EditorialA 16th-century Benin Bronze sculpture at the Humboldt Forum, a Berlin museum that has begun to repatriate some of the artifacts to Nigeria, Jan. 31, 2023. (Andreas Meichsner/The New York Times)
EditorialBronze statuette of an African (known as Ethiopian) youth, Hellenistic, 3rd?2nd century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 18.29 cm., Bronzes, This fine statuette shows the careful observation that reflects firsthand knowledge of the subject. The distinctive garm...
EditorialBronze spearhead, Early Cypriot III, ca. 2000?1900 B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, length 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Bronzes, Although there are no indications that the Early Bronze Age was a period of conflict on the island, spearheads are often found in tombs. The...