EditorialBronze tweezers, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2500?1900 B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, length 3 1/4in. (8.2cm), Bronzes, Early and Middle Bronze Age Cypriot bronze workers were conservative in their craft, and the repertoire of objects they produced consisted primari...
EditorialBronze tweezers, Early Minoan II-Late Minoan III, ca. 2900?1050 B.C., Minoan, Bronze, L. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm.), Bronzes, This tweezer type occurred first in the Early Minoan II period and became the standard type used on Crete in the Late Bronze Age.
EditorialBronze forceps or tweezers, Early Imperial, ca. 1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, length 13.00 cm., Bronzes, The instrument has long arms, unlike those of the standard type of Roman depilation tweezers, indicating that it may have been used by a doctor ...
EditorialTweezers, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19?20, ca. 1295?1070 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, 1906?07, Bronze, l. 8 cm (3 1/8 in).
EditorialTHE DISCOVERY OF A VIKING'S REMAINS AT TAPLOW, UK, 1883: 1. A Gold Brooch-Buckle (Weight 4 oz.). 2. Small Buckle for Fastening the Girdle. 3. Gilt Silver Bracelets. 4. Drinking Horn. 5. A Sword. 6. A Barbed Spear. 7. "Grape Cup." 8. Bone Shuttle and St...
EditorialSnuffbox, possibly S?vres Manufactory (French, 1740?present), mid-19th century, French, possibly S?vres, Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt; copper with traces of silvering, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm.); L. 3-1/4 in. (8.3 cm.); D. 2-3/8 in. (6.0 cm.), Ena...
EditorialSnuffbox, J.F.(?)B., 1757?58, French, Paris, Lacquer, gold, L. 3 1/2 in. (8.9cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, J.F.(?)B., In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of smal...
EditorialSnuffbox, Charles Le Bastier (French, apprenticed 1738, master 1754, active 1783), 1771?72, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, H. 1-9/16 ? W. 3-5/16 ? D. 2-3/8 in. (4 ? 8.4 ? 6 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Charles Le Bastier (French, apprenticed 1738, m...
EditorialSnuffbox (part of a set), No?l Hardivillers (French, master 1729, died 1779), 1728?30, French, Paris, Rock crystal, gold, 1 3/8 x 2 3/16in. (3.5 x 5.6cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, No?l Hardivillers (French, master 1729, died 1779), In eighteenth-ce...
EditorialSnuffbox, ca. 1749?50, French, Saint-Cloud, Soft-paste porcelain, silver, Width: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small...
EditorialSnuffbox, Pierre M?dard Mothet (master 1761, recorded 1791), 1765?66, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, 1 3/16 ? 2 1/4 in. (3 ? 5.7 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Pierre M?dard Mothet (master 1761, recorded 1791), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led ...
EditorialSealing wax case (?tui), 1765?66, French, Paris, Gold, Length: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, person...
EditorialSnuffbox, 1744?45, French, Paris, Gold, mother-of-pearl, 1 3/8 ? 2 15/16 ? 2 1/4 in. (3.5 ? 7.5 ? 5.7 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide...
EditorialSnuffbox, ca. 1765?70, French, S?vres, Soft-paste porcelain, silver, Width: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, p...
EditorialSnuffbox, Jean Formey (master 1754, active 1791), 1757?58, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, 1 5/8 ? 3 3/16 ? 2 3/8 in. (4.1 ? 8.1 ? 6 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Jean Formey (master 1754, active 1791), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the prod...
EditorialCosmetic set of Kohl Tube and Applicator, Razor, Tweezers, Whetstone, and Mirror, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1550?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb CC 37, Hall (C), burial 16, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911, Bronze o...
EditorialBronze tweezers, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2500?1900 B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, length 3 1/4in. (8.2cm), Bronzes, Early and Middle Bronze Age Cypriot bronze workers were conservative in their craft, and the repertoire of objects they produced consisted primari...
EditorialSnuffbox, Henry Bodson (master 1763, active 1789), Chased by G?rard Deb?che (1706?ca. 1777), 1768/69, French, Paris, Gold, H. 1-3/4 ? W. 3-5/8 ? D. 1-13/16 in. (4.4 ? 9.2 ? 4.6 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Henry Bodson (master 1763, active 1789, C...
EditorialBronze tweezers, Early Minoan II-Late Minoan III, ca. 2900?1050 B.C., Minoan, Bronze, L. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm.), Bronzes, This tweezer type occurred first in the Early Minoan II period and became the standard type used on Crete in the Late Bronze Age.
EditorialBronze forceps or tweezers, Early Imperial, ca. 1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, length 13.00 cm., Bronzes, The instrument has long arms, unlike those of the standard type of Roman depilation tweezers, indicating that it may have been used by a doctor ...
EditorialTweezers, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19?20, ca. 1295?1070 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, 1906?07, Bronze, l. 8 cm (3 1/8 in).
EditorialTHE DISCOVERY OF A VIKING'S REMAINS AT TAPLOW, UK, 1883: 1. A Gold Brooch-Buckle (Weight 4 oz.). 2. Small Buckle for Fastening the Girdle. 3. Gilt Silver Bracelets. 4. Drinking Horn. 5. A Sword. 6. A Barbed Spear. 7. "Grape Cup." 8. Bone Shuttle and St...