Blue and white Wanshou Vase, decorated with 9.999 characters for “Shou” which means longevity, and 1 character for “Wan” which means “long life”. The vase was intended as a present for the emperor’s birthday. From China, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Reign (1661-1722 CE) [858×1455]May 8, 2025
A stela from Bilbao, in Guatemala, depicting a larger ballplayer figure and a smaller death god, both of whom are wearing ballgame yokes, standing in front of a temple. The ballplayer is offering a human heart to the sun. Cotzumalhuapa culture, 600–800 CE, Ethnological Museum of Berlin [2356×5442]May 8, 2025
An illustration of an octopus from the 4th volume of “Animali” by Ulisse Aldrovandi, 16th century CE, Universita di Bologna, Italy [927×674]May 8, 2025
The Kalachakra Palace Mandala in the Potala Palace in Tibet, 1690s CE. Made of gilt-brass repoussé, with cast figures, on wooden armature, with precious stone, crystal, and glass inlays. Diam. 20 ft. 4 in. (6.2 m), height approx. 63 in. (1.6 m) [1271×1280]May 8, 2025
Western Han Dynasty painted ceramic jar with raised reliefs of dragons, phoenixes, and taotie [2376 × 3424]May 8, 2025
A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets [1500×2945]May 7, 2025
Details of Tibetan teacher portraits, pages from Jivarama’s Sketchbook, the earliest dated Newar artist’s sketchbook. 1435 CE, Tibet (and Nepal?), now housed at the Jnana-Pravaha Centre Museum in Varanasi, India [4780×7808]May 7, 2025
A painted bowl with abstract bighorn sheep heads, from New Mexico. Classic Mimbres period (1000–1130 CE), now housed at the Maxwell Museum, University of New Mexico [730×722]May 7, 2025
An archaic marble sculpture of a recumbent frog, Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BCE), from China, sold at Sotheby’s in 2023 [2048×1536]May 7, 2025
Ice Age Reindeer Antler Carving, c. 15,000 B.C., Featured in ‘Ice Age Art Now’ Exhibit, British Museum [1751×716]May 7, 2025
Herculaneum Detail from painting of girl having her hair dressed, 1st century CE [1024×574]May 7, 2025
