The purported skull of Mary Magdalene, encased within an ornate golden reliquary at the Basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume in Southern France. [1284×1203]February 2, 2026
The remains of the Red Queen covered with bright red cinnabar powder, found in a sarcophagus inside Temple XIII in the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Palenque, in Mexico. 600-700 CE [2216×3072]February 2, 2026
A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China’s Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu (died in 144 BCE), and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire [1920×2372]February 2, 2026
A Roman outfit consisting of a helmet and cuirass, both made of sewn crocodile skin, possibly used for cultic activities. Found in Manfalut in Egypt, 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the British Museum [2613×2500]February 2, 2026
The Berlin gold hat is a Late Bronze Age gold hat made in c. 1000-800 BCE, and now housed in the Neues Museum in Berlin. It is generally assumed that it served as the insignia of deities or priests in the context of a sun cult [480×687]February 2, 2026
In 1828, an American artist named Sarah Goodridge painted a portrait of her own breasts and sent it to lawyer and politician Daniel Webster, who had become a recent widower. It is considered one of the earliest cases of someone sending nudes. (517×850)February 1, 2026
Wedding suit of James II, 1673, English; brown woollen broadcloth, embroidered with silver-gilt thread [4319 x 4319]February 1, 2026
A moose buff coat worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden at the Battle of Dirschau (August 17, 1627). [1280×1920]February 1, 2026
This mountain lion petroglyph, made by the Ancestral Puebloans and estimated to be 600 to 1,000 years old, was discovered in the 1930’s in the Blue Mesa area and is now on display in the Painted Desert Inn at the Petrified Forest National Park [3250×2323]February 1, 2026
Temple dedicated to Bon gods with stuffed animals and human heads hanging from the rafters. The photo was taken by Leslie Weir in Tangna, Tibet, in ca. 1930 [666×1024]February 1, 2026
