Beautiful Roman glass vessel with the image of gladiators. The facility is located in the Metropolitan Museum. [640×621]May 13, 2025
Carved ivory sculpture of a Chinese lion guarding the Jewel of the Buddha, Japanese, c. 1700-1800. [1541×2100]May 13, 2025
Some of the gold furnishings from the bridal trousseau for Chiyohime’s marriage to Mitsutomo, now preserved in the Tokugawa Art Museum in Japan. Chiyohime, Tokugawa Iemitsu’s daughter, was married to Tokugawa Mitsutomo, daimyō of Owari Domain, in 1640 CE [3095×5703]May 12, 2025
A wooden spindle whorl made by the Coast Salish peoples. Ca. 1860 CE, from British Columbia in Canada, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum. In the bottom picture, a Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) elder woman, C’elicia, is spinning wool on spindle-whorl, c. 1915 CE [1488×2979]May 12, 2025
A russet-splashed black-glazed conical bowl. Ding ware, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127 CE), from China, sold at Christie’s in 2018 [3469×5556]May 12, 2025
A half-mourning dress, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum. The black accents of a mid 1890s gown & the violet silk proclaiming loss whilst at the same time indicating that a period of time has passed. The wearer is no longer in full mourning so this colour palette is acceptable [1565×3720]May 12, 2025
Hundreds of stones with inscriptions and reliefs have been discovered by archaeologists in the underground tunnels of Persepolis. [960×667]May 12, 2025
The white-tailed eagle talon necklace; from the Neanderthal site at Krapina, Croatia, dated to 130000 ago. Actually a set of eagle claws, with polishing facets, small notches & deeper cut marks, suggesting one of the earliest pieces of jewelry. From the Croatian Natural History Museum [1440 x 2000]May 12, 2025
In 2003, the upper half of a decapitated torso was discovered in a bog near Croghan Hill, a site important in Irish myths. Despite the man having been killed over 2,100 years old, the remains were so well-preserved that his fingerprints are still intact. [3024×4032]May 12, 2025
