A standing Nautilus shell cup, mounted in silver, gilded and chased. Ca. 1550. (750×987)January 4, 2026
Erothosthenes, on an amethyst Roman intaglio, 1st century. J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280×1447)January 4, 2026
Charlemagne’s throne in Aachen. From then until 1531 it served as the coronation throne for 31 kings of Germany\HRE. (1280×1920)January 4, 2026
A hand brand, used in England to mark felons and deserters from 1642 to 1649. (800×1202)January 4, 2026
Among the treasures discovered in King Tut’s tomb is an elaborate pectoral with a central scarab carved from a canary-yellow material called Libyan Desert glass. Found in the sand dunes of Egypt’s western desert, the glass was formed about 29 million years ago by a meteorite strike [1298×2384]January 4, 2026
The remains of a man executed by the breaking wheel in the 16th-18th century CE, and found in 2014 in Austria. Only a few archaeological discoveries of breaking wheel victims have been documented, since their bodies were often left exposed to environmental influences over a long period [3174×5508]January 4, 2026
“Fish and octopus (Colorful Realm of Living Beings)” made by the Japanese painter Itō Jakuchū in 1765-1766 CE. Now housed at the Museum of the Imperial Collections in Tokyo [2651×2369]January 4, 2026
Mural inside Mogao Cave #61, depicting Buddhist donors bringing gifts. China, 907-960 AD [3500×4095]January 4, 2026
