EditorialWedjat Eye Amulet, Late Period, Dynasty 26?29, 664?380 B.C., From Egypt, Gold, H. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in); w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in); th. 0.4 cm ( 3/16 in.), The symbolism of this wedjat-eye amulet was one of the most pervasive and powerful in ancient Egypt. Combi...
EditorialPowerful narratives have a way of burying caveats and doubts, and right now it looks as if Ron DeSantis will be able to sell himself as the Republican who overperformed amid general underperformance, Ross Douthat writes. (Illustration by The New York Times; Photo by Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
EditorialThe lie that Donald Trump won the 2020 election has grown so powerful because it is yoked to an older deception, without which it could not survive: the idea that American politics is, in essence, a joke. (Anthony Eslick/The New York Times)
EditorialAmphoriskos, Glass, hand modeled, pressed, thread support, glass, Total: Height: 10.5 cm; Diameter: 7.6 cm; Base diameter: 6 cm (ca. ), Roman Antiquity, Middle Imperial Period, The pressed spherical body has an inwardly pressed base. The neck possesses...
EditorialAmphoriskos, Glass, hand modeled, pressed, thread support, glass, Total: Height: 10.5 cm; Diameter: 7.6 cm; Base diameter: 6 cm (ca. ), Roman Antiquity, Middle Imperial Period, The pressed spherical body has an inwardly pressed base. The neck possesses...
EditorialBracelet with knots and wedjat eye, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21, ca. 1000?945 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henettawy F, 1923?24, Linen, faience, Diam. ca. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.), Found around the right wrist o...