Oak statue of St. Sebastian, who was invoked against the plague in the Middle Ages, 1520–1530. Science Museum Group Collection.[1278×2232]May 8, 2025
Crest Helmet, late 19th century, wood, copper, nails, cotton, deerskin, pigment, Kaigani Haida or Tlingit, NW Coast Alaska [2048 x 1623]May 8, 2025
Textile with woven feline figure. Pre-Colombian Peru, created between 900-1430 CE. Housed with the British Museum, but not currently on display [878×1000]May 8, 2025
Buddhist Jewel of Wisdom Carved with the Isle of the Immortals. (3.4 x 3.5 x 2.4 cm), made of ivory, from Japan, mid- to late 19th century CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art [1706×1748]May 8, 2025
The 4000-year-old skeletons of an adult who was trying to shield a child from a massive earthquake that struck China in 2000 BCE and triggered massive floods, in an event that is sometimes referred to as ‘China’s Pompeii’. Now located at the Lajia Ruins Museum in northwest China [640×427]May 8, 2025
A French evening dress made by the House of Worth. Made of silk, 1898–1900 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum [2978×3722]May 8, 2025
An ivory hairpin that would have secured the hairstyle of a woman in Roman Gloucester (ancient Glevum) two millennia ago, decorated with the motif of a hand holding a pine cone. Now housed at the Gloucester Museum [894×1619]May 8, 2025
