Brooch in Form of a Bird of Prey late 500s Vendel The head and right leg of this elegant bird brooch are in left profile, while its rounded body and flaring tail are presented frontally. The extended right wing curves behind the tail. The edges of the neck, wings, and tail, and the upper part of the leg are outlined with pseudobeading. Nine stamped (punched?) crayfish decorate the tail. The position of the head, supported by the raised leg, indicates that the bird is sleeping.. Brooch in Form of a Bird of Prey. Vendel. late 500s. Copper alloy with silver overlay. Metalwork-Brass Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/brooch-in-form-of-a-bird-of-prey-late-500s-vendel-the-head-and-right-leg-of-this-elegant-bird-brooch-are-in-left-profile-while-its-rounded-body-and-flaring-tail-are-presented-frontally-the-extended-right-wing-curves-behind-the-tail-the-edges-of-the-neck-wings-and-tail-and-the-upper-part-of-the-leg-are-outlined-with-pseudobeading-nine-stamped-punched-crayfish-decorate-the-tail-the-position-of-the-head-supported-by-the-raised-leg-indicates-that-the-bird-is-sleeping-brooch-in-form-of-a-bird-of-prey-vendel-late-500s-copper-alloy-with-silver-overlay-metalwork-brass-image458302190.html
RM2HHHD3A–Brooch in Form of a Bird of Prey late 500s Vendel The head and right leg of this elegant bird brooch are in left profile, while its rounded body and flaring tail are presented frontally. The extended right wing curves behind the tail. The edges of the neck, wings, and tail, and the upper part of the leg are outlined with pseudobeading. Nine stamped (punched?) crayfish decorate the tail. The position of the head, supported by the raised leg, indicates that the bird is sleeping.. Brooch in Form of a Bird of Prey. Vendel. late 500s. Copper alloy with silver overlay. Metalwork-Brass
Falcon 664–30 B.C. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period The falcon stands with his wings swept back. The figure has beautifully rendered facial markings and short and long feathers all over the body. The tail extends back behind the bird in a single long, clean line. The falcon could be a standalone offering but it is very likely that it once stood on a mummy box, which would have housed a falcon mummy. Such falcon mummy boxes, or sarcophagi, would have been offered for deposition in animal necropoleis, not just in relation to the cult of the famous falcon god Horus, but also more broadly in associati Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/falcon-66430-bc-late-periodptolemaic-period-the-falcon-stands-with-his-wings-swept-back-the-figure-has-beautifully-rendered-facial-markings-and-short-and-long-feathers-all-over-the-body-the-tail-extends-back-behind-the-bird-in-a-single-long-clean-line-the-falcon-could-be-a-standalone-offering-but-it-is-very-likely-that-it-once-stood-on-a-mummy-box-which-would-have-housed-a-falcon-mummy-such-falcon-mummy-boxes-or-sarcophagi-would-have-been-offered-for-deposition-in-animal-necropoleis-not-just-in-relation-to-the-cult-of-the-famous-falcon-god-horus-but-also-more-broadly-in-associati-image458536145.html
RM2HJ03EW–Falcon 664–30 B.C. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period The falcon stands with his wings swept back. The figure has beautifully rendered facial markings and short and long feathers all over the body. The tail extends back behind the bird in a single long, clean line. The falcon could be a standalone offering but it is very likely that it once stood on a mummy box, which would have housed a falcon mummy. Such falcon mummy boxes, or sarcophagi, would have been offered for deposition in animal necropoleis, not just in relation to the cult of the famous falcon god Horus, but also more broadly in associati
Glass 'Mercury' bottle 3rd century A.D. Roman Colorless with pale yellow green tinge.Broad rim, folded out, down, round and in, and flattened on top surface; thick-walled cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; pushed-in horizontal shoulder with raised rounded corners; square, thick-walled body, with flat sides; concave bottom.In relief on bottom, standing peacock, facing right, with crest above head and tail feathers displayed behind in a stylized fashion with two circular rows of dots.Intact; dulling, pitting, and brilliant iridescence covering almost all of surfaces.Bottles of this type are Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/glass-mercury-bottle-3rd-century-ad-roman-colorless-with-pale-yellow-green-tingebroad-rim-folded-out-down-round-and-in-and-flattened-on-top-surface-thick-walled-cylindrical-neck-expanding-downwards-pushed-in-horizontal-shoulder-with-raised-rounded-corners-square-thick-walled-body-with-flat-sides-concave-bottomin-relief-on-bottom-standing-peacock-facing-right-with-crest-above-head-and-tail-feathers-displayed-behind-in-a-stylized-fashion-with-two-circular-rows-of-dotsintact-dulling-pitting-and-brilliant-iridescence-covering-almost-all-of-surfacesbottles-of-this-type-are-image458088223.html
RM2HH7M5K–Glass 'Mercury' bottle 3rd century A.D. Roman Colorless with pale yellow green tinge.Broad rim, folded out, down, round and in, and flattened on top surface; thick-walled cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; pushed-in horizontal shoulder with raised rounded corners; square, thick-walled body, with flat sides; concave bottom.In relief on bottom, standing peacock, facing right, with crest above head and tail feathers displayed behind in a stylized fashion with two circular rows of dots.Intact; dulling, pitting, and brilliant iridescence covering almost all of surfaces.Bottles of this type are
Bes rattle ca. 945–664 BC Third Intermediate Period This Bes-image represents the beneficent Egyptian domestic god with his typical leonine face, dwarf body, and tail. Holes at the top of his feather crown and in his ears held rattling elements. The god extends a dom nut to a baby in his arms with Bes-like features. Monkeys are seated around his legs and alongside his crown. Behind his feathers is the incised figure of a bound oryx. The Bes-image is part of a repertoire of figures created in a distinctive spotted faience from dynasty 22 into dynasty 26. The center of production was the eastern Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/bes-rattle-ca-945664-bc-third-intermediate-period-this-bes-image-represents-the-beneficent-egyptian-domestic-god-with-his-typical-leonine-face-dwarf-body-and-tail-holes-at-the-top-of-his-feather-crown-and-in-his-ears-held-rattling-elements-the-god-extends-a-dom-nut-to-a-baby-in-his-arms-with-bes-like-features-monkeys-are-seated-around-his-legs-and-alongside-his-crown-behind-his-feathers-is-the-incised-figure-of-a-bound-oryx-the-bes-image-is-part-of-a-repertoire-of-figures-created-in-a-distinctive-spotted-faience-from-dynasty-22-into-dynasty-26-the-center-of-production-was-the-eastern-image458515761.html
RM2HHY5EW–Bes rattle ca. 945–664 BC Third Intermediate Period This Bes-image represents the beneficent Egyptian domestic god with his typical leonine face, dwarf body, and tail. Holes at the top of his feather crown and in his ears held rattling elements. The god extends a dom nut to a baby in his arms with Bes-like features. Monkeys are seated around his legs and alongside his crown. Behind his feathers is the incised figure of a bound oryx. The Bes-image is part of a repertoire of figures created in a distinctive spotted faience from dynasty 22 into dynasty 26. The center of production was the eastern
Scarab with Uraeus and Papyrus Plants ca. 1740–1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom A large uraeus, its tail curled up behind him and its body decorated with fine hatched lines, dominates the design on the underside of this late Middle Kingdom scarab (late Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1850-1640 B.C.). On either side are papyrus plants, consisting of one straight and one bent stem. They are placed tête-bêche, that is upside down to each other, and parallel lines connect the stems. Plants are a popular theme on Egyptian seal-amulets because they refer to life, renewal, and regeneration, and during the Middle Kingdom Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/scarab-with-uraeus-and-papyrus-plants-ca-17401640-bc-middle-kingdom-a-large-uraeus-its-tail-curled-up-behind-him-and-its-body-decorated-with-fine-hatched-lines-dominates-the-design-on-the-underside-of-this-late-middle-kingdom-scarab-late-dynasty-1213-ca-1850-1640-bc-on-either-side-are-papyrus-plants-consisting-of-one-straight-and-one-bent-stem-they-are-placed-tte-bche-that-is-upside-down-to-each-other-and-parallel-lines-connect-the-stems-plants-are-a-popular-theme-on-egyptian-seal-amulets-because-they-refer-to-life-renewal-and-regeneration-and-during-the-middle-kingdom-image458513487.html
RM2HHY2HK–Scarab with Uraeus and Papyrus Plants ca. 1740–1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom A large uraeus, its tail curled up behind him and its body decorated with fine hatched lines, dominates the design on the underside of this late Middle Kingdom scarab (late Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1850-1640 B.C.). On either side are papyrus plants, consisting of one straight and one bent stem. They are placed tête-bêche, that is upside down to each other, and parallel lines connect the stems. Plants are a popular theme on Egyptian seal-amulets because they refer to life, renewal, and regeneration, and during the Middle Kingdom
Terracotta fragments of a neck-amphora (jar) third quarter of the 6th century B.C. Greek, Attic At the shoulder, a band of palmettes and tendrils; on the body, head of a filleted woman to right holding a wreath in her left hand, facing a symposiast who is reclining on a kline with cushions; in front the kline, a small table with food and a cup; above the wreath the woman is holding, fillets; behind the head of the symposiast, a wreath; on the floor, behind the kline, the tail of a dog to left; wreathed komast to right with his arms bent and his right arm raised, and his left leg bent; in the f Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/terracotta-fragments-of-a-neck-amphora-jar-third-quarter-of-the-6th-century-bc-greek-attic-at-the-shoulder-a-band-of-palmettes-and-tendrils-on-the-body-head-of-a-filleted-woman-to-right-holding-a-wreath-in-her-left-hand-facing-a-symposiast-who-is-reclining-on-a-kline-with-cushions-in-front-the-kline-a-small-table-with-food-and-a-cup-above-the-wreath-the-woman-is-holding-fillets-behind-the-head-of-the-symposiast-a-wreath-on-the-floor-behind-the-kline-the-tail-of-a-dog-to-left-wreathed-komast-to-right-with-his-arms-bent-and-his-right-arm-raised-and-his-left-leg-bent-in-the-f-image457890313.html
RM2HGXKND–Terracotta fragments of a neck-amphora (jar) third quarter of the 6th century B.C. Greek, Attic At the shoulder, a band of palmettes and tendrils; on the body, head of a filleted woman to right holding a wreath in her left hand, facing a symposiast who is reclining on a kline with cushions; in front the kline, a small table with food and a cup; above the wreath the woman is holding, fillets; behind the head of the symposiast, a wreath; on the floor, behind the kline, the tail of a dog to left; wreathed komast to right with his arms bent and his right arm raised, and his left leg bent; in the f
Terracotta oil lamp 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D. Roman Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Large, shallow discus: in high relief, a bear, standing on all four legs, facing right, and in front of him a small animal with a long tail, facing left; a single filling hole at center below front paws of bear; band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking nozzle, with large wick hole. Incised base ring, and a slightly concave base.Broken and repaired, with large hole in the back of discus and top of body, and a smaller hole in top of nozzle behind wick hole.. Terracotta oil lamp 241561 Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/terracotta-oil-lamp-1st-century-bc1st-century-ad-roman-loeschcke-type-4-mold-made-large-shallow-discus-in-high-relief-a-bear-standing-on-all-four-legs-facing-right-and-in-front-of-him-a-small-animal-with-a-long-tail-facing-left-a-single-filling-hole-at-center-below-front-paws-of-bear-band-of-lines-and-grooves-around-edge-volutes-flanking-nozzle-with-large-wick-hole-incised-base-ring-and-a-slightly-concave-basebroken-and-repaired-with-large-hole-in-the-back-of-discus-and-top-of-body-and-a-smaller-hole-in-top-of-nozzle-behind-wick-hole-terracotta-oil-lamp-241561-image458123558.html
RM2HH997J–Terracotta oil lamp 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D. Roman Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Large, shallow discus: in high relief, a bear, standing on all four legs, facing right, and in front of him a small animal with a long tail, facing left; a single filling hole at center below front paws of bear; band of lines and grooves around edge. Volutes flanking nozzle, with large wick hole. Incised base ring, and a slightly concave base.Broken and repaired, with large hole in the back of discus and top of body, and a smaller hole in top of nozzle behind wick hole.. Terracotta oil lamp 241561
Terracotta oil lamp 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D. Roman Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: a bird (an eagle or parrot?), facing right, holding a ribbon in its curved beak, standing in front of a winged caduceus, slanting obliquely to left; filling holelling hole at lower left behind the bird's tail, and a band of lines and grooves toward edge. Small volutes flanking nozzle, with off-center wick hole. Incised base ring, and concave base.Hole and extensive chipping to shoulder and top of body at back.. Terracotta oil lamp. Roman. 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.. Terracotta. Early Imperia Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/terracotta-oil-lamp-1st-century-bc1st-century-ad-roman-loeschcke-type-4-mold-made-discus-a-bird-an-eagle-or-parrot-facing-right-holding-a-ribbon-in-its-curved-beak-standing-in-front-of-a-winged-caduceus-slanting-obliquely-to-left-filling-holelling-hole-at-lower-left-behind-the-birds-tail-and-a-band-of-lines-and-grooves-toward-edge-small-volutes-flanking-nozzle-with-off-center-wick-hole-incised-base-ring-and-concave-basehole-and-extensive-chipping-to-shoulder-and-top-of-body-at-back-terracotta-oil-lamp-roman-1st-century-bc1st-century-ad-terracotta-early-imperia-image457991933.html
RM2HH39AN–Terracotta oil lamp 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D. Roman Loeschcke Type 4. Mold-made. Discus: a bird (an eagle or parrot?), facing right, holding a ribbon in its curved beak, standing in front of a winged caduceus, slanting obliquely to left; filling holelling hole at lower left behind the bird's tail, and a band of lines and grooves toward edge. Small volutes flanking nozzle, with off-center wick hole. Incised base ring, and concave base.Hole and extensive chipping to shoulder and top of body at back.. Terracotta oil lamp. Roman. 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.. Terracotta. Early Imperia
Double Whistle 7th–9th century Mayan This pottery whistle is in the form of a bird standing on two legs and a tail. It is a double whistle, with two internal and separate sounding chambers. The lower chamber, located in the body of the bird, is sounded through a mouthpiece located in the tail. This chamber has a single finger hole on the front of the bird's belly allowing for two pitches to be produced. A second, smaller, chamber is found in the head of the bird and is activated through a mouthpiece protruding from behind the ears.. Double Whistle. Mayan. 7th–9th century. Pottery, paint. Pre-C Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/double-whistle-7th9th-century-mayan-this-pottery-whistle-is-in-the-form-of-a-bird-standing-on-two-legs-and-a-tail-it-is-a-double-whistle-with-two-internal-and-separate-sounding-chambers-the-lower-chamber-located-in-the-body-of-the-bird-is-sounded-through-a-mouthpiece-located-in-the-tail-this-chamber-has-a-single-finger-hole-on-the-front-of-the-birds-belly-allowing-for-two-pitches-to-be-produced-a-second-smaller-chamber-is-found-in-the-head-of-the-bird-and-is-activated-through-a-mouthpiece-protruding-from-behind-the-ears-double-whistle-mayan-7th9th-century-pottery-paint-pre-c-image458629025.html
RM2HJ4A01–Double Whistle 7th–9th century Mayan This pottery whistle is in the form of a bird standing on two legs and a tail. It is a double whistle, with two internal and separate sounding chambers. The lower chamber, located in the body of the bird, is sounded through a mouthpiece located in the tail. This chamber has a single finger hole on the front of the bird's belly allowing for two pitches to be produced. A second, smaller, chamber is found in the head of the bird and is activated through a mouthpiece protruding from behind the ears.. Double Whistle. Mayan. 7th–9th century. Pottery, paint. Pre-C
Glass flask in the form of a fish 3rd century A.D. Roman Uncertain color (probably colorless); trails in same glass.Rounded, thickened rim; neck bent upward to form tail, tapering towards body; body flattened into irregular lentoid shape; bottom drawn out in two solid projections to form mouth.Fine trail wound once round neck; another trail wound once around lower body to form gills; between gills and mouth, two applied blobs for eyes, one on each side of body; long thick trail applied to upper edge of body from behind mouth to base of neck, pinched into thirteen flat, projecting flanges, for Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/glass-flask-in-the-form-of-a-fish-3rd-century-ad-roman-uncertain-color-probably-colorless-trails-in-same-glassrounded-thickened-rim-neck-bent-upward-to-form-tail-tapering-towards-body-body-flattened-into-irregular-lentoid-shape-bottom-drawn-out-in-two-solid-projections-to-form-mouthfine-trail-wound-once-round-neck-another-trail-wound-once-around-lower-body-to-form-gills-between-gills-and-mouth-two-applied-blobs-for-eyes-one-on-each-side-of-body-long-thick-trail-applied-to-upper-edge-of-body-from-behind-mouth-to-base-of-neck-pinched-into-thirteen-flat-projecting-flanges-for-image458166611.html
RM2HHB857–Glass flask in the form of a fish 3rd century A.D. Roman Uncertain color (probably colorless); trails in same glass.Rounded, thickened rim; neck bent upward to form tail, tapering towards body; body flattened into irregular lentoid shape; bottom drawn out in two solid projections to form mouth.Fine trail wound once round neck; another trail wound once around lower body to form gills; between gills and mouth, two applied blobs for eyes, one on each side of body; long thick trail applied to upper edge of body from behind mouth to base of neck, pinched into thirteen flat, projecting flanges, for
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