Iconic Old Solid Brass Hourglass Printing Block harpy in significant part because of

in significant part because of how happy she looks

8 3/4" x 5 1/4" x 2 7/8"

and this wear certainly suggests it was hung and seen

but both drawing and frame appear in very good condition

This glaze appears again on the interior as halo-like outlines for the acidic blue-green hyroglyph-like decoration

Iconic Old Solid Brass Hourglass Printing Block harpy in significant part because ofMy attraction to printing blocks is not really related to their printable function; rather, I'm attracted their objecthood and specifically interested in ones bearing text or graphics that have all sorts of resonances. So this excellent old solid brass one bearing a perfectly rendered hourglass, as what is more symbolic, and iconic, than that? (I might lay it on its side in a gesture of trying to slow things down!) Just an excellent small thing, and