The Vix Krater, a 6th century BC Greek bronze vessel imported to the Celts. Discovered in Bourgogne/France in the tomb of the “Lady of Vix,” a Celtic princess. It remains the largest known metal vessel of Western antiquity [1200×900]April 3, 2026
Lobster effigy vessel. Nazca civilization (Early Intermediate Phases IIII-IV), south coast, Peru, ca. 300-600 AD. Earthenware, slip paint. Walters Art Museum collection [1800×1408]April 3, 2026
Skeuomorphic Mycenaean bronze helmet (left) that mimicks older, more traditional helmets (right) by having punched rows of boar’s tusks and a spool-shaped socket at the top, used in older helmets to tie the leather straps together. 1400-1300 BCE. Displayed at Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. [1776×888]April 3, 2026
An extremely rare and exquisite aureus showing the ill-fated Geta (from the collection of the Royal Library of Belgium) [4475×4000]April 3, 2026
Portraits of Kim Igyo (1764–1832), a Joseon Dynasty scholar-official who led the 12th and final diplomatic mission to Tokugawa Japan. Left: his official portrait c.1810; right: painted by a Japanese artist in 1811. The ambassador traveled only as far as Tsushima. Korea/Japan, 19th century[3840×2160]April 3, 2026
The Cyclist — Natalia Goncharova, 1913 — 78 × 105 cm — Russian Museum, St. Petersburg | Aug 10, 2004 [OC] [2476×1930]April 3, 2026
Brass planispheric astrolabe with 24 turquoise stones, made by Muhammad Mahdi ibn Muhammad Amin al-Yazdi. Isfahan, Iran, 1659-1660 AD [2788×3188]April 3, 2026
Stoneware vase with blue glaze, depicting peonies. Hebei, China, Ming dynasty, 1450-1550 [1875×2160]April 3, 2026
A codex-style ceramic plate decorated with the Maya death god Cizin wearing a turtle shell. From northern Petén in Guatemala or southeastern Campeche in Mexico, 600-900 CE, sold in 2019 at Binoche & Giquello in Paris [1080×1350]April 3, 2026
A gilt copper alloy sculpture of Mahamayuri on a peacock. From China, made during the reign of the emperor Xuande (1425-1435 CE), now housed at the Ethnologisches Museum of Berlin [1080×2692]April 3, 2026
A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan [939×1408]April 3, 2026
