In 1936, a large deposit of silver vessels, chains, silver and gold ingots, jewelry, and lapis lazuli pieces, was found under the Montu temple at el-Tod, in Egypt. The objects were carefully arranged in layers in 4 copper-alloy chests inscribed for King Amenemhat II. 1915-1885 BCE [1207×1500]April 14, 2025
A 2300-year-old mantle from Peru, made of wool and cotton. Paracas culture, now housed at the Museo Arqueológico y Antropología de la de Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru [1600×1617]April 14, 2025
Gallery of Views of Ancient Rome by Giovanni Paolo Panini. 90.9inx119.2in, 1758 Louvre [1024×732]April 14, 2025
Preface to the Collected Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times (古今和歌集序, Kokin Wakashū-jō), attributed to Minamoto no Shunrai. Heian period, 12th century CE, one handscroll, 33 sheets, ink on colored paper. Now housed at the Okura Museum of Art in Tokyo, Japan [3339×3782]April 14, 2025
Small marble sarcophagus with a dog carved on its cover. The rarity of form and art observed undoubtedly reflects the care and love this small animal enjoyed during its short life. Mid 3rd century AD. National Archaeological Museum of Athens [2560×1829]April 14, 2025
Female figure and Nike playing ephedrismos. a game in which a pointed stone was stuck in the ground and the players tried to knock it down with a ball. The loser had to carry the winner on his or her back. From Myrina. 2nd cent. B.C. National Archaeological Museum of Athens [1365×2048]April 14, 2025
Work-related stress from 2000 years ago: a clerk asks the god Sarapis, ‘Oh greatest of the gods, will there be an inspection from my manager?’ From Egypt, now housed at the British Library in London [502×411]April 13, 2025
Bronze wine vessel shaped like an owl. China, Shang dynasty, 13th-12th century BC [4500×4500]April 13, 2025
Byzantine gold collar with sapphires, emeralds, pearls, and amethysts. From a workshop in Constantinople, late 6th-7th century AD. [1080×864]April 13, 2025
Statue of the Godddes Tyche 2nd century A.D. – İstanbul Archaeological Museum [2186×3722]April 13, 2025
Sardonyx cameo commemorating Sasanian Iranian Shahanshah Shapur I’s (r. 240–70) capture of Roman Emperor Valerian (r. 253–60) at the Battle of Edessa in Spring of 260 CE. Valerian’s fate remains a mystery with no consensus among historians of what happened to him in Sasanian captivity. [3072×2142]April 13, 2025
