EditorialA mahout rides his elephant past a statue of a mythical, multi-headed pachyderm in the Baan Ta Klang village, in Thailand on Feb. 3, 2023. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times)
EditorialA mahout rides his elephant past a statue of a mythical, multi-headed pachyderm in the Baan Ta Klang village, in Thailand on Feb. 3, 2023. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times)
EditorialA mahout rides his elephant past a statue of a mythical, multi-headed pachyderm in the Baan Ta Klang village, in Thailand on Feb. 3, 2023. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times)
EditorialA mahout rides his elephant past a statue of a mythical, multi-headed pachyderm in the Baan Ta Klang village, in Thailand on Feb. 3, 2023. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times)
EditorialA mahout rides his elephant past a statue of a mythical, multi-headed pachyderm in the Baan Ta Klang village, in Thailand on Feb. 3, 2023. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times)
EditorialTwo Mythical Animals (Zwei Fabeltiere). Dated: 1914. Dimensions: block: 9.9 x 12.1 cm (3 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 16.5 x 22.7 cm (6 1/2 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: woodcut in black on japan paper.
EditorialMythical creature with gazelle's head, lion's body and snake's tail. Enamelled tile and ceramic brick. Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia Period of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE).