EditorialHanging with Nikes Holding Bowl of Fruit, 6th?7th century, Made in Egypt, Linen, wool, Textile: H. 51 1/2 in. (130.8 cm), Textiles, Winged Nikes often appear as symbols of victory in the classical world. In the Byzantine era some winged images, as here...
EditorialMembers of the band Heilung, clockwise from top: Maria Franz, Christopher Juul and Kai Uwe Faust, at the beach near the Viking burial mounds in Borre, Norway, Sept. 19, 2022. (David B. Torch/The New York Times)
EditorialMermaid-detail from a carved frieze from the front of a house in the Volga region. Mermaids and sirens were s6ymbols of joy and happiness; in pre-Christian times they were attributes of an agri-cultural deity.
EditorialBattledore showing a mermaid. In pre-Christian times, bird-siren and mermaid were the attributes of a goddess of an agricultural cult, later they became symbols of joy and happiness. From the Upper Volga region.
EditorialHanging with Nikes Holding Bowl of Fruit, 6th?7th century, Made in Egypt, Linen, wool, Textile: H. 51 1/2 in. (130.8 cm), Textiles, Winged Nikes often appear as symbols of victory in the classical world. In the Byzantine era some winged images, as here...
EditorialBattledore showing a mermaid. In pre-Christian times, bird-siren and mermaid were the attributes of a goddess of an agricultural cult, later they became symbols of joy and happiness. From the Upper Volga region.