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Boulder Bookends
The Boulder -- here reproduced as a pair of bookends -- symbolizes the struggle of the oppressed and shackled soul to break its bonds and find self expression. Licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Cast in reconstituted stone, 8”H x 5.5”W x 5.5”L each, 18 lbs total. 46401-195
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Rosetta Stone Bookends
The Rosetta Stone (c. 203 BC) is one of the British Museum's proudest exhibits. Found at Rosetta--now Rashid--in the Nile Delta by Napoleon's soldiers in 1799, it contained the key to the decipherment of hieroglyphics, the language of the ancient Egyptians. On the stone are three scripts: the bottom section is in Greek; the center in demotic (popular script originated in 700-600 BC and widely used for the next thousand years); and the top in hieroglyphics. Made from compound stone, soapstone finish, intricate details, 10”H x 7”L x 3.5”D / each. 12 lbs together. E-096K1-1124
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Michelangelo's Night and Day
As sure as the sun rises and sets, these two lovers will be partners for all eternity. These two marble sculptures (1519-1534) are allegorical representations of Night as a woman and Day as a man, created by Michelangelo for the Tomb of Giuliano de' Medici--the leader of one of the most powerful banking families in Florence during the Renaissance. As Night at left prepares to rest, Day at right in counterpoise prepares to get up--thus continuing the calendar’s eternal cycle. Made from bonded white carrara marble, black marble base, imported from Italy, 9.5”W x 3”D x 10”H. TAL5371-1205
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