EditorialMike Judge, who provided the voices of the goofy title characters in “Beavis and Butt-Head,” at his home office in Santa Monica, Calif., July 12, 2022. (Michael Tyrone Delaney/The New York Times)
EditorialYaksha, possibly Kubera, pre-Angkor period, late 6th?early 7th century, Southern Cambodia or Vietnam, Sandstone, H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); W. 14 in. (35.5 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Sculpture, Spirits?some protective, many malevolent?have always populated...
EditorialMother Goddess (Matrika), Post-Gupta period, mid- 6th century, India (Rajasthan, Tanesara), Gray schist, H. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Sculpture, This figure is one of a group of seven mother goddesses that sprang...
Editorial19th to early 20th?century, Iron, 20 ? 7 1/2 ? 8 in. (50.8 ? 19.05 ? 20.32?cm), Herbalists enlist the aid of the god of divination, Osanyin, or the god of medicine, Erinle, in their work against mental and physical illness caused by supernaturally evil...
EditorialSeated grey schist figure of Hariti with children, Gandhara, India, 2nd - 3rd CE. Hariti, once a malevolent ogress, converted to Buddhism and became a protectress of children. She wears a thin, pleated dress, holds a child in her lap and is surrounde...
EditorialTwelve tradesmen, Illustrations of people of a particular occupation deemed dangerous, heretical and malevolent. Tailor, shoemaker,sadler and others. These Trades-men are Preachers in and about the City of London. London, 1647. These Trades-men are Pre...
EditorialTwelve tradesmen, Illustrations of people of a particular occupation deemed dangerous, heretical and malevolent. Tailor, shoemaker,sadler and others. These Trades-men are Preachers in and about the City of London. London, 1647. These Trades-men are Pre...
EditorialYaksha, possibly Kubera, pre-Angkor period, late 6th?early 7th century, Southern Cambodia or Vietnam, Sandstone, H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); W. 14 in. (35.5 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Sculpture, Spirits?some protective, many malevolent?have always populated...
EditorialMother Goddess (Matrika), Post-Gupta period, mid- 6th century, India (Rajasthan, Tanesara), Gray schist, H. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Sculpture, This figure is one of a group of seven mother goddesses that sprang...
EditorialMask of wrathful deities. Peaceful deities can adopt a wrathful aspect to subdue malevolent forces. Masks are worn during religious dances, when the dancer incarnates a deiety. Wood, H: 32 cm.
EditorialSeated grey schist figure of Hariti with children, Gandhara, India, 2nd - 3rd CE. Hariti, once a malevolent ogress, converted to Buddhism and became a protectress of children. She wears a thin, pleated dress, holds a child in her lap and is surrounde...
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