A black satin hat inlaid with kingfisher feathers, worn by the imperial concubines of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911 CE). Now housed at the Shenyang Palace Museum in China [1649×1278]August 30, 2025
A carved white jade in the shape of a squatting monkey holding a small monkey in its arms, with another small monkey riding on its shoulder. Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE), now housed at the Hotan Museum in China [800×1137]August 30, 2025
Tunic without sleeves. From Egypt or the eastern Mediterranean, 1st to 2nd century CE, made of wool, now housed at the Abegg-Stiftung in Switzerland [1044×1315]August 30, 2025
This Cypriot oinochoe or pitcher in Mycenaean geometric style dates from the late 8th to early 7th century BCE. Now housed at the Archaeological Museum in Milan, Italy [2351×3356]August 30, 2025
Chinese bowl dated to 1187 AD, inscribed with a Persian poem on the rim: “If the beloved leaves me, what am I to do? If s/he does not see the wisdom of our union, what am I to do?” [3291×1560]August 29, 2025
Hokusai’s Yokai, Circa 1830-1849. A silk painting acquired from a private estate in Japan roughly entitled as such. Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai, and signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu. More likely done by a follower of Hokusai, but still a remarkable discovery. [1200×900]August 29, 2025
An apotropaic wand used in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt to ward off evil during or shortly after birth, carved from a hippopotamus tusk(Taweret was the Hippo Goddess of Birth and fertility) ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1225×620]August 29, 2025
A terracotta figure of a young woman playing polo on horseback. China, Tang Dynasty, 700-750. Currently in Guimet Museum, Paris. [2268 x 1640]August 29, 2025
Ritual vessel (deng). China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795). Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze (Jingdezhen ware). Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing [4896×6528] [OC]August 29, 2025
Kongshornet (The King’s horn) also known as Haakonshornet (Haakon’s horn), a drinking horn probably from before 1313 made by a Norwegian jeweler for King Haakon V of Norway (r. 1299-1319). [1200×910]August 29, 2025
Bronocice Pot (c. 3500 BC) ceramic vase incised with one of the earliest known depictions of a wheeled vehicle. Discovered c. 1975 in Bronocice, Poland. In Archaeological Museum of Kraków. [2880×1908]August 29, 2025
