Antique Skull

Ornate designs, such as animal heads, skulls, and various emblems may also be carved into the wooden handles; these may make them harder to wield, but some find them more attractive.

The cabinet has applications inserted later, such as skull-shaped designs and designs on the sides of the cabinet in the shape of a sword.

They are decorated with rings of skulls, and further elaborately surrounded by a halo of flames and other deities and Buddhas.

Title of this work; ’LA SURVIE DU PLUS FORT‘ Rich textiles are pulled back to reveal a Dutch antique bible that is almost hidden under the powerful presence of the Nile Crocodile sku...

The small central door illustrates the Allegory of Vanity, personified by a young woman holding an oil lamp from which smoke escapes (the flight of time), the putto blowing soap bubb...

Standing almost 1.30 m tall, we recognize them by their long legs and the portion of bare red skin on their skulls. These birds are present in Northern Europe in summer, before migra...

The circular lightly tapered central supports display exceptional and finely detailed wrap around ormolu plaques with superb bison skulls connected by swaging berried laurel garlands...

The attention of detail in folds of the cloth and the skulls features are breathtaking. Making it almost look like a real piece of cloth , while still being solid marble.

The man is standing holding a trepanation instrument and is accompanied by a skull. At the time of its painting trepanation was a novel practice that was on the cutting edge of medic...

.), famous for the unique skull-like marking on its thorax. This distinct feature, along with their ability to produce a squeaking sound when disturbed, makes these moths truly fasci...

Anatomical Elements: - Below the animal heads, there is a detailed depiction of a skull, likely that of a sheep or goat, showing the bone structure

is a aquatic creature taken from Japanese folklore having the appearance of an anthropomorphic turtle. His skull is either slightly hollowed out to accommodate water, from which it ...

On one of its fronts it shows Mary Magdalene, as a hermit, with a skull, a cross and a book; the other presents the image of San Juan Bautista, accompanied by a cross and a lamb allu...

Antique print titled 'Skull Cap of King Charles I - Glove of King Charles I'.

Antique print titled 'Skull-Cap of King Charles I - Lace Collar'. Chromolithographic plate originating from 'The Royal House of Stuart.

The inclusion of a scientific illustration of the bird's skull at the bottom of the print adds to its educational value, making it not only a piece of art but also a historical scien...

Illustration Explanation: - The accompanying plate (illustration) includes: - A depiction of Colobus verus at two-thirds natural size. - The skull viewed from above and ...

Very rare and precious 1600s Italian massive silver crucifix in bulletin board golden wood frame Measures cm: H 40, W 26, D 6 About: On an iconographic level, at least one detai...

To the right, you can see a cross standing, supported; to the left, a hut; and in the center of the painting appears an elderly, bearded man, leaning on a table on which there is a c...

According to the inscription it is dedicated to Bol’s stepson Frans Bol. The skull with the upside-down torches indicates that this engraving was made by Goltzius after Bol died, and...

Thus, although the best known is the one in the shape of a skull in the Metropolitan Museum (Isaac Penard's movement from around 1650, box from around 1810-1820), and taking into acc...

The neck and lower jaw of the skull are fully carved open out of Carrara marble , amazing craftsmanship.

Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (ro...

After attracting Sisara, the Canaanite general defeated by the people of Israel, into his tent, he kills him in his sleep by sticking a tent in his skull. This moment is described in...

It is a high tower, from top to bottom filled with nothing but bones and other skulls, and there are many thousands." About the Engraving: - Engraver and Publisher: The specific nam...

Great artwork featuring a man in a black suit holding an ace of spades playing card in front of a shadow in red with a skull faced figure of Death handing him a gun and hiding the re...

In The Skeletons, the light, sketchy strokes of varying lengths found in some areas of the print recall Tiepolo's technique, while the combination of skulls, vegetation, and crumblin...

Flanking the lower portion of the oval are a skull, spine and ribs, bottles containing liquids, manuscripts and quills for writing, books and a coat of arms.

Rita is often depicted holding a skull, with a wound in her forehead and with two children.

Other elements in his hair include a cobra, a skull, and a crescent moon, all symbols associated with Shiva.

These charming English School portraits show the subjects half-length by a desk, the surgeon with a skull at his elbow and his wife with an open writing box.

From about the end of the 10th century, reliquaries in the shape of the relics they housed also became popular; hence, for instance, the skull of Pope Alexander I was housed in a hea...

The third, stunned by the opium supplied by Giacomo and mixed with a drink, was assaulted in his sleep: Marzio broke his legs with a rolling pin, Olimpio finished him hitting him in ...

The artist recorded the pilgrims lacerating their own skulls, backs and shoulders, the blood streaming down their faces until they eventually drop from exhaustion.

There were of four stages of courses, which she completed in 1864[6] before going to the Royal Female School of Art.[7] The headmaster at the Royal Female School of Art was Richard ...

From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of John, chapter 19 "And H...

From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 17.5x22cm From the Gospel of Luke, chapter 3 "When t...

The penitent Magdalene is depicted in the center in the foreground, surrounded by her typical iconographic elements, such as the skull, alluding to the transience of earthly existenc...

The soldier's arms point to the funnel, while the empty helmet paraphrases the calotte of the skull and, like the funnel, thematizes the empty darkness of death.

Furthermore, there are Skeleton and mask another important topic of Ensor artworks, he was fascinated by the dark and silenced skeleton and skulls and could express his art through o...

Skeleton and mask are the most important topic of Ensor artworks,he was fascinated by the dark and silenced skeleton and skulls and could express his art through observation of many ...

Skeleton and mask are the most important topic of Ensor artworks,he was fascinated by the dark and silenced skeleton and skulls and could express his art through observation of many ...

Below are two Chinese Catholic priests in long robes, and at lower right a Chinese beggar depicted with an elongated, pointed skull—an image reflecting early modern European curiosit...

To the right Achilles' father Peleus kneels towards the urn with a torch over each shoulder. A ram's skull is hung on the trunk of the young tree to the left of the trio.

Interestingly, Minardi’s fascination with Raphael’s skull appears to have predated the artist’s disinterment.