Egyptian goblet, inscribed with names of King Amenhotep IV and Queen Nefertiti, ca 1353 to 1336 BCE; (1280×1600)January 6, 2026
Portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife in formal dress, detail of the wife with stylus and open diptych from Italy, Campania, Pompeii, 55-79 AD [1200×900]January 6, 2026
Unidentified artist. Kimono with Peacock and Tree Design, 1910. Silk embroidered on silk crepe. [2813 x 2843]January 6, 2026
Bronze tripod cauldron with taotie motifs. China, Shang dynasty, 12th century BC [2500×2636]January 6, 2026
Viking burial in Denmark with stone ‘ships’ marking the graves. 1000 to 1200. (1280×853)January 6, 2026
Persian Achaemenid rhyton in the shape of a mountain goat, lapis lazuli & gold, 6th-5th century BC [2409 x 2048]January 6, 2026
An amazing chiseled symbol from The Himyarite Empire (Ancient Yemen/South Arabia) (1106 x 903)January 6, 2026
A selection of hobo nickels. These were carved from the Indian Head nickel (or Buffalo nickel), a 5 cent coin minted in the United States between 1913 to 1938. (941×647)January 6, 2026
Reconstruction of the Achaemenid Persian ‘Ganauka’ or ‘riding dress’ in the British Museum, London. The Ganauka was a link to the Persians origin as nomads from the Eurasian steppes (807 x 1059)January 6, 2026
Roman sculpture depicting Homer. The object is a Roman copy, from the reign of Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE), of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. [1200×2041]January 6, 2026