Cockpit of the Spirit of St. Louis, flown by Charles Lindbergh during his 33½-hour solo transatlantic flight from New York to Paris, 1927[500X628].February 4, 2026
Vase with blossoming plum. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1900. Silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection [1800×1755]February 4, 2026
A demon flattening someone out and preparing to cut them into soba noodles. From the hell scroll made by the Japanese artist Nichōsai (1772-1801 CE) [1200×1200]February 4, 2026
“Old plum” by Ike Gyokuran (1728-1784), who was a rare acclaimed female painter in Edo-era Japan. Folding screen with ink and light color on paper. National Museum of Asian Art collection [2000×1083]February 4, 2026
This golden carriage, made from gilded walnut wood, is an opulent state coach commissioned in 1638 CE by Johann Eggenberg to announce the election of Emperor Ferdinand III to the Pope. The coach was used as a special showpiece to carry the gifts to the Pope through the streets of Rome [1200×2667]February 4, 2026
An Aztec stone sculpture of a toad with carved paws and ‘chalchihuitl’ underneath. 1428–1521 CE, now housed at the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City [1504×2709]February 4, 2026
The silver coffin of the pharaoh Psusennes I (reign c. 1047-998 BCE), now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Since silver was considerably rarer in Egypt than gold, Psusennes I’s silver coffin represents a sumptuous burial of great wealth during Egypt’s declining years [1152×2048]February 4, 2026
The “Hurrian Hymn” is the earliest known song to be recorded in writing, dating to around the 13th century BCE [774×592]February 4, 2026
