The “Princess of Sarazm” from Tajikistan. The woman, who died around 5,500 years ago at the age of 37, was covered in a veil adorned with thousands of beads made of lapis lazuli, turquoise, and limestone. Gold beads adorned her hair, and she wore massive bracelets made from seashells [399×600]June 4, 2025
“I have eyes like a falcon so that no one can deceive me. I have a heart like a life that I strive for. I have feet like a hind that I can run and jump from there.” Paulus Kal, Fechtbuch, ca. 1470 Bavarian State Library,Munich[1284×1766]June 4, 2025
Gold earrings shaped like fish, with gems and pearls. Jaipur, India, 19th century [3500×2800]June 4, 2025
The Shrine of Miosach was crafted in the 11th c. in Clonmany, Ireland to contain religious manuscripts, though it was heavily reworked in the 16th c. The front features depictions of the crucifiction, Mary, and a variety of saints.[4032×3024]June 4, 2025
Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi temple railing showing a quadriga relief of the sun god Surya riding between pillars 2nd–1st century BCE. It is the Earliest representations of Surya riding a chariot. Bodhgaya Museum, India.[992×1147]June 4, 2025
Bowl in form of archaic gui. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, late Ming or early Qing dynasty (ca. 1628-61) but with false Jiajing period (1522-66) mark. Porcelain with camellia-leaf green glaze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection [4080×2296] [OC]June 4, 2025
The unique circular ritual monument at Sungai Batu, in Malaysia, an ancient city from a prehistoric Malaysian civilisation that may date back to as early as 788 BCE, which would make it one of the oldest in Southeast Asia [850×1115]June 4, 2025
Tres Zapotes Monument F, Olmec culture, 800-400 BCE, now housed at the Museo Regional Tuxteco in Veracruz, Mexico [1024×1318]June 4, 2025
