Corinthian Tomb, Petra, Jordan, 40-70 AD. One of the four “Royal Tombs”, monumental sepulchres carved into the pink sandstone cliff, and based on the structure of the Treasury, its heavily weathered facade was designed in an architectural blend of Greek and Nabataean styles…[1280×853] [OC]September 28, 2025
Rose window of the Basilica of San Pietro, Tuscania, province of Viterbo, Lazio, 11th century [1793 x 1261]September 28, 2025
Letter from Roman soldier Hilarion to a woman named Alis who is presumably his wife.1 BCE.[1191×1946]September 27, 2025
An Old Copper Culture ‘III-D’-style Crescent Knife/Ulu (ca. 4000-1000 B.C.E.). Similar to Arctic ulus, these are thought to be food-processing knives; other styles are thought to be ornaments. This one is from Minnesota, and many have been found across the Great Lakes region [980 x 734]September 27, 2025
Gold cups from a Mycenaean tholos tomb; Vapheio, Greece; ca. 1500-1450 BCE [2511×1258]September 27, 2025
2500-year-old gold Scythian comb: Found in Ukraine, taken to Hermitage [1280 x 1646]September 27, 2025
Little Petra Tomb, Petra, Jordan, 1st century BC – 1st AD. The rock-cut tomb with classical façade stands on the right in front of the gate to the deep gorge known as Siq al-Barid (the cold canyon). The chamber inside is unfinished, so probably never served as a burial place…[1280×1173] [OC]September 27, 2025
Gold earrings and nose ornament with little turquoise plates. Peru, Moche civilization, 1-600 AD [1588×1588]September 27, 2025
Mask (idimu), Lega Peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo. Early-Mid 20th Century. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. [5200×7801] [OC]September 27, 2025
