A vanishing rarity: a pistol-shaped perfume sprinkler in yellow gold and enamel, concealing a watch within its mechanism, adorned with pearls, emerald, opal and diamonds
Attributed to Moulinié & Bautte & Cie circa 1800
Subramanian and his consorts Mahavalli and Devasena (Shri Shanmukha Subramania Swami) in a print made by the Ravi Varma Press circa 1900-1915,
Credit…The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mosaic from Venice, Italy dated between 1100 - 1150 on display Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England
This mosaic once decorated one of the buildings in San Marco in Venice and would have been on one of the domes following the Eastern Roman Empire models. This fragment is from a scene showing the Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended on Christ's disciples. Below the disciples are figures representing the provinces that each disciple converted. This head belonged to Mesopotamia.
Photographs taken by myself 2024
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Not enough to share: my modest collection of vintage chocolate.
A chromolithograph from the Calcutta Art Studio in West Bengal, made circa 1885-90, depicts, from left, the goddesses Bhuvanesvari and Bagala. Credit…The Metropolitan Museum of Art
