This Byzantine mosaic floor, at the Church of St. Stephen, is the largest one in Jordan. It’s dated to 785 CE, and has a series of panels depicting the most important cities of the region, which includes: Jerusalem, Nablus, Sebastia, Caesarea, Lydda, Bayt Jibrin, Ascalon and Gaza [665×670]December 14, 2025
Pillar ornament depicting an apsara (celestial maiden), from Lakshmana Temple. India, 950 AD [1979×2780]December 14, 2025
Wine pressing area at Areni-1 Winery, the oldest winery ever discovered. Armenia, 4100-4000 BC [1920×1440]December 14, 2025
Two gilded lanterns with carved jade panels. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century [2200×2099]December 14, 2025
An akome (inner robe) with small hollyhock and fusenryō roundel design on yellow-green ground. Ca. 1390 CE, now part of the Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine Collection in Japan [1603×1858]December 14, 2025
Jane Austen’s portable mahogany desk was bought by her dad The Rev George Austen in Basingstoke at Ring Brothers in Dec 1794 as a present for his daughter born 16th Dec 1775. They lived 7 miles away at Steventon Parsonage where in 1796 she began the 1st draft of Pride and Prejudice. [432 × 603]December 13, 2025
Swedish king Gustav II Adolfs wedding outfit in front of his wedding saddle. Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armory), Stockholm, Sweden, circa 1620 [1200×900]December 13, 2025
Harpsichord with painted lid depicting Neptune and Amphitrite. Made by Luigi Baillon. France, 1775 [2170×2170]December 13, 2025
Doll of Takenouchi no Sukune holding a baby. Japan, Edo period, 18th century [630×630]December 13, 2025
Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection [1518×3400]December 13, 2025
