Pair of gilded wheel-lock pistols with round pommels containing small cleaning tools. Augsburg, Germany, 1589 or earlier [3950×3000]May 22, 2026
The sumo wrestler Takaragawa Ishigorō. Print by Utagawa Yoshitora. Japan, 1850 [2750×4000]May 22, 2026
Marie-Antoinette’s writing table. Mainly by Jean-Henri Riesener with possible involvement of François Rémond. France, circa 1780’s. [6808×4960]May 21, 2026
Another Chinese method of torture: Three Chinese men torture a prisoner by extracting a vein from his lower leg. Gouache painting on rice paper, c. 1850. [3236×2232]May 21, 2026
“‘World’s First Signature’—The signature “Kushim””(Ancient Sumerian) (3000 BCE) (The Schøyen Collection, Oslo and London) [600×871]May 21, 2026
“Mural painting called ‘the Investiture’” (Fresco of Amorite Dynasties) (18th century BC) (Louvre Museum) [913×1500]May 21, 2026
Figure of a Sogdian merchant with wineskin. China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD [2400×3300]May 21, 2026
Palm leaf manuscript of the Prajnaparamita Sutra. India, Pala dynasty, 1191 AD [2674×2130]May 21, 2026
The 4,200-year-old bag from Horseshoe Ranch Cave – prehistoric craftsmanship in North America. Discovered in Horseshoe Ranch Cave, dates to around 2200 BCE and was made by ancient Indigenous peoples of the region, likely ancestors of hunter-gatherer groups living in what is now Texas.[526 × 717]May 21, 2026
