The Mšecké Žehrovice Head, Celtic limestone sculpture, iron age Czech Republic, c. 150–50 BCE [2652×2652]July 13, 2025
Archaeologists conducting excavations near the village of Zakotorac on Croatia’s Pelješac Peninsula have unearthed a well-preserved Greek-Illyrian helmet dating back to the 6th century BC, the second of its kind. [1525×1080]July 13, 2025
Bronze Doors to the Temple of Romulus, now known as The Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian. One of the few bronze doors surviving from The Roman Empire, and the locking mechanism is still functional. The porphyry columns staying in situ is also worth noting. (ca. 309.)[1848×4000]July 13, 2025
Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara (Mandala of Avalokiteshvara), 8th – 10th century CE [2300×2968]July 13, 2025
The group Rape of the Sabine Women, by Flemish Jean de Boulogne (Giambologna). Made from one imperfect block of white marble, the largest ever transported to Florence, Boulogne composed a “figura serpentina”, an upward snakelike spiral movement to be examined from all sides… [1280×720] [OC]July 13, 2025
This tile from the ceiling of a house bears a Greek inscription that identifies the bearded man by name, Heliodoros, and occupation, actuarius (an official responsible for distribution of wages in the Roman military)who worked Dura-Europos( Syria).Yale University Art Gallery. A.D. 200–256.[1240×852]July 13, 2025
A newly discovered statue in Shabwa, Yemen. assumed to belong to the Qataban Kingdom. (580 x 864)July 13, 2025
The Boxer at rest, one of the finest examples of bronze sculptures to have survived from the ancient world; now housed in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome [1637 x 3086] [OC]July 13, 2025
Detail from Emperor Qianlong’s New Year’s Day Pleasures Scroll which shows Qianlong’s concubines/consorts – unknown artist, 18th century, The Palace Museum, Beijing [2693×1079]July 13, 2025
