EditorialSeated Figure Censer (Incensario), 5th?6th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Censers, or incensarios, have been discovered in a wide range of contexts, from the steps of temples to cave interi...
EditorialBusts of sacred idols of the Aztecs, Mexico. Kneeling idol Chalchiuhtlicue with pearl headdress and triangular neckerchief, idol with stone in left hand and hole in chest for incense (copal or xochitlenamactli). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Ve...
EditorialCopal or copaiba tree, Copaifera oblongifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Guimpel from Dr. Friedrich Gottlob Hayne's Medical Botany, Berlin, 1822. Hayne (1763-1832) was a German botanist, apothecary and professor of pharmaceutical botany ...
EditorialCopal or copaiba tree, Copaifera guyanensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Guimpel from Dr. Friedrich Gottlob Hayne's Medical Botany, Berlin, 1822. Hayne (1763-1832) was a German botanist, apothecary and professor of pharmaceutical botany at...
EditorialCopal or copaiba tree, Copaifera coriacea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Guimpel from Dr. Friedrich Gottlob Hayne's Medical Botany, Berlin, 1822. Hayne (1763-1832) was a German botanist, apothecary and professor of pharmaceutical botany at B...
EditorialCopal or copaiba tree, Copaifera martii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Guimpel from Dr. Friedrich Gottlob Hayne's Medical Botany, Berlin, 1822. Hayne (1763-1832) was a German botanist, apothecary and professor of pharmaceutical botany at Ber...
EditorialCopal or copaiba tree, Copaifera coriacea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Guimpel from Dr. Friedrich Gottlob Hayne's Medical Botany, Berlin, 1822. Hayne (1763-1832) was a German botanist, apothecary and professor of pharmaceutical botany at B...