A late Roman blue glass cup excavated from an ancient Silla Royal tomb at Cheonmachong, Gyeongju in South Korea. Early AD 500s, probably produced in Egypt, now housed at the Gyeongju National Museum [1022×1024]August 22, 2025
Archaeologists have uncovered a massive Parthian cemetery in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran, with more than 250 tombs belonging to Parthian soldiers who died in battles during the empire’s time from 247 BC to 224 AD. [1200×673]August 21, 2025
This is a high-quality map of Derinkuyu, an ancient underground city discovered in Turkey. Extending 200 feet below the surface, it could shelter up to 20,000 people. The city was uncovered in 1963, when a local resident found a mysterious room hidden behind a wall in his home. [2388×2949]August 21, 2025
A Muromachi Period (14th-15th Century) embroidered painting of the Buddha with human hair woven into it, produced in Japan. These pieces were typically produced by women devotees, and documented examples have been noted to have human hair woven into the Buddha’s vestments or hair [998×1511]August 21, 2025
The Trialeti Chalice; a silver cup from Trialeti, Georgia, dated to the 18th – 17th c. BCE [Trialeti-Vanadzor culture]. It bears a carved procession-scene of about 22 masked men. National Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, nr. 9-63:348 [1417 x 2048]August 21, 2025
Terracotta architectural tiles excavated at Sardis. Lydian, 6th c BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [4000×2252] [OC]August 21, 2025
A soapstone container containing several hundred gold coins from the Roman Empire was found in the center of the Italian city of Como. [994×992]August 21, 2025
