl Inscribed with Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and 'Ali ibn Abi Talib
With its pure white slip, precise calligraphy, and perfectly clear glaze, this deep-walled bowl embodies the finest qualities of Samanid epigraphic wares. Most surviving examples o...
Bowl with Harpies
Bowl with Harpies
In the center of this bowl two harpies (composite bird-women) are turned toward each other, their tail feathers joining overhead in an ogival arch. In Islamic lands these mythical ...