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A collection of ancient pottery and ceremonial objects, highlighting diverse styles and purposes from various cultures.

Pottery belly model ointment jar, red shard, internally glazed, ointment jar pot holder soil find ceramic earthenware glaze lead glaze, hand turned glazed baked Pottery ointment red shard internally glazed. Belly model with sloping thickening on the belly narrowing above the foot. Flat oblique inwardly directed top edge. Stand archaeology health care indigenous pottery import pharmacy store sell craft
Pottery belly model ointment jar, red shard, internally glazed, ointment jar pot holder soil find ceramic earthenware glaze lead glaze, hand turned glazed baked Pottery ointment red shard internally glazed. Belly model with sloping thickening on the belly narrowing above the foot. Flat oblique inwardly directed top edge. Stand archaeology health care indigenous pottery import pharmacy store sell craft
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Pottery belly model ointment jar, red shard, internally glazed, ointment jar pot holder soil find ceramic earthenware glaze lead glaze, hand turned glazed baked Pottery ointment red shard internally glazed. Belly model with sloping thickening on the belly narrowing above the foot. Flat oblique inwardly directed top edge. Stand archaeology health care indigenous pottery import pharmacy store sell craftPortable Shrine, c. 1500. Tibet, early 16th century. Wood with mineral pigments; diameter: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.).. Cylindrical fabric tea bush or chair of stoneware with an ivory lid covered with a green-brown glaze. The bottom of the bus is unglazed. Old label on the bottom with 'W595'; Old label on the inside with 'shigaraki / 17th'. Shigaraki.Kohl Stick ca. 1635-1458 B.C. Second Intermediate Period-Early New Kingdom. Kohl Stick 546878Helmet. Culture: Iranian. Dimensions: H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 7.9 oz. (1131.1 g). Date: probably 15th century.The inscription around the rim is very worn but reads in part: "He may protect." The helmet is engraved with the mark of the Ottoman arsenal, indicating that it was captured in battle or taken as booty. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.BROCAL DE POZO DE CERAMICA DECORADO Y PINTADO EN VERDE, MUDEJAR (S.XIV) (EN EL MUSEO DE SANTA CRUZ).Pot with handle ca. 8th-7th century B.C. Assyrian. Pot with handle 324627Cylindrical Jar with Mountain-Shaped Lid Made 206 BCE-9 CE China. Earthenware with molded and carved decoration .Cup ca. 19th-16th century B.C. Iran. Cup 325935Jar with Loop Handle with Overall Impressed Surface Decoration (lid), AD 200s-300s. Korea, Baekje kingdom (18 BC-660). Earthenware; overall: 34 x 24 cm (13 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.).. Ritual wine barrel with handle. Decorative table around neck body with stylized fable animals; Two samples on this list.Candlestick with Figural Imagery. Dimensions: Max. H. 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm)Max. W. at base: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm)Diam. of bottom: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm). Date: first half 14th century.This unusual nine-sided candlestick is ornamented with figural scenes executed in an intricate inlay of precious metals, including silver and gold. Its decoration includes carefully drawn depictions of courtly pastimes--enthroned figures entertained by musicians and mounted riders playing polo or hunting. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Spouted vessel with lion-shaped handle ca. early 1st millennium B.C.. Spouted vessel with lion-shaped handle 327325Cricket cage 18th-19th century China. Cricket cage. China. 18th-19th century. Gourd, ivory. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Cricket cagesFeng lei, bronze, cm 31 x 20 x 14Content measure of 20 liters (). Chain seam of 20 liters with wooden measuring and 2 bottom edges. Numbered on the outside wall with chalk.Wellhead with Roosters 100 BCE-100 CE China. This finely structured wellhead displays care in rendering naturalistic details. This model resembles tomb finds from Huixian, Henan province. Here two jaunty roosters are perched on the roof, which originally covered a pulley for raising and lowering buckets.. Gray earthenware with molded, incised, and stamped decoration .Covered Box, 10th century, 3 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (9.53 x 9.84 cm), Yaozhou ware Stoneware with black glaze, China, 10th centuryLarge Bell 500 B.C.-A.D. 300 Vietnam (North). Large Bell. Vietnam (North). 500 B.C.-A.D. 300. Bronze. Bronze and Iron Age period. MetalworkIron of copper, 1600 - 1699 Engraved with performances () And 'P. van Wijk Utrecht '. copper (metal) Engraved with performances () And 'P. van Wijk Utrecht '. copper (metal)Early Maltese pottery beehive.Anonymous / 'Case for rock crystal cup with cover and tall stem'. 1650 - 1711. Leather, Wood, Metal, Cloth. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Lidded Bowl. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), 13th-14th century. Furnishings; Serviceware. Cast bronzeCandle Stick 14th century Developed in Eastern Iran in the late 11th century, the technique of silver inlaid brass spread all over the Islamic world. The polychrome effects of the silver inlay and the golden brass were highlighted by a black paste. The ornamentation is composed of calligraphy and roundels with geometric designs and human figures, set on a scrolling foliage.. Candle Stick 444531Inkwell. Culture: American. Designer: Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848-1933 New York). Dimensions: Overall: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)Base: Diam. 5 1/2 in. (5 1/2 in.). Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902-32). Date: after 1909.Interest in Native American heritage pervaded the United States at the turn of the century, as illustrated here by this desk set (1974.214.11-.14) that consists of large and small blotters, a tray, and an inkpot in the "American Indian" pattern, which was introduced in 1909. The stylized serpent, frog, bird, rain, and storm represent the seasons; connected circles represent the flight of time. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bottle 18th century Japan. Bottle. Japan. 18th century. Clay covered with a mottled glaze (Seto ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsScarab, 945-930 BCE, 1/4 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. (0.6 x 1.6 x 1 cm), Basalt, Egypt, 10th century BCETwo-piece bronze mold for pot, mold casting tool tools equipment raw metal bronze, cast turned Two-piece bronze mold for pot with stand ring core: Rotterdam tin foundry tin stainer tin Meeuws Druy craft Shapes come from the originally 18th century Rotterdam tin tanner J Druy. The large molds that were not signed or dated were the property of the tinker guild and were rented to the small tin caster.Drum 19th century () Zulu people South Africa. Drum 501152Bronze ribbed situla (bucket) with two handles. Culture: Etruscan. Dimensions: H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm) diameter 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm). Date: ca. 550 B.C..Ribbed bucket with two arched swinging handles. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Een zoete melkspintje.Milk size of 1 pint with ear. Marked, titled, labeled and v.z.v. label.Bottom of jug on pinched foot, smeared with engobe, proto-stoneware, jug fragment soil find ceramic stoneware clay engobe, hand turned twisted hard baked Gray stonework soil-belly fragment scintillation - internal dark brown - external purple brown engobe rings pinched stand ring by missing shards three holes just above the soil Proto-stoneware archeology Capelle aan den IJssel House at Capelle castle, exotic earthenware, crockery, kitchen utensils, packaging import Imports: castle grounds ± 1395- ± 1500 Capelle aan den IJssel 1963.Inkstand. Culture: British. Dimensions: Overall: 3 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 2 7/8 in. (9.5 × 8.6 × 7.3 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Set of Nesting Wedding Baskets, c. 1900s . Africa, Western Sudan, Burkina Faso, Lobi, 20th century (). Plant fiber and leather; diameter of mouth with rim: 16.6 x 15.2 cm (6 9/16 x 6 in.); diameter of base: 6.4 x 3.2 cm (2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.); part 2: 16.6 x 14 cm (6 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.); part 3: 13.8 x 12.7 cm (5 7/16 x 5 in.); part 4: 13.1 x 11.5 cm (5 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.); part 5: 12.1 x 10.5 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.); at mouth: 6.4 x 5.8 cm (2 1/2 x 2 5/16 in.); across top: 6.8 x 7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.); body: 5.4 x 4.9 cm (2 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.); width at top: 10 x 9.3 cm (3 15/16 x 3 11/16 in.); width of mouth: 9.5 x 8.3 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.).CONTENTS OF 2 L. SPANS CONTENTS OF 2 l. No suspensions or markings, well labelingSpinning/Toy Top. UnknownClarence Secor, Grape Crusher, 1939 Grape CrusherBucket for Holy Water (Situla) ca. 1200 German. Bucket for Holy Water (Situla) 479683Jar -A bone mate with button.a Bone Mate With Button. Described and v.z.v. label.Bottle. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Inkstand 18th century British Known in the eighteenth century as ink standishes,” inkstands were a common desk accessory. This example features a compartment for a glass inkpot with a bell cover and four spaces for quills, which were frequently made from goose feathers. The two drawers beneath provided storage for seals and pounce, a dry substance used for drying ink and preparing paper. This inkstand was designed to contain all of the necessary tools for writing, which made it easily transportable. A rare survival in pewter, it is unusual for its compact design and cube shape.. Inkstand. British. 18th century. Pewter, glass. Metalwork-PewterWestgotischer Krug Visigothic jug, bronze, 7th century, Iturrieta cave, Manaria, Arkeologi Museoa, archaeological museum, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22845472Alabastron; Workshop in the Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean; 6th - 4th century B.C; Glass; 9.4 cm (3 11,16 in.)Circular box; alternating male figures and three-towered fortresses ca. 8th-7th century B.C. Iran. Circular box; alternating male figures and three-towered fortresses 325374Jar with Appliquéd Serpents. Colombia, Middle Cauca, Middle Cauca, 700-1600 CE. Ceramics. Resist-painted ceramicNUEVO YELMO - FACTURA DE OCHO PLACAS REFUERZO FRONTAL EN CRUZ Y TALADROS RESPIRADEROS- S XIII. Location: MUSEE HISTORIQUE. BERLIN. GERMANY.Crank weight of 1000 ducaten Sonder Sack. Brass Kruitweight of 1000 Ducaten Sonder Sack. Mass 3500 grams. Entitled and noticed. On the trunk v.zv. Annual letters: Q1702 - L 1819 (first and last year).Passive defense protection mask. Metal, rubber, canvas, ink, paper, 1939-1945. General Leclerc Museum of Hauteclocque and the Liberation of Paris, Jean Moulin Museum.Hendrik Jacobus van Kleef I, Two-piece bronze mold for plate, mold casting tool tools kit metal_metal bronze , V K and year 1773 Rotterdam tin foundry tin stain tin Meeuws Druy craft Shapes are from the originally 18th century Rotterdam tinnegieter J Druy. The large molds that were not signed or dated were the property of the tinker guild and were rented to the small tin caster.Measure 18th century French. Measure 193299Coopered Jug, 1750-1800. Pinto Collection - Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965.. This oak jug is typical of the type of household equipment which was used in ordinary houses in England for hundreds of years. It was probably made over 200 years ago. The cooper made containers for both dry and liquid goods. Their work was highly specialized and required a 7 year apprenticeship, which was the longest of all the woodworking trades. .Quadrangular vase in the form of a Neolithic ritual jade object (cong) 19th century China. Quadrangular vase in the form of a Neolithic ritual jade object (cong). China. 19th century. Stoneware with crackled grey glaze (Shiwan ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). CeramicsCong, 1122-722 BCE, 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (13.65 x 6.35 x 6.35 cm), Dark greyish-green jade, China, 12th-8th century BCEIncense Burner China. Incense Burner. China. Bronze flecked with gold. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). MetalworkMarble ash-chest of Isias. Dated 125 ADInner Plate of a Left Forearm Defense (Vambrace) ca. 1400 Italian This is part of a large find of medieval armor discovered in 1840 in the ruins of the fortress of Chalcis, on the Greek island of Euboea (then a Venetian colony called Negroponte). The fortress had been captured and destroyed by the Turks in 1470. Now divided largely between the Ethnological Museum, Athens, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Chalcis hoard contains many rare and unusual elements of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century armor. Of particular importance are the variety of headpieces and the many fragments of brigandines (armor for the torso constructed of small plates riveted to layers of fabric), some of which retain portions of their original velvet covering. The Chalcis armor provides a unique picture of the armament used in the Aegean, one of the easternmost military outposts of the Venetian empire.. Inner Plate of a Left Forearm Defense (Vambrace) 23115One of Ten Nesting Wedding Baskets, c 1900s . Africa, Western Sudan, Burkina Faso, Lobi, 20th century (). Plant fiber and leather; diameter of mouth with rim: 10 x 9.3 cm (3 15/16 x 3 11/16 in.).Stoneware ointment jar, slightly conical model with thick, protruding upper edge, ointment jar pot holder soil find ceramic stoneware glaze salt glaze, surface 2.5 hand turned glazed baked Stoneware ointment jar slightly conical in shape with thick, upright top edge. Stand surface Completely glazed gray and gray brown speckled archeology Rotterdam City triangle Hofplein health care indigenous pottery ointment care medication medicine handicraft packaging pharmacy Soil discovery: construction site Shellgebouw Hofplein 20 Rotterdam.Printed Vase Pre-ColumbianContent measurement of 1/2 hectoliters, anonymous, c. 1825 Spans contents of 1/2 hectoliters. Netherlands wood (plant material) NetherlandsCopper iron. Engraved with performances () And 'P. Van Wijk Utrecht '.Brass mortar with ROTTERDAM, auger equipment brass, cast Cylindrical upwardly widening body. Raised base with ascending profile edges smooth wall with center-shaped rib high projecting upper edge with inscription. Profiled transition from cantilever to middle part Merged in the upper edge ROTTERDAM Rotterdam healthcare pharmacy city pharmacy grind Probably from the city pharmacy Rotterdam.DrumFarm bell; XIX-XX century (1901-00-00-2000-00-00);Replica of Old Stone Mill” in Newport, Rhode Island. Maker: Franklin Porter, American, 1869-1935Vase. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm). Date: ca. 1800. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Heart Amulet ca. 1295-1070 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside For the ancient Egyptians, the heart (ib) was the source of intelligence, feelings, and actions. A person's memory was also housed in the heart and so at the judgment ceremony (Weighing of the Heart) in the afterlife, the heart was able to speak on behalf of the deceased, accounting to Osiris for a lifetime of deeds. Therefore, heart amulets were only used on the mummy to protect the owner's organ and to ensure that his heart gave a positive response at judgment.. Heart Amulet. ca. 1295-1070 B.C.. Red jasper. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From EgyptToilet box (lian), 1st-2nd century, 7 5/16 × 7 11/16 × 7 3/8 in., 4.4 lb. (18.57 × 19.53 × 18.73 cm, 2 kg), Bronze with gold and silver gilt cloud design, China, 1st-2nd centuryPewter Bobeche, mid-1800s. America, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh , mid 19th century. Glass and detachable pewter bobeche;Bell bell, call with hook, bell soil find brass tin metal with hook, cast Bell or clock with hook Decorated with two double circumferential grooves archeology Rotterdam rail tunnel communication sound ring time clock music Soil discovery: rail tunnel Rotterdam.Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Museo Civico23. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of paintings (Middle Ages through 18th c.), frescoes, a tabernacle, coffin, sculpture reliefs, portal fragments, busts, sculpture, tapestry found in the Pinacoteca, Second floor gallery and Second floor cloister sequences. Antiquities: Many views of Etruscan and Roman fragments, sculpture, sarcophagi, pottery, masks, jewelry and other objects found in the Storeroom sequence (inventory numbers on back of prints), and the Cloister, Second floor Cloister, Valle Giulia, Sala Romana and Sala Etrusca sequences. General Notes: There are eight separate numerical sequences for this location. The cloister as an architectural structure, rather than museum site, is documented in the record and file for S. Maria della Verita, Cloister, all views of which are stored in Medieval core collection. Five views from the Museo Civico Second floor cloister sequence are stored in Medieval. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-Four-piece bronze mold for lid or part of candlestick, mold casting tool tools equipment base metal bronze, cast turned Four-piece bronze mold for casting foot of candlestick or lid Rotterdam tin foundry tin stain tin Meeuws Druy craft Shapes are from the originally 18th-century Rotterdam tinnegieter J Druy. The large molds that were not signed or dated were the property of the tinker guild and were rented to the small tin caster.Vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Water Coupe China. Water Coupe. China. Porcelain with incised decoration under peachbloom glaze. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Ceramicsmetal mortar and pestle isolated on whiteCup, treen, footed, England, late 18th-early 19th century, Decorative Arts, CupKompasdoos.Exterior compass box consisting of a round-stage box with an excellent edge on the bottom and a slightly back to the top. The compass box is open at the top and has a round hole of 82 mm diameter in the soil. On the inside (under top edge) an edge of track copper is observed from a copper cardanus ring in which the compass hung.Content measurement, anonymous, c. 1820 Spans contents size with bridge and style, measuring land and fittings of iron and wooden right block. On the outside (bottom) a 12 cm wide wooden reinforcement tape. V.z.v. label. Netherlands wood (plant material). iron (metal) NetherlandsMitten Gauntlet for the Right Hand Made 1510-1540 Flanders. Steel, textile, and leather .closeup of old bronze mortar with pestle isolated on white backgroundTankard. Culture: German, Augsburg. Dimensions: Height: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm). Maker: Probably by Johann II Beckert (1654-1704, master ca. 1684). Date: late 17th-early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cannon ball navy blueTing vase. Bronze. China. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 71127-5 Anse, Chinese art, bronze, cover, ivory, decorative motif, three feet, ting vase1 Schepel from Harderwijk. Chips and iron content sizes for dry goods of 1 Schepel, v.zv. Labels.Vial; unknown eastern workshop; III-IV century AD (290-00-00-310-00-00);Food Box with Cover, 18th century, 3 5/8 x 10 x 10 in. (9.21 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm) (overall), Lacquer, bamboo, China, 18th centuryAn old galvanized zinc watering can with bracket isolated on whiteBronze funnel-strainer. Culture: Etruscan. Dimensions: H. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm); length 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm). Date: ca. 550-500 B.C..The Etruscans used metal and sometimes ceramic sieves to strain wine when ladling it from large mixing vessels into pitchers from which it could then be served. Thus, such utensils are part of the Etruscan ritual banquet and often appear in the hands of servants depicted in tomb frescoes. These two bronze examples are beautifully crafted with ornamental handles terminating in ram's and duck's heads. The better preserved strainer has two rampant lions sitting on its rim. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Tobacco box with crest of Eyre family late 18th-early 19th century British. Tobacco box with crest of Eyre family. British. late 18th-early 19th century. Pewter. Metalwork-PewterTiered Box, late 15th century, 5 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (13.3 x 13 x 13 cm), Carved red lacquer (tihong), China, 15th century, Decorative, multichambered containers like this four-lobed square box could have held any number of small items, but they were not always put to practical use. Here, the deeply carved cover depicts an elderly scholar holding a scepter followed by a young attendant with a qin zither under his arm. The two are making their way to a terraced pavilion set amongst rocks and pines - a popular subject known as 'visiting a recluse'. A full moon is ascendant and the whole scene is set against geometric patterns signifying air (sky) and water. The sides of the cover and compartments are each carved with four flowers: chrysanthemum, peony, camellia, and pomegranate.Brass design fitting on antique wooden pot, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxEmilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Museo Civico di Schifanoia94. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Tea Jar 18th century Japan. Tea Jar 62714Greek clay lamp made in Athens, 5th century BC. Artist: UnknownEwer in the Shape of a Bucket early 19th century Japan. Ewer in the Shape of a Bucket 63065Tea jar 18th century Japan. Tea jar. Japan. 18th century. Buff clay, brown glaze (Takatori ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsRing probably 19th century Chinese This collection of largely ethnographic jewelry includes examples from cultures in South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa and dates from the Pre-Columbian period to the twentieth century. Owned by renowned art collector and fashion enthusiast Muriel Kallis Newman, the collection represents her knowledge and appreciation of a wide range of jewelry design and making traditions. Numerous items in her collection are composite artifacts made from various cultures and time periods reappropriated as modern jewelry creations by or for Muriel. It is important to note that Newman wore many of the pieces in the collection, interpreting them to suit and express her own singular, often avant-garde style.. Ring 141611Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Museo Civico96. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of paintings (Middle Ages through 18th c.), frescoes, a tabernacle, coffin, sculpture reliefs, portal fragments, busts, sculpture, tapestry found in the Pinacoteca, Second floor gallery and Second floor cloister sequences. Antiquities: Many views of Etruscan and Roman fragments, sculpture, sarcophagi, pottery, masks, jewelry and other objects found in the Storeroom sequence (inventory numbers on back of prints), and the Cloister, Second floor Cloister, Valle Giulia, Sala Romana and Sala Etrusca sequences. General Notes: There are eight separate numerical sequences for this location. The cloister as an architectural structure, rather than museum site, is documented in the record and file for S. Maria della Verita, Cloister, all views of which are stored in Medieval core collection. Five views from the Museo Civico Second floor cloister sequence are stored in Medieval. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-Stool weight for 200 Silveren Ducaten with the Sack, Johannes Andries Groengraft, 1700 Bronze weight for 200 Silveren Ducaten with the Sack. Mass 5600 grams. Marked and entitled. There are a number of calibration brands on the hull with the 1700-1819 years with the calibration brand of S.G. Nail. Amsterdam bronze (metal) Amsterdam