EditorialSmoke and dust waft in the air seconds after a Russian shell landed near the road in a suburb of Kherson, Ukraine, Feb. 4, 2023. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)
EditorialBird-Shaped Incence Burner, 12th?13th century, Attributed to Central Asia or Eastern Iran, Bronze; cast, pierced, and engraved, 9 13/16 x 3 9/16 x 7 3/8 in. (25 x 9 x 18.8 cm), Metal, Incense was widely used in the medieval Islamic world. At receptions...
EditorialBird-Shaped Incence Burner, 12th?13th century, Attributed to Central Asia or Eastern Iran, Bronze; cast, pierced, and engraved, 9 13/16 x 3 9/16 x 7 3/8 in. (25 x 9 x 18.8 cm), Metal, Incense was widely used in the medieval Islamic world. At receptions...