EditorialHoxne handaxe, Lower Palaeolithic, about 400,000 years ago, from Hoxne, Suffolk, England. This handaxe has been carefully flaked on both faces to produce a pointed form. The two sharp cutting edges mean that the handaxe could have been used as a genera...
EditorialA king's retinue. Kalila va Dimna. Southern Iran, 1307-1308. A king's retinue with cheetahs, horse and hawk (flaked). A miniature painting from a fourteenth century manuscript of Kalila va Dimna, a book of fables. Image taken from Kalila va Dimna. Or...
EditorialBorder, Block-printed, A repeat of a border in the Victorian rococo style with floral scrolls and cartouches against a diapered ground. The ground appears to be an off-white; all other colors have flaked off., USA, 1838, Wallcoverings, Border.
EditorialFrieze, Machine-printed paper, mica flakes, Flitter frieze with alternating medium and large foliate medallions, from which suspend pink and purple floral swags. Top has thin green stripe, bottom has a blue stripe and a thin silver mica flaked stripe. ...
Editorialroughly flaked flint ax, so-called Spalter, important for the transition from the paleolithic to the mesolithic in our country. Largest broad cut, more or less pointed backwards, core ax, stone, flint, 10 x 5.5 cm, prehistory -10000.
EditorialSelena Gomez shows off her red look and green protective mask as she is flaked by security but stills poses with loyal fans on set of her tv show NYC
EditorialFragment of a cellar bottle from the wreck of the East Indies' t Vliegend Hart, The very thin, flaked glass fragment is green in color. Case bottle, Dutch East India Company, 't Vliegend Hart (ship), c. 1700 - c. 1735, blow molding, h 0.4 cm ? w 4.3 cm...
EditorialA king's retinue. Kalila va Dimna. Southern Iran, 1307-1308. A king's retinue with cheetahs, horse and hawk (flaked). A miniature painting from a fourteenth century manuscript of Kalila va Dimna, a book of fables. Image taken from Kalila va Dimna. Or...
EditorialA king enthroned. Kalila va Dimna. Southern Iran, 1307-1308. A king enthroned surrounded by courtiers two of whom stand behind him with crossed spears. Two lions before the throne (flaked). A miniature painting from a fourteenth century manuscript of K...
EditorialHoxne handaxe, Lower Palaeolithic, about 400,000 years ago, from Hoxne, Suffolk, England. This handaxe has been carefully flaked on both faces to produce a pointed form. The two sharp cutting edges mean that the handaxe could have been used as a genera...