The east (main) and north façades of the Parthenon, Acropolis Athens, Greece, 430’s BC. When you reached the Acropolis and crossed the Propylaea (the main gate) you met the Parthenon to your right with the west façade in all its glory. That end, however, was not the main façade [1920×1080] [OC]October 19, 2025
Chainsaw-wielding robbers have just broken into the Louvre. The museum is on lockdown, with visitors trapped inside. Officials confirmed that jewelry belonging to Napoleon and his empress was stolen, though the total number of stolen artifacts is not yet known. [1536×864]October 19, 2025
Bronze knife money. China, Warring States, State of Yan, 4th-3rd century BC [1760×2130]October 19, 2025
Silver matchsafe featuring an image of two people playing billiards, c. 1907-1908. [4095×3276]October 19, 2025
Applique of a Frontal Female Head, Gilded Silver, Southern Italy, 525-500 BC (2885 x 3000)October 19, 2025
A Colombian emerald with 17th century Hindu engravings and gold and ruby inlays mounted over a Cartier platinum brooch [2301×1534]October 18, 2025
A hand-colored photograph of a samurai, taken by Italian-British photographer Felice Beato during the Edo period in 1863. The samurai wears a suit of armor, including a kabuto (helmet), and holds a katana. [465×670]October 18, 2025
Da bore Boluomi Duo Yan Biao Di (The Great Prajñāpāramitāsūtra Sutra), Circa 1200-1333. This is Fascicule 151 of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, which would have been printed in Japan, in a 600 book format. As a nice bonus, there is a later proofreading inscription dated 1398. [3024 x 4032]October 18, 2025
