Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, 176 AD. One of the greatest surviving works of Roman imperial art, it is the only large bronze imperial equestrian statue to survive, largely because M. A. was confused with Christian emperor Constantine and escaped being melted down… [1280×1056] [OC]December 10, 2025
Spice cellar in the shape of a ship. Germany or the Netherlands, 15th century [1140×990]December 10, 2025
President Theodore Roosevelt silk bookmark from the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. [907×1642]December 10, 2025
In 1954 the Australian government presented QEII with a striking opal jewelry set, named after the Andamooka mining region near Adelaide. The set, comprising a necklace and earrings, features an impressive 203-carat opal centerpiece, one of the largest and most unique opals known [1239X639]December 10, 2025
A 2000-year-old giant cat geoglyph discovered amid Peru’s famous Nazca Lines [2000×1000]December 9, 2025
Albert Robida’s illustration titled, ”Leaving the Opera in the year 2000”,1902.[1024×681]December 9, 2025
Bronze rooster. Greek or Hellenistic, ca. 3rd-1st c BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [6112×6112] [OC]December 9, 2025
A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan (Achaemenid summer capital), and is housed at National Museum of Iran. [2400×2400]December 9, 2025
