The only surviving war elephant armour in the world from 17th century India displayed at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, England[1240 × 928]March 18, 2026
4000 years old, this male figure with scaled skin is attributed to Archaeological Complex of Bactria Margiana or eastern Iran. It is made of chlorite, calcite, gold, and iron. [640×800]March 18, 2026
Steel bank vault made by the Manganese Steel Safe Company on display at the St. Louis World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, 1904. [2380×2557]March 17, 2026
German conservator Christian Eckmann works on the restoration of the golden mask of King Tutankhamun at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. [1436×957]March 17, 2026
A colossal limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Bes. From Cyprus, 7th-6th century BCE, now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey [1425×2065]March 17, 2026
An aquamarine head of the Roman Empress Sabina, 2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Florence in Italy [886×1280]March 17, 2026
A ceramic whistle, from Peru, which depicts an individual with their hands near their mouth as if they were shouting or calling. A child appears above the person’s head as if being carried on his or her shoulders. Cupisnique culture, 200–500 BCE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum [2881×4000]March 17, 2026
A bronze crossbow trigger mechanism with gold and silver inlays, Han Dynasty, 1st century BCE, now housed at the Nanjing Museum in China [1836×2378]March 17, 2026
The burial mound at Marathon, Greece containing the ashes of 192 Athenians who died during the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC [1200×900]March 17, 2026
Bascinet made of wrought iron; due to its shape, it later got the name “bec de passereau” (passerine beak) in French, “pig-faced” or “hounskull bascinet” in English, and “Hundsgugel” (dog’s head bascinet) in German, 1350-1380. Musée de l’Armée [600×801]March 17, 2026
