Men waiting their turn to have their hair cut by a barber. This facsimile painting copies part of a scene in the tomb of Userhat at Thebes, ca. 1427–1400 B.C. and was painted at the tomb in 1925-1926 by Nina deGaris Davis. MET [2560×1638]April 7, 2025
Stabbing daggers called katar were distinctive to India and often worn by soldiers and courtiers, tucked into their belts. Covering the entire handle are tiny scenes of lions and cheetahs hunting deer and buffalo in rocky wooded settings. 18th century Mughal India (17 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.) [1313×2048]April 7, 2025
Sind anklets terminating in the heads of water monsters (makaras). Gold on a lac core, enamelled and set with pearls, rubies and emeralds in gold kundan. 10cm diameter. 19th century. Khalili Collection [4120×2500]April 7, 2025
Pair of dishes with cherry blossom design. Japan, Edo period, ca. 1704-1716. Hizen ware, Nabeshima type; porcelain with underglaze blue, overglazed iron red, and colored enamel decoration. Loaned to the Japan Society [6528×3674] [OC]April 7, 2025
Portrait vessel of a blind figure with distorted mouth. Peru, Moche civilization, 100 BC-500 AD [1600×2000]April 7, 2025
Sculpture of the monk Zhiyi, founder of the Tendai school. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century [3100×3100]April 7, 2025
Estimated to be 1,000 years old, this mummy of the “Warriors of the Clouds” people was recovered in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest in 2007. [817×1141]April 6, 2025
Made ~2000BC, the Lurgan Canoe is the oldest boat ever found in Ireland. At 15m, it’s also 1 of the longest dugout canoes ever found in Europe. [OC] [3024×4032]April 6, 2025
Michelangelo’s Bearded Slave. Thanks to its unfinished state, it lets you see each step of his artistic process. Galleria dell’Accademia, Firenze, Italia [800×711]April 6, 2025
Perhaps the oldest “world map”: This small Sumerian clay tablet depicts four streams representing the Two Rivers and Upper+Lower Seas (Mediterranean + Persian Gulf) w/ plowed fields, in center the sign 𒆳 (Kur) for Enlil’s Temple at Nippur. Shuruppak (Tell Fara), ED IIIa, c. 26th cen. BCE. [769×769]April 6, 2025
