Petrified Lemon
Found Egypt, Thebes
Petrified Lemon
Found Egypt, Thebes
Bottle
From Egypt
Glass Fragments
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Fragment of a Figure
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Ring with Shell
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Pair of Sandals
This well-made pair of palm-leaf sandals for an infant is similar in style (with a thong emerging between the big and second toes and an ankle strap) to forty-one single sandals and two pairs found at Kellis (m... more
Fragments
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Vessel Fragment
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
String of Beads
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Fragments
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Double String of Beads
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Fragments
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Fragments
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Double String of Beads
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Beads and Amulets
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Two Seals
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
String of Beads
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Lining of a Cap
These paper fragments arrived at the Museum as the inner lining of a silk cap (46.156.11a). The much evident folded lines are most likely related to this use. While the textile of the cap is attributed to Selju... more
Lamp
near Acre
Lamp
near Acre
Catapult Projectile from Montfort (Starkenberg) Castle
The area of Montfort, in upper Galilee near Acre, Isreal, was occupied by French Crusaders in the eleventh century. In the early thirteenth century it was acquired by the Teutonic Knights, a German crusading or... more
Six Armor Scales
These six scales come from a group of approximately three to four hundred recovered from a region of New Mexico that the Spanish explored and later colonized during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Orig... more
recto: "Portrait of Prince Danyal", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
verso: This richly illuminated folio of calligraphy features the work of the preeminent Timurid calligrapher, Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi. Patronized by the Timurid court, Mashhadi was a poet and a recognized master o... more
Trellised Targe (Shield)
This trellised targe (shield) is part of an unusually large armor garniture (acc. no. 27.159.1), which contains pieces for use in battle and for the tilt in both the Italian and German fashions. The tilt was a ... more
Trunk Hose
Bohemia
Miscellaneous Studies
This album plays on the theme of reality versus illusion. The moon is reflected in a basin of water, a flower is next to its image in a mirror, and a butterfly is attracted to chrysanthemums painted on a silk f... more
Medal of Vicenzo II Gonzaga, 7th Duke of Mantua
Gasparo Morone (Italian, born Milan (?), died Rome, 1669)
Notes on the story of Althaemenes
Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (Danish, Copenhangen 1743–1809 Frederiksdal)
Signaling Baton (Saihai) and Storage Box
Saihai were carried as signs of rank and were used by military commanders to give the signal for an attack. This saihai is decorated with peony blossoms, the mon (crest) of the Tsugaru family. The Tsugaru, who ... more
Estimate for repair work and explanatory note
This work is part of a collection of drawings for furniture, clocks, candelabra, etc. for decoration of the Chateau de Laeken (outside Brussels in the area formerly called Schoonenberg, now the Belgian Royal Pa... more
Okimono in the Form of a Raven
This raven was fashioned by hammering and embossing steel––a most intractable medium––into a being of remarkable vitality. Though motionless, the bird is caught in a lifelike pose and full of expression. The co... more
Cover for a Smallsword Hilt
Guillaume Pagés (French, Paris, recorded 1709–56) Paris
Leaf from Aedes Walpolinae mounted with (a): Elevation of Back Facade of the Kings House, Richmond, Surrey and (b): Perspective View of the Entrance Front of the Kings House, Richmond, Surrey
Augustus Heckel (German (active Britain), Augsburg 1690–1770 Richmond)
Leaf from Aedes Walpolianae mounted with two drawings: (a): Salon Chimney, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Elevation; (b): Salon Ceiling, Houghton Hall, Norfolk
Isaac Ware (British, before 1704–1766 Hampstead)
Leaf from Aedes Walpolianae mounted with two drawings (a): Side of the Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Elevation; (b): End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk
Isaac Ware (British, before 1704–1766 Hampstead)
Leaf from Aedes Walpolianae mounted with two prints: (a): The Loves of Venus and Adonis; (b): The Loves of Venus and Adonis
Benoit Audran the Elder (French, Lyon 1661–1721 Paris)
Leaf from Aedes Walpolinae mounted with a hand-written sheet, two prints and a printed sheet with drawn additions: (a): Sermon on Painting, continued; (b): St. Peter's Church at Walpole; (c): Chateau de Picton; (d): Monument of Eudo de Arsie; (e) Printed text describing Monument of Eudo de Arsie
Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (British, London 1717–1797 London)
Sermon on Painting, continued
Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (British, London 1717–1797 London)
Miscellaneous furniture including two sedan chairs, a side table and a commode (Deux ch. à porteurs v. de côté, console, flambeau.), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
Book: Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose (Volume I of four volumes)
Authored by Joseph Addison, Esq. Made in Scotland
architecture from "Miscellaneous Poems"
This image has been taken from scan 000019 from volume 01 of "Miscellaneous Poems". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
British statesman and man of letters. from "[Miscellaneous Works of the late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield: consisting of letters to his friends, never before printed, and various other articles. To which are prefixed, Memoirs of his Life. ... By M. Maty. [Edited by J. O. Justamond.]]"
This image has been taken from scan 000012 from volume 01 of "[Miscellaneous Works of the late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield: consisting of letters to his friends, never before printed, and vario... more
manuscript from "Miscellaneous Poems, consisting of elegies, odes, pastorals, &c. together with Calypso, a masque. [By R. Cumberland.]"
This image has been taken from scan 000007 from "Miscellaneous Poems, consisting of elegies, odes, pastorals, &c. together with Calypso, a masque. [By R. Cumberland.]". The title and subject terms of this image... more
coat of arms from "Miscellaneous Poems, translations, and imitations"
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Letter
Written by James Oldham (British, active late 18th century)
Sketches of Miscellaneous Egyptian Details and Figures (recto and verso)
William Pitts (British, London 1790–1840 London)
Screen and Miscellaneous New Year Presents
Ishikawa Kazan (Japanese, active 1810–1823)
Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy for the Third Year of the Bunsei Era
A playful sampling of works by Edo's leading early nineteenth-century artists and literati is arranged here into irregular "paving stones." The many auspicious motifs and spring-themed poems suggest that this c... more