Openwork Necklace from Georgia (South Caucasus) c.100-250 CE: this entire necklace has an openwork design, and the chain is studded with garnets; petal-shaped pieces of garnet and turquoise also decorate the medallion in the center [3828×5036]September 12, 2025
Letter dated 106 CE, written by a county officer about attempts on his life by by family members after two murder and robbery suspects were killed for resisting arrest, unearthed from a Han dynasty official document deposit, found in Changsha, China. Full translation in comments. [614×881]September 12, 2025
Part of the letter from Persian King Tahmasp to Ottoman Sultan Suleiman, after the Ottomans’ swift retreat from Iran in 1554: “The Roman entered here, shit himself, and left the next day. You failed to stay even for a single day here.” [1280×1280]September 12, 2025
Qing Dynasty Portrait of Empress Xiaoshengxian, or Chongqing. Copied after the Imperial Painter’s example, now in the Beijing Palace Museum, China. Smaller in size, yet near virtually identical, though her face seems to look a bit younger here [2048×1536]September 12, 2025
Helmet Fittings ~ Shang dynasty. Shandong Provincial Museum, Jinan As China moved into the Bronze Age. These bronze plates, including an intimidating animal face, were originally sewn onto leather helmets.[800×568]September 12, 2025
Paintings of Hellenistic-era military armor, arms, and gear from the Tomb of Lyson) and Kallikles in ancient Mieza (modern-day Lefkadia) ~ Central Macedonia, dated 2nd century BC [564×359]September 12, 2025
Gold foundation tablets of Darius I for the Apadana Palace, in their original stone box. (c. 510 BCE) [2341×984]September 12, 2025
The tomb of Darius the Great is one of the four tombs for Achaemenid kings at the historical site of Naqsh-e Rostam, located about 12 kilometres northwest of Persepolis in Iran [2500×3750]September 12, 2025
The intact glove worn on the right hand, was unveiled during excavations adjacent to Kyburg Castle, one of Switzerland’s expansive medieval castle complexes. [1280×800]September 12, 2025
