EditorialVessel stand with ibex support, Early Dynastic III, ca. 2600?2350 B.C., Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Copper alloy, inlaid with shell and lapis lazuli, H. 15 3/4 x W. 9 1/4 x D. 9 7/16 in. (40 x 23.5 x 23.9 cm), Metalwork-Sculpture, Temple rituals during the ...
EditorialMan with food and drink before him. In what appears to be a ceremonial event, the man sits on a tiger skin surrounded by food, drink, pots of flowers, a fire and various pieces of weaponry. The half-moon around his head suggests he may be a saint. In t...
EditorialFILE -- Dinner with the Westons -- and a feast of ensemble acting -- in "August: Osage County" at the Imperial Theater in New York on Nov. 20, 2007. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Tartar Khan feasting. Li Livres du Grant Caam, or Travels of Marco Polo. France, after 1333. (Miniature only) The Khan, with companions, at table, which is covered in food, drink and utensils Image taken from Li Livres du Grant Caam, or Travels of...
EditorialVessel stand with ibex support, Early Dynastic III, ca. 2600?2350 B.C., Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Copper alloy, inlaid with shell and lapis lazuli, H. 15 3/4 x W. 9 1/4 x D. 9 7/16 in. (40 x 23.5 x 23.9 cm), Metalwork-Sculpture, Temple rituals during the ...
EditorialMan with food and drink before him. In what appears to be a ceremonial event, the man sits on a tiger skin surrounded by food, drink, pots of flowers, a fire and various pieces of weaponry. The half-moon around his head suggests he may be a saint. In t...