EditorialSlightly less than half hw. of a diptych, with hinge side with two holes and notch for seal wire. On the outside, through transverse channel for stamps (light-colored traces present), shared deepening surface (preserved parts 4x4,7 or 4,6x4,65 cm), on ...
EditorialPresident Joe Biden delivers remarks on the fight to contain the COVID-19 pandemic at the White House in Washington, Jan. 26, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialMorgan Smith, a New York University senior and creator of the fictional township of Averno, at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Jan. 14, 2021. (Caroline Tompkins/The New York Times)
Editorial??, ???, ???, ??, Fruit, dated 1945, China, Album leaf; ink and color on paper, 12 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (30.8 x 63.8 cm), Paintings, Ding Fuzhi (Chinese, 1879?1946), With the discovery of oracle-bone scripts at the turn of the twentieth century, painting w...
EditorialPage of Calligraphy, early 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Codices, Poetry, calligraphic exercises, and headings have been pasted onto both sides of this folio. The text, which was written in several differe...
EditorialRegency actors in a small obscure tavern near the theatre. Actors rehearsing their lines with scripts in a dive bar. Suiting the Action to the Word. Interior of an Hedge Ale House contiguous to the Theatre. Handcoloured engraving etched by Theodore Lan...
EditorialHigh-spouted brass ewer, Herat, Afghanistan, c1180-c1200. The inlaid decoration on this ewer features medallions containing images of the planets with the appropriate sign of the zodiac and benedictory inscriptions in a variety of different ornamental ...
EditorialIllustration of different languages and scripts. Journal of a Vicar from Oxfordshire travelling to London. The Temple church. Inscriptions on plaques in Latin and English. 1826. JOURNALS of travels and parochial matters, by Rev. John Skinner, Rector o...
EditorialPillar edict of Emperor Asoka, Mauryan dynasty, 238 BCE. Massive freestanding pillars and their finely carved capitals are the most famous examples of Mauryan art and are found across India and Pakistan.They stand without a base and are topped with c...
Editorial??, ???, ???, ??, Fruit, dated 1945, China, Album leaf; ink and color on paper, 12 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (30.8 x 63.8 cm), Paintings, Ding Fuzhi (Chinese, 1879?1946), With the discovery of oracle-bone scripts at the turn of the twentieth century, painting w...
EditorialOne of a pair of lamps, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), Qianlong period (1736?95), mid-18th century, China, Jade, wood and ivory, H. 17 1/8 in (43.5 cm), Jade, The removable sides of the lamps are jade plaques in carved wood frames, each inscribed at the top...
EditorialPage of Calligraphy, early 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Codices, Poetry, calligraphic exercises, and headings have been pasted onto both sides of this folio. The text, which was written in several differe...
Editorial???, Birdcage, Edo period (1615?1868), 18th century, Japan, Black lacquer ground with gold and silver maki-e, dyed wood, and silk netting, Diam. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm), Lacquer, The cranes, wheels, and flowing poem scripts decora...
Editorial? ??? ?? ????, Landscapes, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), dated 1814, China, Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, 9 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (24.8 x 29.5 cm), Paintings, Yi Bingshou (Chinese, 1754?1815), After earning his jinshi degree in the civil-service examinat...
EditorialOne of many late Sasanian bowls used in magical ceremonies to protect individuals and their relatives or possessions from evil spirits. Spells were writtin in a variety of scripts and occasionally the bound spirit or magicians were also depicted inside...
EditorialPillar edict of Emperor Asoka, Mauryan dynasty, 238 BCE. Massive freestanding pillars and their finely carved capitals are the most famous examples of Mauryan art and are found across India and Pakistan.They stand without a base and are topped with c...
EditorialCoptic ostrakon, Egyptian, Early Islamic period, (7th or 8th century?). Ostraka are broken pieces of pottery or stone used for recording information or even doodling. Written material of the Coptic period often had a religious theme, although ostraka w...