EditorialProsthechea livida orchid (Chequer flowered epidendrum orchid, Epidendrum tesselatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Walter Fitch from William Jackson Hooker's Botanical Magazine, London, 1838.
EditorialPainted cramic vase, Bronze Age, 1500 BCE. Tripod-footed pot with chequer-board design. The pattern resembles designs, possibly inspired by contemporary textiles, found on Early Iron Age pottery. Acquired by Sir Marc Aurel Stein at Chigha Sabz in the R...