Suicide of Tewodros II, a never-before-seen painting of the Ethiopian Emperor, who during the 1868 British invasion, chose death on the battlefield over being captured, shooting himself in the mouth with his own pistol. [1164×800]August 24, 2025
Sculpture relief depicting a Sasanian cataphract (a very heavily armoured horseman, with both the rider and mount almost completely covered in scale or chain mail). Taq-e Bostan, Iran, 6th century [1024×692]August 24, 2025
Heart-shaped gold locket with enamel and precious stones, with a complex iconography of memento mori motifs and symbols of profane and sacred love, commissioned by Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, for her husband Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox and Regent of Scotland, 1571-1578 [2160×3840]August 24, 2025
Ceramic bottle in standing feline form, Gallinazo style, Northern Peru. at AMNH [3771×3597] [OC]August 24, 2025
One of the most well-preserved columns from the ancient world in Persepolis, Iran, built during the reign of the Persian King Darius the Great, late 6th century BC. [4037×2691]August 24, 2025
Dagger with Sheath, late 18th–early 19th century, Iranian. Steel, copper alloy, enamel, gold, glass [4040 x 4320]August 24, 2025
Chancay Cradleboard Litter. kupulwe. Peru. ca. 900 – 1400 AD. – Galeria Contici [1000×1500]August 24, 2025
The Ottoman train, which was ambushed by Lawrence of Arabia in WW1 on the Hejaz railway, still stands in the middle of the desert today in Saudi Arabia [3400×2274]August 24, 2025
26,000 years old footprint of a child next to footprints of a wolf/domesticated dog, Chauvet cave, France [1099×630]August 24, 2025
The skull of a viking man with filed teeth, found in a mass grave in Dorset. The purpose behind filed teeth remains unclear but some researchers believe that the teeth carvings were likely dyed (probably with red) to frighten opponents in battle or to show their status as a great fighter [1392×924]August 24, 2025
The mummy of king Tutankhamun was laid inside 3 coffins nested within each, with the innermost coffin made of 110.4 kg of solid gold. For the first time since his tomb was opened 100 years ago, the 3 coffins will be displayed together at the new Grand Egyptian Museum [1124×1967]August 24, 2025
