Apollo of Gaza, in 2012 a Palestinian fisherman from Gaza recovered the Ancient Greek bronze statue of Apollo and put it up for sale for $500k on EBay. The statue, more than 2000 years old, was seized by police and never seen again. [1080×1508]August 14, 2025
Peg leg made from painted black wood and leather straps, European, c. 1850-1900. [2832×4256]August 14, 2025
2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia, c.400-300 BCE: this figure was crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact [3888×4593]August 13, 2025
An Edo Period Fumi-E. During the Edo Period, when Christianity was outlawed in Japan, many suspected Christians were forced to recant their faith or die, by performing Fumi-E. That is, stepping on an icon of Christ, or the Virgin Mary. A bit oxidized, but still well preserved [1536×2048]August 13, 2025
1437.Undressed funereal effigy of Catherine de Valois, Queen of England, paternal grandmother of Henry VII, paternal greatgrandmother of Henry VII[1284×2778] On display at Westminster Abbey, in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries.August 13, 2025
Corrugated Ear Trumpet, c. 1880. Antique ear trumpet made of tin with a black and gold tone finish. The body of the ear horn is a series of soldered doughnut-shaped segments. The bulbous segments were designed to further amplify sound. [2058 x 1611]August 13, 2025
