October 8, 2025A 17th century emerald (Colombian) carving of a Hindu Saint, with ruby and gold inlays. Part of the Lord Glenconner’s collection [2048×1584]
October 8, 2025During an invasion of Naghadeh around 1200 BC, one of the soldiers grabbed a golden bowl from the treasury and tried to escape with it. He fell and died clutching it, bending the bowl under his weight. Discovered beneath his skeleton in 1958, it’s now housed at National Museum of Iran. [1677×847]
