The Tomb of Payava is a Lycian tall rectangular barrel-vaulted stone sarcophagus, and one of the most famous tombs of Xanthos in Turkey. It was built in the Achaemenid Persian Empire, for Payava, who was probably the ruler of Xanthos in 360 BCE. Now housed at the British Museum [2244×1717]March 23, 2026
An ewer with double nautilus, mounted in silver gilt, and adorned with mother-of-pearl, rubies, and turquoises. Circa 1590 CE, now housed in the Silver Museum at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy [1023×1456]March 23, 2026
The Adalaj Stepwell located in the small town of Adalaj in Gujarat, India. Built in 1498 CE in the memory of Rana Veer Singh of the Vaghela dynasty, the sandstone stepwell is five stories deep [1547×3747]March 23, 2026
A gold flying fish pendant, San Agustín culture, 1-900 CE, now housed at the Gold Museum in Bogotá, Colombia [1200×913]March 23, 2026
Gate with four faces at Ta Nei temple. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th century AD [2280×1800]March 23, 2026
Silver bust of Emperor Lucius Verus, part of the so-called Marengo treasure, an hoard of 31 silver objects dating to the 2nd century CE, found in 1928 in Spinetta Marengo, Italy. Now housed in the Musei Reali, Turin. [3072 x 4096] [OC]March 22, 2026
“Bichrome IV ware” ceramic jug with bird. Iron Age Cyprus, undated but approximately 750-600 BC. Penn Museum collection [1600×1269]March 22, 2026
5 feather capes presented by the Hawaiian King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamāmalu to the king George IV, during their visit to London in 1824. Now housed at the British Museum [1080×1350]March 22, 2026
