Bajiao Ancient City, literally meaning “eight corners”, was built during the Han Dynasty and has a history of 2,000 years. From an aerial perspective, Bajiao Ancient City appears to be a hollow cross with eight corners, hence its name. Gansu Province, China [1920×1079]August 4, 2025
The Vank Cathedral in Isfahan, where East meets West, is a rare fusion of Persian and Armenian architecture, built in 1606 AD by Iranian Armenians. [1080×1080]August 4, 2025
Part of the Blue monkeys fresco, from Akrotiri, Thera, Greece. It’s dated to the 17th c, BCE, & housed at the Prehistoric Museum of Thera [2560 x 1703]August 4, 2025
Relief of a warrior, or of a War deity of Hatti, made of limestone. From the King’s gate of ancient Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire; dated to 14th – 13th c BCE ca. The original piece at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara [right], a replica in situ [left] [5950 x 3264]August 4, 2025
The shrine of St. Elizabeth in St. Elizabeth’s Church, Marburg, Germany, 1249 CE. It is constructed of oak, sheathed in gilded silver and copper, and covered in pearls and gems sourced from the Mediterranean, including an original three dozen engraved gems. [1920×1280]August 4, 2025
Four Persian Warriors, Palace of Darius I the Great, Suse. C. 500 BC. Glazed brick frieze in one of the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire, depicting four warriors at the sides of a column of cuneiform text in which the name of Darius can be recognized… [1920×1080] [OC]August 4, 2025
Life like Japanese Fantail Doves, 1880. This life-size pair of fantailed doves are created by placing intricately carved individual mother of pearl feathers onto a carved wooden base, with bronze legs. [1214×888]August 4, 2025
Roman mosaic showing a boxing duel, described in Virgil’s “Aeneid”. Entellus of Sicily and young Dares fought each other, in which the latter failed (wounded, shown on the right). The description of the fight takes place in Aeneid in book V.400-405. Entellus was rewarded with a bull. [1200×1287]August 4, 2025
Carved ivory poker chip from the steamboat named Belle St. Louis, American, c. 1873-1880. [3117×2159]August 4, 2025
A beautiful Shoe-last-shaped adze, found by me, while metal detecting, in Xanten, Germany. [3000×4000]August 3, 2025
