EditorialRitual Cauldron, c. 1000-900 BC. Hungary, Bronze Age, c. 2500-800 BC. Bronze, hammered, cast and wrought ; diameter: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.); overall: 16.5 x 30.2 cm (6 1/2 x 11 7/8 in.).
EditorialThe Gundestrup cauldron. Decorated silver vessel, thought to date between 200 BC and 300 AD, placing it within the late La Te_ne period or early Roman Iron Age. Gundestrup in the Aars parish of Himmerland, Denmark. From left to right, Teutates and Smer...
EditorialGail Jennings slices shrimp to be added to her gumbo just a few minutes before serving, to keep them from overcooking, at home in Durham, N.C., Nov. 5, 2022. (Jeremy M. Lange/The New York Times)
EditorialTorch bearers Dinigeer Yilamujiang and Jiawen Zhao of China, light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Olympics at the National Stadium in Beijing on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialJean Baptiste Sim?on Chardin (Paris, 1699-1779). Still Life with Pestle and Mortar, Pitcher and Copper Cauldron (ca. 1728 - 1732). Oil on canvas. 32.5 x 39 cm.