Miscellaneous

These images were drawn just for fun and practice. The white background has been removed to save disk space.

Duck On A Box

This whimsical duck would make any object look cheerful. The drawing was rendered in a "fine-point" style to bring out the wood grain of this Shaker box. (Much of that detail gets lost in the techniques used to make the image transmit more quickly across the web...)

Original: 9x11

Bronze ibex-shaped cheekpiece (from a horse's bridle bit).
Iran, Luristan, ca. 700 B.C.

The original bit was excavated intact, and is a part of the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The bit itself fit into the round hole and was about an inch in diameter, with the cheek pieces each being about five inches tall.

Original: 9x11

Antique Coin Bank

I remember this coin bank from my childhood, when it sat on my grandmother's bookcase. The bank took nickels, dimes and quarters.

To make a deposit, you placed your coin in the slot and pulled the lever on the right all the way down. The coin dropped in, and the window counters showed the new total. Once ten dollars was saved, the bank could be opened by pushing the lever on the left.

Original: 9x11

Hanuman
Cambodia, 921-945 A.D.

This monkey man image was carved in buff-colored sandstone in what is known as the Koh Ker style. The statue stands about four feet tall, and is a part of the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Original: 9x11

Opium Weight
Burma

Cast in bronze, this diminutive one and a half inch tall temple dog exudes an air of adventure and mystery. It is heavy to hold in your hand, and is used, or so I was told, to weigh opium in the marketplaces of Burma.

Original 5x7