In central Romania, in the town of Turda, archaeologists have discovered an unusual artifact, a bronze Roman box with a form resembling the facade of a Roman temple. [1200×799]October 17, 2025
Ritual wine vessel in the form of a ram. China, Shang dynasty, 1300s-1100s BC. Bronze. Loaned to the Cleveland Museum of Art [4080×3060] [OC]October 17, 2025
The golden larnax (chest with the remains) and crown of Alexander’s father, Philip II of Macedon (1000×900)October 17, 2025
An exquisite aureus of Elagabalus showing the Black Stone of Emesa in a chariot (from the Coin Cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium) [4486×4000]October 17, 2025
Golden Ibex, Akrotiri, Thera, 1600 BC. It was found inside a wooden box which was inside a clay larnax (burial chest), alongside a large pile of goat horns, a scene that suggests a deeper ritualistic purpose. The figurine is 4″ long, hollow, and was cast by the lost-wax method. [1920×1280] [OC]October 17, 2025
The display of a reproduction of the Parthenon or Elgin Marbles (here shown is the outward facing frieze) at the new Acropolis Museum. The original marbles are at the British Museum. gracing[869 X 621]October 17, 2025
Blades obtained from a single “livre de beurre” (pound of butter) flint core c. 4500 BP, Neolithic. The core was shaped like a short fat baguette ~10″ long from which extremely long blades were produced by indirect percussion. The unusually pure flint that allowed this came from… [1280×853] [OC]October 17, 2025
The Northern Albanian Xhubletë Dress (from bletë, meaning ‘bee’); Its ancient, striped, bee-like design is recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. Modern examples shown on the left, and a Bronze Age Illyrian figurine (15th–11th centuries BC) depicting it on the right [1080×1080]October 17, 2025
