A neolithic limestone “Thinker” statue representing a stylized man, sitting and resting his head in his hands. Found in the Balkan region, 5000-4500 BCE [655×919]April 29, 2025
Veracruz Avian Stone Hacha – Volcanic Ritual Sculpture. Mexico. ca. 100 – 1000 AD. – Galeria Contici Collection. [1080×1080]April 29, 2025
Nickel-plated metal and printed celluloid matchsafe featuring an advertisement for the Cawston Ostrich Farm in South Pasadena, California, c. 1900. [2136×3479]April 28, 2025
The “Mask of Dresio”. A Celtic iron age head from Ossola Valley, Northern Italy that was used as a fountain mask since possibly the Roman/Medieval era until recent years. It is now substituted with a replica on the fountain. Was originally either part of a statue or a sacred spring. [400×540]April 28, 2025
A picture of the Minoan Palace of Minos in Crete, and a reconstruction of the palace as it may have appeared in its heyday. Built between 1900-1350 BCE, the palace was a complex of buildings which served as a combination religious and administrative centre rather than a royal residence [1500×1779]April 28, 2025
The Golden Bull of 1222 was an edict issued in 1222 CE by King Andrew II of Hungary, who was forced by his nobles to accept it. The law established the rights of the Hungarian nobility, including the right to disobey the King when he acted contrary to law [1582×2396]April 28, 2025
This runic inscription, designated as U Fv1976;107, is located at the Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden. It was made by the runemaster Öpir, and consists of text inscribed on a thin intertwined beast with one upper loop around a Christian cross and two lower loops. 11th-12th century CE [2457×3648]April 28, 2025
A fragment of a Roman sardonyx cameo, depicting a man and a woman making love. 250-300 CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands [1600×1280]April 28, 2025
An illustration of a repoussé copper plate excavated from a Native American burial in Union County Illinois. No photographs of the original artifact have ever been published, nor is the original displayed anywhere, as it would be now be considered inconsiderate. Art by Herb Roe [600×628]April 28, 2025
