The Urn Tomb in Petra, Jordan, believed to be the tomb of King Malchus II who died in 70 CE. An inscription inside one of the rooms indicates that it was converted into a church in 447 CE by Bishop Jason [540×800]January 22, 2026
Funerary portrait of a man in a brimless hat, Palmyra, Roman, c. 100-200 CE [1198 x 1500]January 21, 2026
Furniture made during the Liao Dynasty, around 907-1125 CE, excavated from the underground palace in Tian Kai Ta, in Fangshan District of Beijing. Now housed at the Capital Museum in China [4752×3168]January 21, 2026
A female mummy with children, from northern Chile. Her head is resting on a child mummy, while another one lies in the woman’s lap. 11th-14th century CE [1100×1679]January 21, 2026
Chemiserie Niguet in Brussels, Belgium, is an Art Nouveau store built in 1896 by the architect Paul Hankar. It currently houses a flower shop [1440×2891]January 21, 2026
Pinched Clay Cylindrical Vessel with Human Head, Majiayao culture, China(c. 2300 – 2000 BC) [OC] [3024×4032]January 21, 2026
A wooden Taino vomiting spatula used for purification by shamans during the “cohoba” ritual (inhalation of a hallucinogenic substance). 1200-1500 CE, from the Dominican Republic, now housed at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris [860×1997]January 21, 2026
Openwork bronze plaques from the 7th-8th centuries CE, discovered in the Cherdyn region in Russia. Now housed at the Cherdyn Museum [1536×1944]January 21, 2026
Bust of a man. Beth Shean, Israel, ca. 150-350 AD. Limestone with traces of pigment. Penn Museum collection [2992×2992] [OC]January 21, 2026
The interior of the 4 m long stone coffin at the 90 m long Mukonoda tumulus in Japan. The inside of the coffin is dyed vermilion and contains the remains of a woman who was buried with 3 bronze mirrors, as well as beautiful ornaments such as magatama and wheel stones. 4th century CE [1370×3739]January 21, 2026
“Monteith in Gilt Bronze Mountin” by Marie Jeanne Barbe Bunel, France, 19th century. Material: porcelain, bronze [1249×1600]January 21, 2026
The Pont Valentré is a 14th-century CE six-span fortified stone arch bridge crossing the river Lot to the west of Cahors, in France [1875×2500]January 21, 2026
