Hadyakh, ancient Neyshapour, was populated from 9th century CE until its destruction by an earthquake in 1308 CE. Its brutal end can be seen through the skeletons found, all with multiple trauma and crushing lesions. Excavations showed Ilkhanid artifacts: glassmaking, winemaking, &forges [4801×3283]April 9, 2025
Anonymous 18th century painting from Portugal, captioned “Saint Elesbaan having slaughtered Evil.” It depicts the Amhara King Kaleb of Aksum, Ethiopia during his vengeful crusade against the Jewish Kingdom of Himyar, c. 520 AD [922×1368].April 9, 2025
Dish with pattern of flowering plants. Iznik, Turkey, ca. 1565-1570. Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [4056×4056] [OC]April 9, 2025
Measuring 45 feet tall and 30 feet wide, the Myogilsang Buddhist statue is a massive bodhisattva that’s been carved into the side of a cliff in North Korea’s Manphok Valley. It’s estimated to be at least 700 years old. [800×1119]April 9, 2025
The Robinson Casket with Sinhalese and Christian imagery; diplomatic gift of the king of Kotte, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to the king of Portugal. Carved ivory, sapphires. c1557. V&A Museum [2560×1707]April 9, 2025
Nasca figure container holding a trophy head, Central Andes, South Coast, 100 BC-650 AD, Cleveland Museum of Art [1567×2459]April 9, 2025
Carved jade brush washer bowl in the shape of a peony, known as the “queen of flowers” and a sign of wealth and distinction. White peonies symbolize young girls who are wise and beautiful. 16-17th century Ming Dynasty [1800×1263]April 9, 2025
Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna. first half of the 1st century AD. Vatican Museums, Gregorian Etruscan Museum [1659×2048]April 9, 2025
Almost 2,000 years old Roman children’s shoes. The object was found in the ruins of Palmyra (central Syria). [1200×1083]April 9, 2025
Utagawa Kuninaga – “The Pyramids of Egypt” (Egefutekoku senkei kodai), from the series Newly Published Dutch Perspective Prints (Shinpan Oranda uki-e); how Edo Japan imagined the Great Pyramids (1829) [3791×2544]April 9, 2025
