I know a little paleography, a little Latin - just enough to get in trouble. :)
It is a will. The first 3 sections are lists of debts owed by and to the deceased. The 4th section is in Latin and, depending on where it occurs...
You might try contacting the Archaeological and Historical Conservancy in Davie, Florida, which I believe would be near you....
I would say Thailand, or Laos, based on the style and technique - they use a technique described as "discontinuous supplementary weft", which is...
I believe your mask is Igbo or Ibo, from Nigeria. [IMG] http://artkhade.com/en/object/014953/53KkX5/an-igbo-mask-nri-awka-area- nigeria [IMG]...
It is a matter of appearance - professional archaeologists should not be in a position to be suspected of stealing from their own sites or other...
I have seen (and bought) several somewhat similar copper bowls. My totally unfounded theory is that they are the product of young men's shop...
That is so sad, and inappropriate/unethical. I would not consider anyone an archeologist who also traffics in artifacts, real or otherwise. Can...
I know very little about paintings, so had not commented. But thumbing through a book on Edvard Munch this evening i saw this lithograph of his...
Thai amulet, Phra Nakprok, "Buddha Protected by Naga". [IMG]...
I may be wrong, but it looks Arts & Crafts period to me, 1880-1920, like mission oak furniture. The rickrack trim used inside the drawers was...
Clearly, the images found on pinterest and rubylane indicate this is a common, perhaps mass produced item.
Perhaps Chinese. I notice it has holes drilled around the edges that may have originally had additional pendants. Maybe an older, more "tribal"...
On first glance, looks Himalayan - Nepal, Bhutan - or that vicinity.
Perhaps a scrap of newspaper was used to make it fit better into a cane, with glue applied.
Please! No ketchup! With an object like this, you can't "dunk" it in anything, so getting anything like ketchup completely off of it would be...
sabre123 is correct. All such scientific instruments were originally lacquered to protect the metal from corrosion. The fact that there is so much...
We have been pondering the characteristics of your map, from the perspective of it being highly unlikely that it is an early original. The...
According to my partner, a used book dealer, this map has often been reproduced. The original was a 17th century hand-colored copperplate print....
Thanks for the great information!
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