A foreign tourist stands beside the statue of Queen Hatshepsut (1505–1458 BC), one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and influential pharaohs, at her mortuary temple complex in Deir el-Bahari. [895×668]April 20, 2025
A Diné (Navajo) first phase chief blanket from New Mexico. Ca. 1840–1850 CE, wool and dye, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. [700×1827]April 20, 2025
In 2016, a 9th century CE ceremonial drinking vessel, the Komkom Vase, was discovered at the archaeological site of Baking Pot in Belize. It contains a long Mayan inscription which describes a war between the King of Komkom, allied with the city of Naranjo, and the nearby city of Yaxha [1200×1852]April 20, 2025
A lacquer cup with a pig design, Warring States Period (475-221 BCE). Now housed at the Jingzhou Museum in China [862×1179]April 20, 2025
A Sasanian silver fork from Susa in Iran. 400-651 CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum [300×1407]April 20, 2025
Bowl. Iran, Ilkhanid dynasty, late 13th-mid 14th c. Stonepaste; painted in black-under-turquoise glaze. Loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston [2218×1802]April 20, 2025
Ottoman Backscratcher made from wood and ivory, 39.5 cm, 16th century. Now housed at Ambras Castle [2278×1715]April 20, 2025
Regalia of a Knight of the Hungarian Order of St. Stephen (Grand Cross). 1765 Imperial Treasury Vienna [1535×2089]April 20, 2025
Birch bark letter №955 from Novgorod of the 12th century: A letter from matchmaker Milusha to Marena [3825×2900]April 20, 2025
Roman mosaic depicting Achilles confronting Agamemnon from the House of Apollo in Pompeii. Object dated back to 1st century BCE-1st century CE. Located in Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di Napoli in Naples, Italy. [566×377]April 20, 2025
plaster cast of a carved wooden table, from volcanic eruption in 17th century BCE, Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece [7267×7182] [OC]April 20, 2025
