EditorialPre-Columbian Art. Maya. Archaeological Site of Copa_n. Altar Q. West side. It was created during the rule of King Yax Pac in 776. There are depicted sixteen leaders of Copan, shown with a full body portrait, four on each side of the monument. Each rul...
EditorialParade buckler (chimalli), mosaic of feathers on gold-thread, wicker base. Carrying device made of leather. In the center a blue coyote; from his mouth drips the glyph " Water, burning", the pictograph for war. Mexico, Aztec, early 16th. 70 c...
EditorialNumerical glyph depicting numeral 4. Palenque. Maya culture. Late Classic period (600-900 AD). Located on the facade of the Palace. It was collected in 1787 by captain Antonio del Rio. Stucco. Palenque, Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.
EditorialSamples of some of the thousands of whiskeys produced by Bespoken Spirits, at their lab in Menlo Park, Calif., Jan. 11, 2021. (Gabriela Hasbun/The New York Times)
EditorialNumerical glyph depicting numeral 4. Palenque. Maya culture. Late Classic period (600-900 AD). Located on the facade of the Palace. It was collected in 1787 by captain Antonio del Rio. Stucco. Palenque, Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.
EditorialPre-Columbian Art. Maya. Archaeological Site of Copa_n. Altar Q. West side. It was created during the rule of King Yax Pac in 776. There are depicted sixteen leaders of Copan, shown with a full body portrait, four on each side of the monument. Each rul...
EditorialParade buckler (chimalli), mosaic of feathers on gold-thread, wicker base. Carrying device made of leather. In the center a blue coyote; from his mouth drips the glyph " Water, burning", the pictograph for war. Mexico, Aztec, early 16th. 70 c...
EditorialTripod Vessel with Date Glyph, 15th?early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Ceramic, H. 14 1/8 x Diam. 16 in. (35.9 x 40.6 cm), Ceramics-Containers, The hourglass shape of this sizable vessel is reminiscent of the form of ceremonial braziers th...
EditorialPre-Columbian Art. Maya. Archaeological Site of Copa_n. Altar Q. West side. It was created during the rule of King Yax Pac in 776. There are depicted sixteen leaders of Copan, shown with a full body portrait, four on each side of the monument. Each rul...
EditorialParade buckler (chimalli), mosaic of feathers on gold-thread, wicker base. Carrying device made of leather. In the center a blue coyote; from his mouth drips the glyph " Water, burning", the pictograph for war. Mexico, Aztec, early 16th. 70 c...