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
Sconce made of tin and glass featuring a candle socket and circular concave mosaic mirror reflector, American, c. 1800-1850. [3399×3093]September 8, 2025
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital, is complex built in 1228 AD, belonged to local dynasty of Mengujekids in small Anatolian town of Divriği, now in Sivas Province, Turkey. [1164×736]September 7, 2025
The world’s largest hand-woven pictorial carpet, a 27-meter Persian masterpiece from 1870, has been unveiled. It depicts a grand building, two rows of 12 soldiers in different uniforms, human figures, women in local dress, architecture, plants, ships, fish, and water motifs. [1680×1001]September 7, 2025
Head of a man, most likely of non-Han Chinese ethnicity. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Earthenware (likely). Excavated at Chaoyang, Liaoning province, in 2003. Loaned to the China Institute from Liaoning Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology [2992×2992] [OC]September 7, 2025
Crocodile-shaped boots made of silk and camel bone. Mongolia, 19th century [3000×2550]September 7, 2025
Gilt bronze figure of Prabhutaratna and Sakyamuni. China, Sui dynasty, 609 AD [2800×3700]September 7, 2025
Persepolis in Iran, heart of the Persian Empire, tonight hosted the Armenian Philharmonic’s 100th anniversary. Attended by 1,500 people, including ambassadors from 23 countries and UN envoys, it marked one of the biggest international concerts ever held at an ancient site. [1280×853]September 6, 2025
Architectural model of the new US Capitol dome and building’s expansion designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, c. 1856. Created before the old dome was demolished. [2487×1850]September 6, 2025
A large 5th century CE Roman asaratos oikos (unswept floor) mosaic from the Levant, now on display at the Château de Boudry in Switzerland. The scene is from a symposium (banquet) with 9 figures on a stibadium or sigma couch in a triclinium, and 7 servants [2200×3727]September 6, 2025
