Ancient Roman bronze sculpture of a pouncing panther, c. 2nd-3rd century CE. [2100×1347]July 27, 2025
The stairs of Persepolis (522–486 BC) are designed in such a way that as you climb them, the carved figures appear to climb alongside you. [779×640]July 27, 2025
Model of a female figure swinging between two posts, crowned with birds; made of clay. From Hagia Triada, Tomba degli Ori, Crete; Late Minoan IB period, 1500 – 1450 BCE. At the Heraklion arch. museum [2048 x 1375]July 27, 2025
Minoan rock – crystal rhyton [libation vessel] from Zakros, Crete. Dated to the Neopalatial period, 17th – 15th c. BCE. At Heraklion arch. museum, nr. 2721 [1550 x 2048]July 27, 2025
The Tiliviche geoglyphs in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert are a collection of large-scale designs, primarily depicting llamas, that are roughly dated to 1000 years ago [1600×2412]July 27, 2025
A vase depicting a reclining figure holding his large phallus. Ylama Culture, 1200-100 BCE, now housed at the Aburrá Foundation in Colombia [867×1000]July 27, 2025
A ceramic footed dish with animal motifs. Nariño culture, 900-1500 CE, from Colombia or Ecuador, now housed at the Walters Art Museum [1715×1800]July 27, 2025
2 knives, ceramic containers, a collection of shells, and golden earrings were among the artifacts found in an 800-year-old flooded Lambayeque tomb in Peru. This tomb, located beneath the water table, was found beneath the burial chamber of a seated high priestess [3072×4523]July 27, 2025
Terracotta mask of the goddess ʿAshtart depicted with a beard. Carthage necropolis, c. mid-7th – early 6th century BCE. [1282×1500]July 27, 2025
