EditorialRāma and Rāva?a renew their assaults on each other. The gods have decided that the contest is unequal, since Rāva?a is in his chariot while Rāma is on foot, so Mātali, charioteer of the god Indra, at his master’s command brings to Rāma Indr...
EditorialHip Ornament: Face, 16th?17th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Benin history, religion, and political structure are brought to life every year in a series of palace rituals intended to purif...
EditorialEmblem 8; father expels lovers. Notebook of William Blake. England; circa 1787-1818. [Whole folio] Emblem drawing of three figures standing among trees; the father, a bearded old man with outstretched arm, orders away the young lovers.The young girl wi...
EditorialSugrīva has been defeated and reproaches Rāma for not helping him, but Rāma tells him he was unable to distinguish between him and his brother. On their way back to Ki?kindhā to renew his challenge, Rāma and Lak?ma?a salute the Saptajanas’...
EditorialBas-de-page scene of an eagle, crouching over a hill and drinking from a stream (to renew itself when old). Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). England (London/Westminster or East Anglia?); between 1310 and 1320. Source: Royal 2 B. VII, f.92v. Language...
EditorialRāma and Rāva?a renew their assaults on each other. The gods have decided that the contest is unequal, since Rāva?a is in his chariot while Rāma is on foot, so Mātali, charioteer of the god Indra, at his master’s command brings to Rāma Indr...
EditorialHip Ornament: Face, 16th?17th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Benin history, religion, and political structure are brought to life every year in a series of palace rituals intended to purif...
Editorial?Augustalis? of Frederick II Hohenstaufen (r. 1215?50), 1230?50, Made in Messina, Sicily, Italy, Italian, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm), Coins, Attempting to renew the Roman Empire, Frederick II Hohenstaufen issued a new gold coin called...
EditorialAN ASCENT OF BEN MACDHUI, 1883: 1. We Arose Punctually at Five A.M., and Set Out for the Mountain in High Spirits. 2. Having Acquired Excellent Appetites We Breakfast in Glen Derry. 3. Caught: "Only a Nippy." 4. Rain Begins to Fall: We Crouch Behind a ...