In the 18th century, Choctaw Native Americans were able to use these bear paw moccasins to skillfully deceive their enemies: the animal prints left on the ground concealed their movements. From the Mississippi Valley, now housed at the bibliothèque municipale de Versailles in France [2048×2048]May 2, 2025
A painted pottery beaker from Susa in Iran. 4200-3800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum [3664×4363]May 2, 2025
Roman fresco from Pompeii showing a painter making a portrait in the company of another woman. [1200×1066]May 2, 2025
The “Dolphin Rider” coinage of the ancient Greek city of Tarentum, in Italy, 5th-4th centuries BCE. It is believed that this individual is either Taras, a son of the god Poseidon who survived a shipwreck by being rescued by a dolphin, or Phalanthus, the legendary founder of Tarentum [3256×3285]May 1, 2025
The Porcelain Room of the Santos Palace in Lisbon, Portugal, is famous for its ceiling, laid out between 1664 and 1687 CE with more than 250 Chinese porcelain plates, almost all of them decorated in blue and white [1666×1604]May 1, 2025
Iron window grilles made in Germany in 1550-1600 CE. Now housed at the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin [1918×2630]May 1, 2025
Mosaic of St. Peter at the Byzantine Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey. 14th century CE [959×2048]May 1, 2025
Stone sarcophagus of the 9 year old princess Li Jingxun created in 608 AD, Xi’an, Sui dynasty [800×504]May 1, 2025
Morgen Gebether. German Manuscript Book of Prayer, 1782, Germany. This manuscript is the perfect example of “never judge a book by its cover”, with such a plain binding. Absolutely floored by the calligraphical work. [1440×1800]May 1, 2025
