Top of Incense Burner
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Top of a Signet Ring
Made in France
Top of a Hairpin
Eastern Javanese period
Top of an Oil Lamp in the Form of a Head
Eastern Javanese period
Top of a Bell in the Form of a Demon King or Guardian
This finial from a hanging bell takes the form of an unusually lively and finely modeled rakshasa—a demon king or guardian. He is depicted as a short, potbellied grimacing creature with fangs and large bulbous ... more
Top of a Scepter
Eastern Javanese period, Singasari kingdom
Top of a Bell in the Form of a Kneeling Demon
Eastern Javanese period
Mahavira Sitting at the Top of the Universe: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript
Mahavira as a liberated soul (siddha), having departed this life for the highest celestial heaven, isatpragbhara, is represented by the inverted crescent moon of "pure white gold." All siddhas, foremost among w... more
Top Lames of Vambraces (Arm Defenses) from a Costume Armor
This armor reproduces in steel the extravagant puffed and slashed costume of the German Landsknechte (mercenary infantry troops). The matching pieces are preserved in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris. Coming from th... more
Reverse Copy of the Top of Dagger Sheath with David Holding the Head of Goliath
after Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest)
Design for an Octagonal Table and Top (Recto); Design for altar or tomb monument (Verso)
This drawing comes from an album with designs by or for an Italian cabinet maker. It shows a design for an octagonal table with two variants for its base. A client would choose either the left or right table le... more
Candlestick with Two Ignudi on Top of a Vase with Lion Heads
Design for a candlestick with two ignudi seen from the back, supporting a basin and standing on top of a vase. The vase is decorated is decorated with masks in the shape of lion's heads. The foot of the candles... more
Surface Decoration, Grotesque with Strapwork, including Double Wall Niche, at the Top the Christian Virtues Faith, Hope and Charity, at the Center the Laocoon from Veelderleij Veranderinghe van grotissen ende Compertimenten...Libro Primo
Johannes van Doetecum the elder (Netherlandish, active 1554–ca. 1600, died 1605)