Wax-cast copper statue of a standard-bearer for the temple of Naram-Sin, King of Akkad (r. c. 2254–18 BCE), commemorating defeat of a Sumerian revolt. Naram-Sin led the Akkadian Empire founded by grandfather Sargon to its peak and was the first man claiming to be a god during his lifetime. [704×600]April 18, 2025
Back in ‘74, Xi’an Farmers Dug Up a 2,000-Year-Old Army of Bright Terracotta Warriors—Still Facing East and Popping Up in Museums! [526×701]April 18, 2025
Vessel with fisherman and fish painted in geometric style. Nazca culture (Middle Nazca), Peru. Undated, but that corresponds to ca. 450-550 AD. American Museum of Natural History collection [3000×4000] [OC]April 18, 2025
A 12,000-year-old carving of a wild donkey, discovered on a stone in Karahantepe, a Neolithic settlement in Turkey [1024×768]April 18, 2025
A 10th century CE colossal Mahasadashiva rock cut carving, located at the Neelkanth Temple in Kalinjar Fort, India. The 24 feet tall figure depicts lord shiva with 18 arms and a skull in his hand [683×1024]April 18, 2025
A ceramic figure of a sumptuously dressed warrior, from the Totonac archaeological site of El Zapotal in Mexico. 600-900 CE, now housed at the Xalapa Museum of Anthropology [1666×2037]April 18, 2025
5 gilt silver plates with depiction of a phoenix, a turtle, a feilian, a bear and foxes, and a silver flask with a dancing horse holding a cup in its mouth. The items were part of the Hejiacun hoard that was found in 1970 in Xi’an, China. Tang Dynasty, 618–907 CE, Shaanxi History Museum [1612×2695]April 18, 2025
Avro Lancaster, the main British heavy bomber for the last 3 years of the WWII. S-for-Sugar, the one in the picture, flew an astounding 137 missions. Under the plane, a Blockbuster bomb (12,000lb) and a Grand Slam bomb (22,000lb), an earthquake bomb designed to destroy German bunkers [1920×875] [OC]April 18, 2025
Medieval iron axe blades found by sappers in Wipsowo Forest District in 2014 during the search for WW2 unexploded ordnances. 14th or 15th century. In collection of the Museum of Pisz Land. [750×500]April 18, 2025
Roman tombstone showing marriage: Caludius Agathemerus and his wife Myrtale. Object is dated back to 90-110 CE. The artifact is located in the Ashmolean Museum. [1200×900]April 18, 2025
