“Bersha procession” ca. 2010–1961 BC. A priest leads the way, carrying a ceremonial wine jar and incense burner for burial rites. 2 women follow with offerings of food and drink. A 3rd woman furnishes items for Djehutynakht’s personal care, a cosmetic chest and a mirror [1024×807]June 20, 2025
Gustav II Adolfs wedding outfit in front of the wedding saddle, Livrustkammaren [2480×2698]June 20, 2025
Bronze, gilded bronze, enamel Wall Clock French about 1880.Museum Fine Art Boston .[1234×2133]June 19, 2025
The Tara Brooch, late 7th-early 8th c., widely considered the finest Celtic brooch ever found in Ireland [4032×3024]June 19, 2025
Shallow tea bowl named Tagoto no Tsuki (Moon in each rice field) by Raku Tannyu, Kyoto, Japan, ca. 1811-1845. Earthenware with Black Raku glaze. National Museum of Asian Art collection [1428×660]June 19, 2025
The “Bull’s Head Bowl” comes from the largest known gold hoard of the early Middle Ages, discovered by chance in 1799 in the town of Nagyszentmiklós (Sânnicolau Mare), then part of Hungary but now part of Romania in the Banat region. 7-9th century AD [1203×977]June 19, 2025
A pair of original, unaltered diamond bracelets purchased by Marie Antoinette for 250,000 livres in 1776. The queen’s daughter, Marie-Thérèse Charlotte de France, wears what appear to be her mother’s diamond bracelets in this 1816 portrait by Antoine-Jean Gros [1290×1816]June 19, 2025
The South Gate of Angkor Thom, built in the 12th century leads to the Bayon temple, part of the larger Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia. It is lined with stone figures depicting mythical beings [1018×683]June 19, 2025
