EditorialClockwise from top left: the instrument panel of an Afghan air force Blackhawk helicopter, the fuselage of an MD 530 helicopter, a Cessna 208 and the door of a Blackhawk helicopter, all sabotaged by departing U.S. troops, at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated image from NASA that shows what is essentially a James Webb telescope selfie, made with a special lens inside the NIRCam instrument aboard the spacecraft, of its primary mirror array. (NASA via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated image from NASA that shows what is essentially a James Webb telescope selfie, made with a special lens inside the NIRCam instrument aboard the spacecraft, of its primary mirror array. (NASA via The New York Times)
EditorialSoupplate with precious objects and flower sprays, Porcelain soup plate, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, turquoise, purple, black and gold. On the flat lucky symbols: a flower vase on a stool, rolls on a bench with stylized lotuses, a l...
EditorialSaucer with three ladies and a boy in a garden, Porcelain dish, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black and gold. On the shelf three Chinese ladies and a boy in a garden: one sits on a stool, one holds an instrument and one a bowl...
EditorialDrummer, On an elongated plate is a drummer with the drum on his left hip and a stick in both hands. The drummer is wearing a round hat. A zigzag line is engraved on the edge of the plate. The image is marked: stk. = Amsterdam, jrl. = R (1751), size = ...
EditorialDrum-bearing, On an elongated plate is a drummer with the drum on his left leg and a stick in both hands. The drummer carries a stitch. A zigzag line is engraved on the edge of the plate. The image is marked: stk. = Amsterdam, jrl. = M (1746), mt. = Ja...
EditorialSoupplate with precious objects and flower sprays, Porcelain soup plate, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, turquoise, purple, black and gold. On the flat lucky symbols: a flower vase on a stool, rolls on a bench with stylized lotuses, a l...
EditorialLimestone statuette of a male aulos player, Archaic, 1st half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall:H.: 6 1/2 xW.: 3 1/2 x D.:2 13/16 in. (16.5 x 8.9 x 7.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, The body, dressed in a smooth tunic, is disproportionately ...
EditorialLimestone statuette of a male aulos player, Archaic, 1st half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall:H.: 6 1/2 xW.: 3 1/2 x D.:2 13/16 in. (16.5 x 8.9 x 7.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, The body, dressed in a smooth tunic, is disproportionately ...
EditorialSoupplate with precious objects and flower sprays, Porcelain soup plate, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, turquoise, purple, black and gold. On the flat lucky symbols: a flower vase on a stool, rolls on a bench with stylized lotuses, a l...
EditorialMeasuring instrument, possibly for measuring courses, consisting of a round wooden disc with a rotating pointer on a lead axis, Measuring instrument (course meter) consisting of a round wooden disc with a rotating pointer on a lead ash. On the top and ...
EditorialSaucer with three ladies and a boy in a garden, Porcelain dish, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black and gold. On the shelf three Chinese ladies and a boy in a garden: one sits on a stool, one holds an instrument and one a bowl...
EditorialDrummer, On an elongated plate is a drummer with the drum on his left hip and a stick in both hands. The drummer is wearing a round hat. A zigzag line is engraved on the edge of the plate. The image is marked: stk. = Amsterdam, jrl. = R (1751), size = ...
EditorialTile with a warrior with a bow and arrow and a trumpet, Porcelain tile, painted in underglaze blue. On the tile a warrior with a wind instrument on his lips and a bow and arrow in his other hand. A European fleur-de-lis design in every corner. Transiti...
EditorialSaucer with a musical instrument, triangles and stylized flowers, Porcelain dish with a straight wall, painted on the enamel in gold. A musical instrument on the shelf. The border with a golden band with hanging triangles and, stylized on the flat, sty...
EditorialSaucer with taoist symbols, Porcelain dish with six times lobed edges, painted on the glaze in red and gold. On the plate of the dish a flower basket with mushrooms (lingzhi), surrounded by the eight Taoist symbols (gourd, flute, castanets, percussion ...
EditorialPlate with a landscape, Porcelain plate, painted on the glaze in sepia and gold. On the flat a landscape with the ruins of a castle, for which a group of people with a herd of animals. Gold border. Signed in the show with A.T.V., inn, coffee house, pub...
EditorialApothecary jar, multicolored painted, Concave cylindrical jar of multicolored painted majolica, on a foot and with a constricted neck. The pot is painted with blue horizontal lines and a manganese purple band in the middle. The colors seem to have gone...
EditorialDrum-bearing, On an elongated plate is a drummer with the drum on his left leg and a stick in both hands. The drummer carries a stitch. A zigzag line is engraved on the edge of the plate. The image is marked: stk. = Amsterdam, jrl. = M (1746), mt. = Ja...
EditorialSaucer with musical instruments, Porcelain dish on a high footring, painted in blue and gold. In the center a medallion and on the wall a band of gold, over which blue is applied. A musical instrument engraved three times. Gold bands on the edge., anon...
EditorialSoupplate with precious objects and flower sprays, Porcelain soup plate, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, turquoise, purple, black and gold. On the flat lucky symbols: a flower vase on a stool, rolls on a bench with stylized lotuses, a l...
EditorialLimestone statue of Apollo, Hellenistic, ca. 3rd?1st century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 21 x 8 in. (53.3 x 20.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The figure can be identified as the god Apollo. His hairstyle, with a knot above the forehead, is that of Apol...
EditorialUpper part of a limestone male aulos player, Archaic, 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 6.7 x 4.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, The facial features are barely elaborated. Each hand holds a...
EditorialLimestone statuette of a male aulos player, Archaic, 1st half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall:H.: 6 1/2 xW.: 3 1/2 x D.:2 13/16 in. (16.5 x 8.9 x 7.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, The body, dressed in a smooth tunic, is disproportionately ...
EditorialUpper part of a limestone statuette of a male aulos player, Archaic, 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 6th century, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall:H.: 8 1/8 x W.:6 1/4 x D.:3 7/8 in. (20.6 x 15.9 x 9.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The head and the upper part of the tors...