A silver and copper-inlaid copper alloy figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Kashmir, 7th / early 8th century, [670×720]October 30, 2025
A gold and enamel snuff box, maker’s mark JB/IB crowned, London, circa 1760, [580×660]October 30, 2025
An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel (Hu), Late Shang dynasty, 1250–c. 1046 BC, [560×680]October 30, 2025
An ancient Greek drachm from Knossos, in Crete, depicting the goddess Hera on one side and a labyrinth on the other, representing the city’s identity and its connection to the famous myth of the Minotaur [1222×2429]October 30, 2025
The Hall of Annals of Thutmosis III, at the Temple of Karnak in Thebes, Egypt, depicting Thutmosis offering foreign gifts to Amun. Mid 15th century BCE [1200×900]October 30, 2025
The wall of the 6 monoliths at the 15th century CE Incan temple of Ollantaytambo in Peru [1638×2048]October 30, 2025
Yakhchāl was invented around 400 BC in Iran, using ancient tech to store ice in the heart of the desert. These domed mud-brick structures employed evaporative cooling and underground storage so efficiently that the modern Persian word for refrigerator remains Yakhchāl, meaning “ice pit.” [5658×4350]October 30, 2025
Wooden statue of Seated Guanyin Bodhisattva — Liao Dynasty (916–1125), China. Aurora Art Museum [3024×4032] [OC]October 30, 2025
