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
Swedish king Gustav II Adolfs wedding outfit in front of his wedding saddle. Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armory), Stockholm, Sweden, circa 1620 [1200×900]December 13, 2025
Harpsichord with painted lid depicting Neptune and Amphitrite. Made by Luigi Baillon. France, 1775 [2170×2170]December 13, 2025
Doll of Takenouchi no Sukune holding a baby. Japan, Edo period, 18th century [630×630]December 13, 2025
Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection [1518×3400]December 13, 2025
Buddha Shakyamuni with Maitreya and Avalokiteshvara. Swat Valley region, Pakistan, 8th c. Bronze. Rubin Museum collection [1528×2048]December 13, 2025
Minerva bestowing arms to her followers, from Christine de Pizan’s L’Epître Othea (1406) [776 x 1180]December 13, 2025
The Greek Serpentine Column that commemorated the Battle of Platea, and the Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III brought from Karnak by Theodosius I, set in their original Roman relocation place in the spina of what was the circus of Constantinople for over fifteen centuries… [1280×853] [OC]December 13, 2025
Roman mosaic showing aquatic life. Object located in Pompeii. Object dated back to 2nd century BCE. Located currently in Naples, National Archaeological Museum. [1000×954]December 13, 2025
Altar of Saint Leo The Great- Flight of Attila. Carved by Alessandro Algardi. Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. Marble. (1646-1653)[6112×6112]December 13, 2025
