EditorialFresh data from the commerce department revealed a surprising fact: e-commerce lost ground in 2021 to brick-and-mortar stores. (Shira Inbar/The New York Times)
EditorialThe United States has seen a steady rise in online card fraud in recent years, and it accelerated during the pandemic as more people shopped on the internet to avoid brick-and-mortar stores, according to a report this week from Aite-Novarica Group, a business and technology consultant. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)
EditorialItalian 16th Century, (artist), Mortar with Putti and Griffins, early 16th century, bronze/Dark brown bronze, overall: 13.3 x 17.7 cm (5 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.).
EditorialItalian 16th Century, (artist), Mortar with Foliate Grotesques, Goats' Heads, and Ribbed Handles, mid 16th century, bronze/Dark brown patina, overall: 8.1 x 11.6 cm (3 3/16 x 4 9/16 in.).
EditorialItalian 16th Century, (artist), Mortar with Sphinxes and Vases, early 16th century, bronze/Dark brown bronze, overall: 10.2 x 13.2 cm (4 x 5 3/16 in.).
EditorialVenetian 16th Century, (sculptor), Mortar with Shields, Festoons, and Animals, 16th century, bronze/Medium brown bronze, overall: 15 x 18.6 cm (5 7/8 x 7 5/16 in.).
EditorialItalian 16th Century, (artist), Mortar with Vine scrolls, Loop, and Ring, 16th century, bronze/Yellow-brown bronze with medium brown patina, overall: 8.7 x 10.2 cm (3 7/16 x 4 in.) gross weight: 29 gr.
EditorialItalian 16th Century, (artist), Mortar with Dolphin-shaped Handles, early 16th century, bronze/Medium brown bronze, overall: 12.8 x 15.9 cm (5 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.).
EditorialAuger with pestle, Auger with pestle. The shape of the auger is concave cup-shaped. The auger has an applied belt in the middle of the outer wall. Two buttons are attached to this strap. The mortar is marked: pc = Amsterdam, mt. = Frederik van Strant I...
EditorialMosaic Fragment with Man Leading a Giraffe. Byzantine; Syria or Lebanon. Date: 401 AD-500 AD. Dimensions: 170.8 ? 167 ? 6.35 cm (67 1/4 ? 65 3/4 ? 2 1/2 in.). Stone in mortar. Origin: Tyre.
EditorialMosaic Fragment with Man Leading a Giraffe. Byzantine; Syria or Lebanon. Date: 401 AD-500 AD. Dimensions: 170.8 ? 167 ? 6.35 cm (67 1/4 ? 65 3/4 ? 2 1/2 in.). Stone in mortar. Origin: Tyre.
EditorialMosaic Fragment with Man Leading a Giraffe. Byzantine; Syria or Lebanon. Date: 401 AD-500 AD. Dimensions: 170.8 ? 167 ? 6.35 cm (67 1/4 ? 65 3/4 ? 2 1/2 in.). Stone in mortar. Origin: Tyre.
EditorialChlorite mortar, Late Bronze Age or Geometric, ca. 1600?700 B.C., Cypriot, Chlorite, Overall: H.:2 1/2 x W.:5 1/4 in. (6.4 x 13.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The mortar has four wide legs. Traces of fire on the interior suggest that the object serv...
EditorialAlabaster mortar or deep bowl, Late Bronze Age (?), ca. 1600?1050 B.C. (?), Cypriot, Gypsum (alabaster), H. 1 15/16 x 5 3/4 in. (4.9 x 14.6 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The bowl has a flat base, three lugs with an incised line along the top, and a s...
EditorialBasalt mortar or plate, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600?1050 B.C., Cypriot, Basalt, H. 1 3/8; Diam. 8 1/4 in. (3.5 x 21 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The plate has a ring foot and a low, in-curving rim.
EditorialVesicular basalt mortar or plate, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600?1050 B.C., Cypriot, Vesicular basalt, H. 1 5/8 x D. 7 1/16 in. (4.1 x 17.9 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The plate has a ring foot and a low, in-curving rim.
EditorialBasalt mortar, Late Bronze Age or Geometric, ca0?700 B.C., Cypriot, Basalt, H. 2 1/2; Diam. 5 3/4 in. (6.4 x 14.6 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The mortar has three short legs.
EditorialChlorite mortar or plate, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600?1050 B.C., Cypriot, Chlorite, Overall: H. 1 1/16 x D. 6 3/8 in. (2.7 x 16.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The plate or mortar has a ring foot and the rim curves up.
EditorialLimestone mortar, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 2 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (7 x 24.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Shallow bowl with trough-spout and two handles.
EditorialBasalt mortar or plate, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600?1050 B.C., Cypriot, Basalt, H. 1 1/4 x D. 6 7/8 in. (3.2 x 17.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The mortar has a ring foot and an in-curving lip.
EditorialAlabaster mortar or deep bowl, Late Bronze Age(?), ca. 1600?1050 B.C., Cypriot, Gypsum (alabaster), H. 1 9/16 x W. 3 7/8 in. (4 x 9.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The irregularly shaped bowl has three lugs, only one of which is well preserved.
EditorialChlorite mortar, Late Bronze Age or Geometric, ca. 1600?700 B.C., Cypriot, Chlorite, Overall: H.:2 1/2 x W.:5 1/4 in. (6.4 x 13.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The mortar has four wide legs. Traces of fire on the interior suggest that the object serv...