EditorialUnion Jacks outside Buckingham Palace in London on Jan. 31, 2020, when Britain formally withdrew from the European Union. (Mary Turner/The New York Times)
EditorialPair of Earflares with Multifigure Scenes, 12th?15th century, Peru, Chim?, Gold, Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments, By the time the powerful Chim? kings had established their desert kingdom on Peru's north coast in the fourteenth century, prec...
EditorialOrnamental Disk, 12th?15th century, Peru, Chim?, Gold, Diam. 5 3/8 in. (1.3 cm), Metal-Ornaments, During the Sican (Lambayeque) and subsequent Chimu era on Peru's northern coast, the use of precious metals in ostentatious ornaments for the ruling elite...
Editorial?, ??, ????, ?, The Palace of Nine Perfections, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), dated 1691, China, Set of twelve hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk, Image: 81 1/2 x 18 ft. 5 3/4 in. (207 cm, x 563.2 cm), Paintings, Yuan Jiang (active ca.1680?ca.1730), Yu...
EditorialPair of Earflares with Multifigure Scenes, 12th?15th century, Peru, Chim?, Gold, Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments, By the time the powerful Chim? kings had established their desert kingdom on Peru's north coast in the fourteenth century, prec...
EditorialBat-Nosed Figure Pendant, 12th?14th century, Panama, Parita, Gold, whale tooth, H. 4 1/8 x W. 3 1/4 x D. 2 in. (10.5 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm), Metal-Ornaments, The powerful Prehispanic rulers of present-day Panama and Costa Rica expressed their authority and st...