EditorialFour amulets Book illustration for: G. Emaus de Micault, The amulets in their origin and further progress, 1847, The amulets are numbered. Three birds are depicted on the middle amulet, amulet, talisman, Gerardus Emaus de Micault (mentioned on object),...
EditorialStatuette of an ox, A statuette in black stone of a lying ox (nadeushi) on a pile of pillows on two boxes. Large and small silver coins lie on the floor, the large coins indicate the long months of the ox's new year, the small coins the short months. M...
EditorialEight amulets Book illustration for: G. Emaus de Micault, The amulets in their origin and further progress, 1847, The amulets are numbered. The front and back sides of a few are shown. The amulet in the lower center has the shape of a cross, amulet, ta...
EditorialSword, 10th century, European, probably Scandinavia, Steel, copper, silver, niello, L. 37 3/4 in. (95.9 cm); L. of blade 31 7/8 in. (81 cm); W. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 4 oz. (1021 g), Swords, The richly decorated hilt and pattern-welded blade ind...
EditorialThe Talisman and Quentin Durward, Wall paintings (lunettes) of the summer house in the garden of Buckingham Palace, pl., 14, p. 11, Severn, Jos. (pinx.); Doyle, Rich. (pinx.), Ludwig Gruner; Anna Jameson: The decorations of the garden-pavilion in the g...
EditorialThe lunettes from the Novels, St. Velantine's Eve; The Pirate; Kenilworth, Quentin Durward; Ivanhoe, The Abbot; The Monastery; The Talisman, signed: H.J., Townsend Pinx, James Doyle pinx, Rich., Doyle pinx, Ch. Stonhouse pinx, Jos, Severn pinx, Taf. 18...
EditorialIskandar on the island near the ‘Lion’s Mouth’ whirlpool beating the wolfskin drum of the bronze talisman in order to still the waters. (One of the figures in the boat is shown in the likeness of Husain Baiqara). Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami...
EditorialPage from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Fiftieth night: The king places the talisman on his sleeping wife, c. 1560. India, Mughal, Reign of Akbar, 16th century. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper;.
EditorialTalisman. Turkey. Date: 1825. Dimensions: 32.4 x 24.4 cm (12 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.). Silk, plain weave; edged with plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in chain and lattice filled with twisted picot stitches. Lining: silk,...
EditorialIskandar on the island near the ‘Lion’s Mouth’ whirlpool beating the wolfskin drum of the bronze talisman in order to still the waters. (One of the figures in the boat is shown in the likeness of Husain Baiqara). Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami...
EditorialGold amulet containing relics, 2nd century. This amulet would have been valued for exuding divine energy and was probably worn as a protective talisman by a pious Buddhist. One of the gold coins discovered in the amulet is well known for its depiction ...
EditorialDrillopota in terracotta, dwarf with shaved head, wearing bulla (talisman) around his neck, and a short tunic that cannot cover his huge member. Handcoloured lithograph from Cesar Famin's "Musee royal de Naples (The Royal Museum at Naples)," Abel Ledou...
EditorialLe talisman, the river Aven in Pont-Aven.Inscribed on the reverse side: "Painted by P.Serusier in october 1888 under the direction of Gauguin". Wood, 27 x 21,5 cm R.F. 1985-13.
EditorialIskandar on the island near the ‘Lion’s Mouth’ whirlpool beating the wolfskin drum of the bronze talisman in order to still the waters. (One of the figures in the boat is shown in the likeness of Husain Baiqara). Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami...
EditorialProtective talisman against the dangers of the New Year, for a man called Djedhor. Text: " Oh you, who spread slaughter and bring death, turn away from Djedhor... " Papyrus and black ink, H: 5 cm, L: 25 cm N 3233 B.
EditorialHand with Niello Decoration, 11th?12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Bronze, silver, niello; gilded, inlaid, L. (of hand) 1 9/16 in. (4 cm), Metal, This hand, with a long pin for attachment, was initially identified as being from a figurine, bu...
EditorialDrillopota in terracotta, dwarf with shaved head, wearing bulla (talisman) around his neck, and a short tunic that cannot cover his huge member. Handcoloured lithograph from Cesar Famin's "Musee royal de Naples (The Royal Museum at Naples)," Abel Ledou...
EditorialSword, 10th century, European, probably Scandinavia, Steel, copper, silver, niello, L. 37 3/4 in. (95.9 cm); L. of blade 31 7/8 in. (81 cm); W. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 4 oz. (1021 g), Swords, The richly decorated hilt and pattern-welded blade ind...
EditorialHand with Niello Decoration, 11th?12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Bronze, silver, niello; gilded, inlaid, L. (of hand) 1 9/16 in. (4 cm), Metal, This hand, with a long pin for attachment, was initially identified as being from a figurine, bu...
EditorialFragment from a Talismanic Scroll, 11th?12th century, Made in Egypt, Ink on paper; printed, Ht. 7 1/2 in. (16.6 cm), Codices, Only the upper left corner of this page has survived. The text, which includes a passage reading 'the heart of the one who wea...
EditorialRat with Three Young, Edo period (1615?1868), mid-19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Netsuke, The rat is associated with Daikoku, the God of Wealth, and is the first sign of the Zodiac. This net...
EditorialDrillopota in terracotta, dwarf with shaved head, wearing bulla (talisman) around his neck, and a short tunic that cannot cover his huge member. Handcoloured lithograph from Cesar Famin's "Musee royal de Naples (The Royal Museum at Naples)," Abel Ledou...
EditorialLe talisman, the river Aven in Pont-Aven.Inscribed on the reverse side: "Painted by P.Serusier in october 1888 under the direction of Gauguin". Wood, 27 x 21,5 cm R.F. 1985-13.
EditorialGold amulet containing relics, 2nd century. This amulet would have been valued for exuding divine energy and was probably worn as a protective talisman by a pious Buddhist. One of the gold coins discovered in the amulet is well known for its depiction ...