EditorialPam Brunton, the chef and owner of Inver, outside the restaurant on the banks of Loch Fyne in Scotland, Nov. 25. 2021. (Robert Ormerod/The New York Times)
EditorialString of Ancillaria shells, Predynastic, Badarian, ca. 4400?3800 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Matmar, Cemetery 3100, Thrown out of grave, BSAE/Brunton excavations, 1931, Shell, L. 16 cm (6 5/16 in).
EditorialScraper, Predynastic, Badarian, ca. 4000?3800 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Matmar, Tomb 3083, BSAE/Brunton excavations, 1931, Flint, H. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in); w. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in).
EditorialDeep bowl, Predynastic Period, ca. 4500?4000 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Matmar, Cemetery 3100, Thrown out of grave, BSAE/Brunton excavations, 1931, Pottery, H. 8 cm (3 1/8 in); diam. 12 cm (4 3/4 in).