Probably the oldest legal document in the Nordic countries: a 9th century CE iron ring fully carved with runes on both sides. From Forsa Church in Hälsingland, Sweden [1601×2911]August 27, 2025
Sumerian sculptures of male and female worshippers, found in the Tell Asmar Hoard (c. 2900–2550 BCE) in Iraq. The big eyes of the votive figures symbolize vigilance and constant prayer, representing the figures’ role as stand-ins for worshippers in continuous communication with the gods [1897×1412]August 27, 2025
Seven Roman blue glass bottles used to measure volume. Each subsequent bottle has twice the volume of the previous one. Objects dated to the first century CE, found in Pompeii, Italy [1200×577]August 27, 2025
A fabric womb made by Angélique du Coudray (c. 1712-1794 CE), a French midwife who was commissioned by King Louis XV to teach midwifery to peasant women in an attempt to reduce infant mortality. Now housed at the Musée Flaubert et d’histoire de la médecine in Rouen, France [2358×3543]August 27, 2025
Myōhō Renge Kyō. The first of eight volumes from the Lotus Sutra, being a woodblock printed, Kasuga-ban edition produced in Japan, on mulberry paper in the mid to late Kamakura Period (Circa 1250-1333). A beautiful example of Pre-Gutenberg printing [1536×2048]August 26, 2025
Wall painting from the tomb of the Egyptian vizier Rekhmire at the Theban necropolis, Egypt [TT100], dated to 1400 BCE ca. It depicts representatives of foreign lands whom Rekhmire received, i.e. Minoans [up], Nubians [mid], Syrians [down] [2048 x 1416]August 26, 2025
A statuette of a striding figure, considered a hero or a demon. Made of copper, from Iraq [Proto-Elamite or Mesopotamian], of 3000 – 2800 BCE. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago, nr. 611.2010 [2048 x 3072]August 26, 2025
The Quiet Pet by John William Goddard, 1906. Oil on canvas, currently housed with a private collection. [4000×2642]August 26, 2025
A Minoan ivory box discovered in Crete, Greece, contained 80 amethyst beads along with carnelian and glass paste beads. The carvings on the lid depict an elaborate cult scene with a goddess seated before a tree shrine who is approached by figures to the right. 1625-1470 BCE [2000×2744]August 26, 2025
