Sort of Mictlantecuhtli (Aztec god of the underworld) meets goat. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I wonder if anyone has gone looking for the platinum the Spaniards dumped into the rivers and ocean.
You might want to explore the Jewish tradition of the "genizah" (plural "genizot") - "Genizot are temporary repositories designated for the...
We have explained that it is written in Hebrew, that it is probably a Jewish prayer book of some sort, and that it dates to the late 19th - early...
Now I am beginning to think possibly Yupik, with the shiny grass, the beading, and the use of long decorative stitches (floats), which I have seen...
I just remembered - if you copy the link provided here rather than clicking on it, and then paste it into your search engine it seems to work.
I agree not old, more contemporary. The colors and technique of "beading" (the overlay elements) remind me of some Coast/Interior Salish baskets I...
Sometimes I take a chance on a basket that I cannot readily identify, so I am looking for help on this one. It is larger than it appears - 12"...
Thank you, @Pareidolia. Since image search has become more available it has been easier to track down such things. It makes sense, as we are...
I think Moroccan, called "Maroc" in French.
It appears to be missing a few bits, and you don't indicate size. But it might be part of a Victorian/Edwardian "propelling" pencil such as this -...
It looks like it is assembled from children's wood blocks, with some degree of skill in the joinery. I would vote for the "crude" painting style...
I don't think a video will be necessary. This illustration from Bob's book, [ATTACH] with the Star of David at the bottom, is probably a later...
He says he found it, in an ancient tomb.
I believe you have received some good leads already on what the book is, and its probable age. But most members of this forum will be less than...
I noticed that one of the links included in one of the previous posts on pith paintings that I cited above does not work anymore. Here is the...
This edition appears to be uncommon, but not particularly valuable....
There have been a couple of other threads on Chinese paintings on pith, which include links to articles on the subject:...
According to this site, the cross and fish signature was used ca. 1965-1970 - https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/bezanson
The term refers to any preliminary sketch that is later covered by the finished artwork - a 2-step process. In the case of your porcelain, the...
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