Part of the wall of Darius the Great’s palace in Susa (522–486 BC), which still retains its color after more than 2,500 years. Only two examples of this wall remains in the world today, one housed at the National Museum of Iran, and the other at Louvre. [3056×2801]July 15, 2025
“Flintlock Hunting Carabine” from the Versailles Arms Manufactory, France, 1800-1804. Material: steel, wood, gold, silver [4800×3147]July 15, 2025
The Emesa Helmet, An early 1st century CE Roman cavalry helmet found in ancient Emesa (modern day Homs, Syria) in 1936. [526×583]July 15, 2025
The Tulip Stairs, Queen’s House. Greenwich, UK. This ornate, wrought iron structure was the first geometric self-supporting spiral stair in Britain. Finally completed or around 1635, Queen’s House was the UK’s first truly classical building. Designed by the architect Inigo Jones [1280×853] [OC]July 15, 2025
The cupola of the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, Turin, seen from the inside. Designed by architect, priest and mathematician Guarino Guarini, completed in 1694. Heavily damaged in a fire in 1997, it underwent a complex 21 year restoration project, and reopened in 2018. [3072 x 4096] [OC]July 15, 2025
Relief of the seven historical Buddhas and Maitreya, the Buddha of the future. Swat Valley, Pakistan, 4th century AD [2300×1932]July 15, 2025
Hunping (funeral urn) depicting Daoist paradise, with a palace, animals, and deities. China, Western Jin dynasty 265–316 AD [2870×3000]July 15, 2025
Carved ivory Netsuke sculpture of a mounted warrior, Japanese, c. 1800-1900. [3014×2348]July 15, 2025
A terracotta figurine in the form of a pig was made in Egypt around 3000 B.C., during the Early Dynastic period. Part of the collection of the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection) in Berlin, Germany. [836×1714]July 14, 2025
Mezcala Axe God Figure, M10 Type, Guerrero. West Mexico. ca. 300-100 BC. – Galeria Contici [1000×1500]July 14, 2025
A Greek and a Persian sharing drink for the first time since 491 BC, in a paper memorial commemorating the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between Greece and Iran in November 1902. [4995×3677]July 14, 2025
