Original will of King Philip II of Spain designating Prince Philip, the future Philip III, as his “universal heir and successor in all my aforementioned kingdoms, dominions, and states.” March 7, 1594 from the General Archive of the Palace, Books and Records [780×562]June 16, 2025
Petroglyph of dancing women, Saudi Arabia’s Bir Hima Complex which covers 7000–1000 BC [9039×6423]June 15, 2025
Iron and gilt articulated sculpture of a carp, Japan, Edo-Meiji period (19th C. CE) signed Kiyoaki [3783×3171]June 15, 2025
The large gold diadem from “Priam’s Treasure”, found in Troy, 2600-1800 BCE. The treasure was smuggled by Schliemann out of Turkey and then a part of it was acquired by a museum in Berlin. During the WW2, the treasure was looted by the soviets and is now at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow [866×1200]June 15, 2025
The graffiti of Addaura found at the Addaura cave in Sicily, and carved around 14,000-20,000 years ago. The scene depicts a group of people, arranged in a circle, surrounding 2 central figures with their heads covered and their bodies strongly arched back [1392×2048]June 15, 2025
The “Malone Hoard”, consisting of 19 finely polished stone axes found at Danesfort in Northern Ireland. The axes, which are made from a stone called porcellanite, are too large and heavy for practical use, so they are thought to have had a ceremonial purpose. 4000-2000 BCE, Ulster Museum [4156×3078]June 15, 2025
The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London [2953×4134]June 15, 2025
Elk horn charm used by a medicine to cast a spell on another. Yellow Quill Trail, Manitoba, Canada, Plains Ojibwa peoples, 1870 [3600×3600]June 15, 2025
Gourd-shaped vessel with carved lacquer surface. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century [1660×2000]June 15, 2025
