A baroque spiral staircase located in Melk Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Melk, Austria, built between 1702 and 1736 CE [480×720]September 25, 2025
The Oton Death Mask is a 14th-15th century CE gold funerary mask from the Philippines. Made of thin gold sheets, it covered the eyes and nose of a deceased elite individual and was decorated with repoussé dots and curvilinear patterns. National Museum of the Philippines [2560×4493]September 25, 2025
In a stunning find deep in the woods of North Jura, Poland, metal detectorists have found a Roman sword from 2,000 years ago. The sword was in three pieces, which researchers think might mean it was part of a burial or ceremony. [980×618]September 25, 2025
An Old Copper Culture ‘I-B’- or ‘I-J’-style Spearhead Found Somewhere in Michigan. I-Bs and I-Js are thought to date between 4500-1000 B.C.E. Although resembling some Eurasian styles, this is from the Great Lakes region and was cold-hammered and annealed, not smelted [980 x 734]September 25, 2025
Then vs Now: Roman Public latrines in Ephesus; located to north-east of junction of Marble and Curetes Streets. It was constructed in 1st century AD over a channel with an uninterrupted flow of water and toilet seats, formed by cutting holes into marble benches that line walls. [720×868]September 25, 2025
The Grand Foyer of the Paris Opera, part of the Palais Garnier, was constructed between 1861 and 1875. Its ceiling was painted by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry and represents various moments in the history of music [1702 x 2560]September 25, 2025
At Persepolis in Iran, dating 518 BC, this stone lion greets the viewer with a smiling face from the front, yet as you move to the side, the same lion appears fierce and angry. It is a masterpiece of ancient Persian art that captures both serenity and aggression. [2160×1080]September 25, 2025
Detail of the sand-blasted entrance to the Nabatean style family tomb of Sextius Florentinus, Roman governor of Arabia Petrea for about three years. Petra, Jordan, c. 130 CE. The Romans absorbed the Nabatean Kingdom in 106 AD. The native dynasty ended but the city thrived… [1280×611] [OC]September 25, 2025
This is a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton at the Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum in Glendive, Montana. [580 X 435]September 25, 2025
Roman mirror made of silver, standing on a bronze base. Dated to 2nd century BCE – 2nd century CE. [1200×1803]September 25, 2025
