LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: face

Anthropoid sarcophagus, last quarter of 5th century B.C.; Classical Greco-Phoenician; From a tomb at Amathus Marble; L. 87 3/4 in. (222.90 cm) The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76 (74.51.2452) The lid of this sarcophagus shows an unarticulated, downward tapering body and the head of a woman framed by flowing hair with traces of red paint. At the foot of the box and on the lid appears the Phoenician letter shin. According to recent investigations, anthropoid sarcophagi of marble were quarried on the Greek island of Paros, where they were prepared up to a certain point and then finished at their destinations, in this case, at Amathus. The inscribed letters on this sarcophagus strongly suggest that the sculptor was Phoenician, which would be entirely plausible at Amathus and at Kition, two centers of Phoenician occupation on Cyprus during the fifth century B.C. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ccyp/hod_74.51.2452.htm

ARCHITECT Louis Korn, American MEDIUM Limestone DATES 1895 DIMENSIONS 31 x 16 x 12 in. (78.7 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm) (show scale) COLLECTIONS American Art ACCESSION NUMBER 74.6.1 CREDIT LINE Gift of Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Demex Demolition Company CAPTION Louis Korn (American). Keystone with Bearded King, one of two, from Lorsch Building, 37-39 Maiden Lane, NYC (demolished 1973), 1895. Limestone, 31 x 16 x 12 in. (78.7 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Demex Demolition Company, 74.6.1. CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Crowned head of an old man with mustache Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/100337

ARCHITECT Louis Korn, American MEDIUM Limestone DATES 1895 DIMENSIONS 32 x 26 x 12 in. (81.3 x 66 x 30.5 cm) (show scale) COLLECTIONS American Art ACCESSION NUMBER 74.6.2 CREDIT LINE Gift of Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Demex Demolition Company CAPTION Louis Korn (American). Keystone with Bearded King, one of two, from Lorsch Building, 37-39 Maiden Lane, NYC (demolished 1973), 1895. Limestone, 32 x 26 x 12 in. (81.3 x 66 x 30.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Demex Demolition Company, 74.6.2. CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Crowned head of an old man with mustache and beard Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/100338

Face from a Coffin Wood, gessoed and painted Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI, circa 1070-945 BC Probably from Thebes Accession # 37.2037E This face from a coffin is treated in a manner called "hieroglyphic." Its features are like individual hieroglyphs and are not totally integrated into the face by means of organic modeling. This piece is dated to Dynasty XXI and attributed to Thebes because it resembles very closely many faces on coffins of that time and place. The face's shape and features reflect the revival of the artistic style of the earlier part of Dynasty XVIII (circa 1539-1390 BC) or early Dynasty XIX (circa 1295-1250 BC), some of whose art was influenced by the art of early Dynasty XVIII. Text from the Brooklyn Museum label.

Death Mask Liao Dynasty (947-1125) Silver The delicate features of this thin silver death mask were beaten into shape from a heavy sheet of metal. Masks like this were placed over the faces of men and women of the Khitan (Qidan) tribes that formed the Liao empire. The masks were attached to gold, silver, or copper wire shrouds that covered the bodies of Khitan buried in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning province between the mid-10th and first quarter of the 12th century. Text from the U. Penn. Museum label.

Mask from a Cavalry Helmet Unknown Roman, A.D. 75 - 125 Bronze 11 x 7 in. 72.AB.105 Originally part of a large helmet, this detached face mask was part of the armor worn by soldiers in the Roman cavalry. The face may represent Aphrodite, Artemis, or even an effeminate Apollo, since the generalized features make any precise identification difficult. A military unit's patron god or goddess would have determined which deity would be depicted on the face mask worn by members of the unit. Such an elaborate mask--the bands in the hair were originally inlaid with contrasting and possibly precious materials--would have been used in elaborate ceremonies rather than in battle. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=8046