15 large thin-necked stone axes, made of light gray flint, all unused, were laid as a sacrificial offering at Hagelbjerggård in Zealand, Denmark, somewhere between 3000 and 4000 BCE. Now housed at the National Museum of Denmark [614×834]June 6, 2025
A bronze openwork box lid from Cornalaragh in Ireland. La Tène culture, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Ireland [1063×1260]June 6, 2025
Statue of a Standing Khonsu the Egyptian Moon God ca. 664-525 BCE (Late Period) Walters Art Museum [1284×2212]June 6, 2025
“The Bravery of the Persian Women” (c. 1597–99) by Otto van Veen — when retreating Persian soldiers were shamed back into battle by their own women, quoting Plutarch’s Moralia – Austria, vienna [1600×1080]June 6, 2025
Preserved bust (probably) of Plautilla – wife of Emperor Caracalla. The sculpture shows a woman at a young age. Dated to the early 3rd century CE. [600×800]June 6, 2025
The Hammerum Girl found in grave 83 at the Hammerum burial site in Denmark, 78-313 CE. All that remain of the deceased was her hair and her clothing, but it was the best-preserved Danish Iron Age textile from an inhumation grave. The picture on the right is a reconstruction of her dress [4647×3920]June 6, 2025
This decorative lintel relief with hieroglyphs identify king Senusret III wearing the crown of Lower Egypt (left) and the crown of Upper Egypt (right) during the Heb Sed. Horus and Seth on standards give million years of life to the king. Ca. 1878-1839 BCE, Egyptian Museum, Cairo [1600×2023]June 6, 2025
An Inuit wooden figurine from Baffin Island, in modern-day Canada, portraying a person in European dress; lightly incised lines indicate the folds of a long robe and an apparent cross on the chest. Ca. 1350 CE, now housed at the Canadian Museum of History [1205×1088]June 6, 2025
Iron Cross Great War puzzle maze, American, c. 1915-1918. Five steel balls representing the Allied powers must all get to Berlin to beat the puzzle. [5440×5458]June 5, 2025
Gold Jewelry of Princess Khenmet. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat II, ca. 1932-1898 BC. From the Tomb of Khenmet, Funerary Complex of Amenemhat II at Dahshur.[1284×1031]June 5, 2025
