800-year-old granaries carved into the interior of a high rock cultured clayey limestone in the Taşkale village of Karaman, in Turkey [728×1007]December 20, 2025
A Veracruz basalt monumental sculpture of a turtle. Postclassic period (900-1521 CE), now housed at the Xalapa Museum of Anthropology in Mexico [3600×4451]December 20, 2025
A French commesso pendant with a female bust, made of gold, amethyst, carnelian, Burmese ruby, Russian garnet and Colombian emerald. C. 1550-1560 CE, now part of the Royal Collection Trust [1201×1500]December 20, 2025
The only known written signature of Queen Cleopatra found on an ancient papyrus, where the Greek word “γίνεσθοι” appears, meaning “to be” or “let it be so” It was supposed to grant tax exemption from sales of imported wine to the Roman businessman Publius Canidius, circa 33 BC [1200×900]December 20, 2025
Hylestad stave church portal carvings showcasing images from Norse mythology about Fáfnir’s bane, featuring the characters Sigurd, Regin, Fáfnir, Grani, and Gunnar. Norway, late 12th – early 13th century. Now at the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo. [700×1475]December 20, 2025
When you entered Petra through the long and narrow gorge that protected the entrance, the glimpse of the carved tomb we know as the Treasury (1st century AD) would be the first impression of the city you’d get. The awe-striking effect still works after almost 2k years, even though… [1280×527] [OC]December 20, 2025
Two persons with dwarfism in a lovemaking scene on a Roman oil lamp, probably from the legionary camp of Vindonissa, circa 50-80 AD [510×680]December 20, 2025
Roman mosaic of water birds, uncovered in Trier (Germany). Dated back to 4th century CE. [554×612]December 20, 2025
