Sculpture of a yaki (nature spirit) holding a sala branch. Mathura, India, Kushan Empire, 2nd century AD [1100×1215]April 15, 2025
Gold staff finial shaped like a bird. Colombia, Zenú culture, 200 BC-1000 AD [3000×2850]April 15, 2025
This wooden sculpture of a puppy, made by Tankei (1173–1256 CE), once belonged to the Japanese Buddhist monk Myoe (1173–1232 CE). Kamakura period, now housed at the Kōsan-ji temple in Japan [520×714]April 15, 2025
A view of one of the tunnels under the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. The tunnels are credited with keeping Hagia Sophia from falling victim to excess moisture by serving as a natural ventilation system [3000×4038]April 15, 2025
A Fayum mummy portrait of a man. From Egypt, 2nd-3rd century CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum [1920×3731]April 15, 2025
A Sino-Tibetan folded book printed in Beijing in 1410, with dhāranīs in Sanskrit written in Tibeto-Nepali characters and woodcuts of protective mantra-diagrams and deities, block printed on heavy white paper. Breathtakingly detailed printing in red ink, 40 years before Gutenberg [2171×3296]April 15, 2025
