Roman intaglio ring [amethyst], with a board-game scene. Augustan period. Cabinet des Médailles, Paris, nr. Luynes 115 [2000 x 1154]December 25, 2025
Gold pins with anthropomorphic endings; from Calima, Colombia, of Yotoco period [200 – 1200 CE]. Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia [3072 x 1864]December 25, 2025
Painting of Krishna and Radha dressed in each other’s clothes. India, around 1830 CE. [428×599]December 24, 2025
Standing cup made by master goldsmith Heinrich Jonas in Nuremberg between 1579-1609 [749×1000]December 24, 2025
Gondishapur is an ancient university in Iran with 1700 years of history, the world’s oldest in terms of historical origin. Founded by Shapur I of the Sassanid Empire, its original campus is now an archaeological site, while the university continues under the same name in a modern building. [800×439]December 24, 2025
New DNA analysis indicates that a Roman-era individual known as Beachy Head Woman, whose remains were found in England, in fact came from southeastern England. Radiocarbon dating revealed that the woman died between A.D. 129 and 311, and isotopes in her bones provide clues to her diet[1284×758]December 24, 2025
The top image is a reconstruction of the Medieval Louvre which was built by Philip II in 1190. Between 1528-1660, it was generally demolished to make way for expanding the Louvre Palace, while some parts of the castle’s foundations were incorporated in construction of the later palace [2024×2445]December 24, 2025
Fish plate. Attributed to the Asteas-Python workshop, Paestum, southern Italy, ca. 340-330 BC. Red-figure ceramic. Princeton University Art Museum collection [6112×6112] [OC]December 24, 2025
