Detail of slab in room L of Ashurbanipal’s palace: soldiers ripping a foetus out of a pregnant Arab woman, war before 652 BCE [774×457]July 11, 2025
1133. Coronation mantle of the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich II in Red silk embroidered in gold; gold filigree, enamel, precious stones, and pearls, showing a lion’s battle with a camel, Kunsthistorische Museum, Vienna.[1276×881]July 11, 2025
Paul Poiret (French, 1879-1944). Fancy dress costume, 1911. Metal, silk, cotton. New York:The Metropolitan Museum of Art..[1181×2506]July 11, 2025
The Dafineh Museum in Tehran has reopened after 8 years with a new artifact that may be one of the most significant relics of the ancient world: the Scepter of Darius the Great (522–486 BC). Crafted from gold and lapis lazuli, it was discovered in 1959 at the Apadana Palace in Persepolis. [1205×871]July 11, 2025
A pair of 2,000 year-old children’s shoes found in the ruins of the Roman town of Palmyra. Palmyra is an ancient archaeological site located in modern-day Syria.[600×633]July 11, 2025
Horses of St Mark, Ancient Bronze Statues Looted From Constantinople by Venetians in the 4th Crusade [4284×5712]July 11, 2025
A thousand-year-old face has emerged from the bottom of Lake Lednica. Discovered among the ruined ramparts of the stronghold on Ostrów Lednicki ~ Poland, this beam carved with a human face is one of the most interesting finds of recent years. [1536×864]July 11, 2025
6 of the 14 Sakuragaoka Bronze Bells. Kobe, Japan, Yayoi period, 200 BC-100 AD [5000×5000]July 11, 2025
