Mural fragment from Qaryat al-Faw, Saudi Arabia, dates 1st century AD; the text reads in South Arabian “zky” (pious, or blessed), Artist likely trained in Roman Egypt [2364 x 1544]April 5, 2025
“Cherry Blossom Viewing Picnic,” a folding screen depicting low-level samurai accompanied by sex workers. Japan, Edo period, Kan’ei era, ca. 1624-1644. Ink, color and gold leaf on paper. Brooklyn Museum collection [1536×645]April 5, 2025
Me standing alongside the 3-Meter statue of Darius the Great, one of the most significant works of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC). Made in Egypt by the order of Darius and brought to Iran by his son Xerxes, it is a major relic from the ancient world kept at National Museum of Iran. [3681×2296]April 5, 2025
Phoenitian sarcophagus dating back to the V century B.C. from the (once phoenitian colony) city of Cádiz in Spain. These are two of the last surviving examples in Europe [4096×4096]April 5, 2025
Base slab for a gigantic statue, discovered at Aksum, Ethiopia by a German Expedition in 1906. It bore two depressions, 5 cm deep and 92 cm long in the shape of human feet. It is estimated it was about 5.5-6 meters tall. [1114×726]April 5, 2025
Egyptian Basket and toilet articles. The basket contains braids and locks of hair. The box, kohl jar and stick were also found inside the basket. circa 1479–1458 B.C. MET [1905×1525]April 5, 2025
Greek sling bullets with engravings, 4th century BC. One side depicts a winged thunderbolt, and the other, the Greek inscription “take that” (ΔΕΞΑΙ) in high relief. British Museum [1850×700]April 5, 2025
Japanese Shunga fragment of a Nagasaki courtesan with a Dutchman. 1801 attributed to Chokyosai Eiri. British Museum [1600×1081]April 5, 2025
Roman Milan cage cup: The Coppa diatreta Trivulzio at the Museo archeologico Milan, the only example with no damage at all. This has the inscription: BIBE VIVAS MVLTIS ANNIS: “Drink and you will live for many years”. It is 4th century, found in the 17th century in a sarcophagus. [1501×1434]April 5, 2025
6th Century Ge’ez Inscription in Marib, Yemen, by King Kaleb of Aksum, commemorating his campaign against the Jewish king Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar (Dhu Nuwas) of Himyar, launched in response to the massacre of Christian civilians in Najran under his rule. [1181×727]April 5, 2025
Sculpture of Cintamanicakra from Hōryū-ji Temple. Japan, Heian period, 11th-12th century AD [3900×3600]April 5, 2025
