2 huge Roman wooden barrels in an outstanding state of preservation, found in Xanten. Both had a capacity of approximatively 1250 l and were used to transport wine from the Mediterranean region to the Lower Rhine. Now housed at the Xanten Roman Museum in Germany [1588×2048]July 28, 2025
A charred spindle with a charred ball of flax thread. Found in the pile dwelling settlement of Sipplingen-Osthafen, Lake Constance in Germany, dating 3316-3306 BCE. The damp environment has preserved it in good condition [1538×1006]July 28, 2025
These Roman glass spherical bottles were used to hold perfume and loose powder. The contents were sealed inside the delicate cosmetic containers and a small knob at the top had to be broken off to remove the oil/powder. Found in Trier, 1st/2nd century CE, Landesmuseum Trier, Germany [510×378]July 28, 2025
A16th-century CE incense storage container in the shape of a ship. Coins of the Roman Emperor Nero, minted between 64 and 68 CE, have been attached as wheels. Now housed at the Landesmuseum Württemberg in Germany [1605×2429]July 28, 2025
Head of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. Afghanistan, probably Hadda, 5th-6th century AD. Clay, garnet (eyes). Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [3024×4032] [OC]July 28, 2025
Tamon-ten, Guardian of the North, one of a set of four Shitenno (Guardian Figures) Japan C 12th Century.Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. [1284×2229]July 28, 2025
Upper half of a male terracotta kouros statuette found in the area of the Altar Hill of the ancient city of Praisos, Crete, c. 575 BC. The smile, found on other funerary kouroi of Attica and the islands, is characteristic of the Archaic art of the 6th century. [1280×853] [OC]July 28, 2025
Statues at the roof terrace (more precisely, on the façade) of the Orsay Museum in Paris (finished c.1900). Couldn’t find the authors. [1920×971] [OC]July 28, 2025
