War Panel of the Standard of Ur, Sumerian, c. 2600 BC. One of the two main sides of what most likely formed a box (the other known as Peace), it is one of the earliest representations of a Sumerian army, in what is considered the comic-like narration of a border skirmish… [1920×825] [OC]December 14, 2025
The painting depicts a young man. It is a so-called Fayum portrait—a unique type of portrait created in Egypt during the Roman period, roughly from the 1st to the 3rd century CE. These portraits were painted on wooden panels using the encaustic technique (paint with wax). [1200×2398]December 14, 2025
Roman decorative plate with the image of Hercules. The object dates to the third century CE. [335×346]December 14, 2025
Saka (Indo-Scythian) devotees participating in rituals venerating the Śākyamuni Buddha’s relics at the Great Stupa of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India, c. 1st century BCE–1st century CE [1684×936]December 14, 2025
An ancient Greek tropaion (victory monument) with captured enemy weapons. Wood and bronze, 4th century BCE, now housed at the Staatliche Antikensammlungen in Munich [537×1500]December 14, 2025
The grave of Warawara, a young-adult female ceremoniously interred with a hunting toolkit 9,000 years ago at the site of Wilamaya Patjxa in Peru. The bottom picture is a reconstruction based on archaeological findings, rock art, and other archaeological evidence from the region [3504×5160]December 14, 2025
This Byzantine mosaic floor, at the Church of St. Stephen, is the largest one in Jordan. It’s dated to 785 CE, and has a series of panels depicting the most important cities of the region, which includes: Jerusalem, Nablus, Sebastia, Caesarea, Lydda, Bayt Jibrin, Ascalon and Gaza [665×670]December 14, 2025
Pillar ornament depicting an apsara (celestial maiden), from Lakshmana Temple. India, 950 AD [1979×2780]December 14, 2025
Wine pressing area at Areni-1 Winery, the oldest winery ever discovered. Armenia, 4100-4000 BC [1920×1440]December 14, 2025
Two gilded lanterns with carved jade panels. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century [2200×2099]December 14, 2025
An akome (inner robe) with small hollyhock and fusenryō roundel design on yellow-green ground. Ca. 1390 CE, now part of the Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine Collection in Japan [1603×1858]December 14, 2025
Jane Austen’s portable mahogany desk was bought by her dad The Rev George Austen in Basingstoke at Ring Brothers in Dec 1794 as a present for his daughter born 16th Dec 1775. They lived 7 miles away at Steventon Parsonage where in 1796 she began the 1st draft of Pride and Prejudice. [432 × 603]December 13, 2025
