Votive decorated dagger & sheath, made of gold, ivory, & silver. From the Temple of the Obelisks, Byblos; dated to 2000 – 1800 BCE. Considered to be an offering to the warrior god Resheph, who is probably depicted on the hilt. At the Beirut museum, nr. 16492 [3206 x 4822]July 29, 2025
Roman silver bowl decorated with gilded vines. Dated to the 1st c. CE. At the British museum, nr. 1867,0508.1410 [2500 x 1897]July 29, 2025
A gray schist figure of Buddha Shakyamuni from the ancient region of Gandhara, dating back to the 3rd-4th century CE (1798×3200)July 29, 2025
Painted Portrait of “Serapis” a state-created syncretic take on the God Isis, rebranded by Ptolemy I, with features of Zeus. To create a deity who would appeal to both the local Egyptians and the large Greek minority of Alexandria (c. 100 BCE–100 CE) – Egg tempera on wood. [8707×4484]July 29, 2025
A 12th century stone carving of a man who is riding some mythical animal, from Baleshwar Temple of Champawat, Uttarakhand, India. It belongs to the era of the Chand Dynasty of Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India. [921×1153]July 29, 2025
Trevi Fountain, Rome. In 1730, Pope Clement XII organized a contest in which Nicola Salvi lost to Alessandro Galilei but, being Roman, Salvi was awarded the commission anyway. Salvi didn’t finish it, but it was he who incorporated the fountain into the rear of a palace on the site. [1920×1280] [OC]July 29, 2025
Detail of the “broken” corner of Fontana di Trevi , designed by Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci in 1762. The largest Baroque fountain in Rome, it marks the terminal point of the Acqua Vergine—the revived Aqua Virgo, one of the aqueducts that supplied water to ancient Rome [1280×853] [OC]July 29, 2025
Terracotta model of duck with ducklings. Hyōgo, Japan, Kofun period, 5th century AD [2040×2200]July 29, 2025
