EditorialA hyena. Kitab Na't al-hayawan (book of the characteristics of animals). Middle East, 13th century. A treatise on animals and the medical properties of the various parts of their bodies, compiled from works of Aristotle and Ibn Bakhtishu'. Source: Or. ...
EditorialBull's head mask with human characteristics, Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600?480 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; hand-made, H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm), Terracottas, The mask, which may represent Acheloos, is handmade. It has bulging eyes, a flat muzzle, and a flat pr...