EditorialAquamanile in the form of a mounted knight Aquamanile in the form of a mounted knight Ridder-aquamanile, Ridderaquamanile of copper alloy. The object, cast and embellished in cire perdue technique, in which the details are extended and engraved, has th...
EditorialHorse and rider figurine, Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600?480 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; hand-made, H. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm), Terracottas, The figurine is handmade and solid. The rider sits upright. He has short legs with clearly modeled feet stretched forward.
EditorialSpectators and participants during the national anthem at the annual Great Race, which began in 1983 and follows a new course every year, in Sun Prairie, Wis., June 23, 2022. (Erinn Springer/The New York Times)
EditorialThe pandemic led to delays in filing deadlines that stretched into late spring or even summer. But this year, the filing date for most taxpayers is April 18, a little more than a week away. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)
EditorialA case that began with a feud in the United Arab Emirates, stretched from the U.S. to India and is now playing out in the British courts offers a rare glimpse into the anatomy of a hack-and-leak operation. (John Whitlock/The New York Times)
EditorialHairpin with a Figure of a Hippopotamus, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12?13, ca. 1981?1640 B.C., From Egypt, Bone, h. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in), The figure of an erect hippopotamus represents a goddess invoked as the protector of women in pregnancy and childbirth. ...
EditorialRemains of a large bronze cauldron, torn and compressed. Along the edge and 1 cm below it a bend and a few holes. In one place along the edge a repair with a plate of red copper, fixed with coarse split-pin-shaped staples, wrapped around the edge and p...
EditorialAquamanile in the form of a mounted knight Aquamanile in the form of a mounted knight Ridder-aquamanile, Ridderaquamanile of copper alloy. The object, cast and embellished in cire perdue technique, in which the details are extended and engraved, has th...
EditorialPlate Plate Plate, multicolored painted with chinoiseries, Round plate of painted porcelain. The plate has a scalloped edge. The mirror is painted with a contour chinoiserie consisting of four figures in a landscape, one of them swings on a rope stretc...
EditorialPatchwork with lace embroidery with symmetrical corner motif, Patchwork made of batiste, the majority of which consists of lace embroidery placed across the corner: work with pulled-out threads and cut work. Square model. The symmetrical pattern consis...
EditorialWedding of Peleus and Thetis, Ronde, lead plaque. Right in the foreground Bacchus and a stream god. Left in front of a tree group of couples in love. Further to the second plan several naked, Olympic figures, while in the background the bridal couple i...
EditorialDrawing pot of silver, elongated spherical and trimmed with pearl edges, Drawing pot of silver. Stretched spherical and trimmed with pearl edges., J.M. van Kempen (firma), Voorschoten, 1886, silver (metal), h 12.5 cm.
EditorialAquamanile in the form of a mounted knight Aquamanile in the form of a mounted knight Ridder-aquamanile, Ridderaquamanile of copper alloy. The object, cast and embellished in cire perdue technique, in which the details are extended and engraved, has th...
EditorialArmchair made of tropical wood with loose seat frame stretched with reed, the chair has, among other things, slung colonets and is decorated with stabbed lotus vines and cable edges. The furniture rests on slung legs, connected by rungs made up of a fl...
EditorialAquamanile in the form of a lion with a mounted female figure Aquamanile in the form of a lion with a mounted female figure Lion-aquamanile with female figure, Aquamanile of copper alloy, in the shape of a lion with female figure on his back. The objec...
EditorialHairpin with a Figure of a Hippopotamus, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12?13, ca. 1981?1640 B.C., From Egypt, Bone, h. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in), The figure of an erect hippopotamus represents a goddess invoked as the protector of women in pregnancy and childbirth. ...
EditorialHorse and rider figurine, Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600?480 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; hand-made, H. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm), Terracottas, The figurine is handmade and solid. The rider sits upright. He has short legs with clearly modeled feet stretched forward.