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First might be a sherbet cup?
It certainly looks like it has some age on it & I don't think it has been artificially distressed. The nails themselves are a clue to age & they...
Certainly the painter is likely to have painted other religious subjects. Beyond that, I am not qualified to say. Am I correct that the painting...
Sorry, I'm not an art historian or knowledgeable about things like the way the canvas is attached, etc.
Palm frond. In hagiography it is the symbol of a martyr, & of course there are the palms laid in his path upon his entry into Jerusalem.
It is consistent with part of a scene of Jesus before Pilate, during the judgement. [IMG]
As you may have discovered, you can move from room to room. It's pretty neat but I'm hoping they will add more information points for individual...
And a bit like Western Union too.
I never thought of the Templars as the Pony Express of their day before.
It killed the cat, you know.
Shown in the last photo? I don't think anything is missing. That cut would act as a slight spring to hold that segment tightly to the one before...
No, I was considering them as 2 different possibilities, ways of stabilizing the piece. Without some idea of the size & shape of your coral, we...
Surprised no on has seen the Virgin Mary yet. Or did I miss one?
Museum putty? I don't have much experience with it. Might stain where it touches over time? Could it sit in some style of acrylic display stand?
Decka, not your misspelling. Take a hard look at your book covers.
Virtual tour of the Hermitage's new Hall of the History of Engraved Gems: https://pano.hermitagemuseum.org/3d/html/pwoaen/main/#node208
I see a few that might be bois durci.
The next time I'm eating chocolate, I'm going to say it's to strengthen my cellular structure. If there were copy editors in the world anymore...
Yes, those. Location is typical of middle eastern marks & that looks like a dot. Would just like a clearer look.
Separate names with a comma.
