EditorialCrew members fasten the straps securing Charlie Brown to an aisle chair - a special, small wheelchair that can fit into an airplane’s narrow aisles - after the other passengers have deplaned in Charlotte, N.C., on May 5, 2022. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
EditorialSilver fibulas called tinkhab, of royal family prove-nance. Made of solid silver, they were used to fasten ladies' dresses (kira) at the shoulders but could also, if necessary, be used as effective weapons. They are replaced today by silver buckles (ko...
EditorialPurse, Medium: silk, silver-wrapped silk, silver wire Technique: tapestry woven, Folding flat pocketbook in an envelope shape with pattern of flowers in a vase. Large loop of gold cord to fasten flap. Edges bound with narrow metal braid and lined with ...
Editorialstripes, a,b: red cotton cloth and fringe, brass button and hook; c,d: red and black felt, metal braid, Components -a/-d are on card i80-3, a,b: epaulets of red cloth and red fringe arranged to fall over shoulder and hook to fasten epaulet to shoulder;...
EditorialPurse, Medium: silk, gold-wrapped silk (ID: Lab) Technique: tapestry woven, Small purse of deep rose silk with a pattern in greenish-white, shot with metal. Pattern is a symmetrical arrangement of a crown in the center with highly stylized vine forms. ...
EditorialBronze elongated belt tongue, top engraved decoration and two nails to fasten the belt, end rounded, the decoration is an angular braid motif in a framed frame., lanyard, metal, bronze, Length 7,3 cm, width 1.7 cm, thickness 0.5 cm., vme 550-700, the N...
EditorialBronze fragment, presumably part slapped, tapered, broad side broken off and folded over, profiled at the top which is probably molded, decorated below with engraved parallel lines in longitudinal direction, below at the end of the narrow side two tran...
EditorialParrell used to fasten the sail to the mast and rope tighteners. Found on the burial chamber of the Tomb of the Oseberg Ship. 9th century. Viking Ship Museum. Oslo. Norway.
EditorialParrell used to fasten the sail to the mast and rope tighteners. Found on the burial chamber of the Tomb of the Oseberg Ship. 9th century. Viking Ship Museum. Oslo. Norway.
EditorialMorse with Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, mid-14th century, Made in Siena, Italy, Italian, Gilded copper, translucent enamel, silver, parchment, glass gems, Overall: 5 1/16 x 5 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (12.9 x 12.9 x 4 cm), Enamels-Basse taille, This m...
EditorialGold pin, Archaic, 6th century B.C., East Greek, Gold, Other: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Straight pins were used to hold garments together. Since Greek clothing was not sewn, straight pins and fibulae (safety pins) served to fasten a garmen...
EditorialParrell used to fasten the sail to the mast and rope tighteners. Found on the burial chamber of the Tomb of the Oseberg Ship. 9th century. Viking Ship Museum. Oslo. Norway.
EditorialThistle brooch, Irish-Viking, first half of the 10th century. The brooch consists of an almost complete hoop passed through the ball-shaped head of a long pin. The terminals of the hoop and the pin head are both hollow-cast balls that have been filed a...