Electronic Resources and Instructional Services Librarian Deborah Vincelli discusses a selection of rare eighteenth-century auction catalogs in the libraries‘ Digital Collections.
Many of the catalogs in this collection are heavily annotated by hand.
Her left hand, open with the palm up, may have held an object.
Their hand-built pottery features imagery that reflects their deep spirituality.
Gallery 151 The beautiful naked warrior originally held a spear in his raised hand
Said to have been found in Athens, west of the Theseion [Until 1912, with E. Triantaphyllos, Athens]; acquired in 1912 (upper portion) and in 1913 (lower portion), purchased from E. Triantaphyllos
fragments of this stele have recently been identified in Athens – one with the left hand
Been between 1936 and 1938, acquired by Sigmund Morgenroth (1874-1963), purchased through Münzhandlung, Basel; until 1942, collection of S. Morgenroth and his son, Charles L. Morley; acquired in 1942, purchased from Charles L
He holds the helmet with his left hand and probably grasped a mallet with his right
He wears a plain tunic that almost reaches his feet and in his right hand he holds
Drawn as if seen from below, the king stands in contrapposto, his right hand on his
tunic under a multi-colored, skirt-like garment holds a fluted goblet in his right hand
The smaller figure standing below the Buddha’s left hand may represent the young
