An aerial photo of the archaeological site of Delphi in Greece, and a reconstruction of the sacred precinct as it may have appeared in its heyday. The ancient Greeks considered the centre of the world to be in Delphi, marked by the stone monument known as the Omphalos of Delphi [2462×4354]May 1, 2025
A ceramic zoomorphic vessel, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Bulgaria. Gumelnița–Kodžadermen-Karanovo VI complex, 4500-4000 BCE [738×700]May 1, 2025
A Roman silver plated bronze horse harness, found in Doorwerth in the Netherlands. 1st century CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden [1789×2970]May 1, 2025
The bronze baptismal font at St Bartholomew’s Church in Liège, Belgium, made between 1107 and 1118 CE probably by Reiner de Huy [1050×1000]May 1, 2025
Anonymous (French). ‘Ring with Celestial Motif,’ late 18th century. gold, silver, enamel, diamonds. Walters Art Museum [1391 x 1799]May 1, 2025
Holy Crown of Hungary( Also known as Saint Stephens Crown)created 11th Century probably in Constantinople and used up until 1916(The Cross was damaged in the 17th Century). Housed in Hungarian Parliament building. [1284×1246]May 1, 2025
Interesting conclusions from research conducted on one of the preserved remains of a Herculaneum inhabitant from almost 2,000 years ago have been published recently. [1200×686]May 1, 2025
The “Pompeii Lakshmi” – an ivory statuette found in Pompeii, originally carved in India. Originally thought to represent Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of beauty and fertility, modern scholars believe it represents a yakshi – a female nature-spirit, comparable to a nymph. [1398×2778]May 1, 2025
2 of the 500-year-old Qilakitsoq Mummies that were found in Greenland in 1972. There were 6 women and 2 children, including a 6 month old baby boy (the one in the photo), all of whom were fully dressed. It is thought that the child was either smothered or buried alive when the mother died [1024×768]May 1, 2025
