A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest [1024×1429]December 28, 2025
Jade artifacts found in the Tomb 07M23 at Lingjiatan archaeological site (3800–3300 BCE) in China. The tomb yielded as many as 330 artifacts, dominated by 214 jade items, including an 88kg jade pig and numerous ritual objects like bi discs, huang (arc-shaped) ornaments, and yue axes [6877×4500]December 28, 2025
Flintlock Blunderbuss produced in the Kingdom of Mysore. India, 1793-1794 CE. [800×388]December 27, 2025
Theodor de Bry’s engraving of the town of Pomeiooc, from 1590; what is now Hyde County, North Carolina.[3926×5397]December 27, 2025
Ceremonial Blade with Three Perforations (Dao). Qijia culture, northwest China, ca. 2000-1700 BC. Nephrite jade. Only 2mm thick. Cleveland Museum of Art collection [4000×2252] [OC]December 27, 2025
Fish Standard (Mahi-Maratib) made of gilt copper alloy, silver, iron from Mughal India, probably Deccan (c.1700) [1043 x 1041]December 27, 2025
A 200-year-old condom, believed to have been made around 1830 from a sheep’s appendix/gut. The condom is decorated with an erotic etching depicting a nun and three clergymen in a provocative scene, alongside the French phrase “Voilà, mon choix” (“There, that’s my choice”). (940×735)December 27, 2025
Sacred weapons (Shastar) of Guru Gobind Singh displayed during Shastar Darshan ceremony, Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Punjab [17th-18th century artifacts, photograph c. 20th century] [1024 × 980]December 27, 2025
Ceramic figures of court ladies. China, Tang dynasty, 7th-9th century AD [4100×3000]December 27, 2025
A woman and two girls making a snow dog. Print by Suzuki Harunobu. Japan, Edo period, 1768 [2200×2200]December 27, 2025
