Duplaja Chariot 2 – c. 1600-1200 BC; Found in a ‘cremation cemetery’ of the Encrusted Pottery Culture (Modern Day Hungary/Serbia) [755×756]September 8, 2025
Ottoman Tuhfet ul-Mulk manuscript verbally and visually instructing its reader how to regain his sexual virility. 1773. [1523 x 2508]September 8, 2025
A bone object found on the face of a corpse in the Bronze Age layers of Yanik Tepe in Iran. Originally interpreted by Burney as an amulet. In 2011, ophthalmologist Sahihi Oskooei claimed that it was instead the world’s oldest eyewear, made to correct optical problems. 4000-3000 BCE [900×530]September 8, 2025
The building of Wells Cathedral in England, dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle, started in 1175 CE and went on for almost 300 years. In 1338 CE, the so-called St. Andrew’s Cross arches were added to the building to support the central tower, giving the cathedral its unique appearance [674×899]September 8, 2025
Folding fan of the Russian Empress Maria Feodorovna crafted with a lily-of-the-valley design. The fan was made of wood and silk, carved and painted to mimic the flowers and leaves of the plant. 1870-1890 CE, now housed at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia [1200×820]September 8, 2025
A selection of ancient duck weights in the Yale Babylonian Collection weighing from 2 to 5,370 grams. These duck weights come in various sizes and were made of a number of materials such as limestone, hematite and even more semi-precious stones such as chalcedony and agate [3456×4606]September 8, 2025
A Tibetan rug with a skeleton, skulls and severed human heads. Handspun wool. Tibet, 19th/20th century [1024 x 1024] [OS]September 8, 2025
30 Indigenous artifacts – including spears kept in a British museum since 1881 – have been returned to the Larrakia community. As attitudes towards colonisation and rightful ownership continue to shift, an increasing number of UK museums are repatriating items to where they originated. [1280×720]September 8, 2025
A knife made of wood, mother of pearl and various metals including silver. Rukai people, Taiwan, Colonial Japanese rule, 1928-1940’s. [2400 x 1200] [OS]September 8, 2025
Photograph of American woman wearing black taffeta dress and lace shawl, between 1847-1853. [2837x 3722]September 8, 2025
Turkish tent captured by Polish forces during the Battle of Vienna (1683). Created c. 1683, made of linen and cotton, richly decorated, Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection, Kraków, Poland. [2400×1600]September 8, 2025
A magnificent 17th-century carving of the Sun God Surya riding his chariot (in the centre). It adorns the ceiling of the Nau Chauki, a pavilion built on the banks of Rajsamand Lake by the Hindu Rajput king, Rana Raj Singh.[1996×2048]September 8, 2025
