A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan (Achaemenid summer capital), and is housed at National Museum of Iran. [2400×2400]December 9, 2025
“A pair of holster wheellock pistols” Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire, 1580. Material: steel, wood, brass, bone [1600×966]December 9, 2025
Bronze nucifrangibulum (nutcracker) shaped like female forearms. Taranto, Italy, 4th-3rd century BC [3000×3700]December 9, 2025
Panel depicting the birth of Buddha, made up of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, garnets, quartz, pearls, amber, coral, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and semiprecious stones. Nepal, 18th-19th century [3000×3000]December 9, 2025
Moon flask depicting eight Buddhist treasures. China, Qing dynasty, 1736-1795 [3500×4250]December 9, 2025
2,300-Year-Old Horse Headdress from Siberia, c.350-300 BCE: this elaborate headgear was designed to be worn by a horse, and it’s decorated with a figure of a rooster perched atop the head of a ram [3858 x 5265]December 9, 2025
Pietà of the Lubiąż Abbey (1360-1370), unknown Silesian or German artist, polychrome linden wood, in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw. [804×1024]December 8, 2025
Egyptian faience beaded dress dating from The Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, reign of King Khufu, ca. 2551-2528 BC [6000×2000]December 8, 2025
Drawings of a daimyo’s entourage, by Hishikawa Moronobu. Japan, Edo period, 17th century [6000×4488]December 8, 2025
