Maya, Jaina Dance of the Deer. Jaina Island, Mexican state of Campeche. ca. 600 – 900 AD. – Galeria Contici [960×1280]April 4, 2025
Beauchêne (or Exploded) Skull of a 14-year-old French girl whe died in the late nineteenth century. Featured in the book “Skulls: Portraits of the Dead and the Stories They Tell” [692 x 1000]April 4, 2025
The Iron Crown said to be first worn by Roman Emperor Constantine I (r. 306–37 CE) and later used by the Lombard Kingdom and the Carolingian Empire. Medieval legend held the inner band was beaten from one of the iron nails thrust through the wrists/heels of Jesus, but it’s in fact silver. [1500×937]April 3, 2025
The Temple of Panchanana as it appeared in 1872. Barakar, India, 16th century [3200×4000]April 3, 2025
Ivory plaque of a sphinx. Nimrud, Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 9th–8th century BC [3000×2900]April 3, 2025
Unusually long Old South Arabian inscription (Sabaic dialect). Base of 4 bronze statues, 1st-2nd CE, in the Louvre. Translation in body. [3024 × 4032]April 3, 2025
A woodblock print titled “At first glance he looks very fierce, but he is actually a kind person”, made by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Circa 1847-1848 CE, Edo Period, Japan [2149×3109]April 3, 2025
A Moche portrait vessel of a man with a cleft lip and tattoos. 100 BCE–500 CE, from Peru, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago [1056×1628]April 3, 2025
A pagoda scroll comprised of characters from the Lotus Sutra, written by Li Zhen in 1617 CE. Ming dynasty, from China, now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. (A link for a more detailed picture is in the comments) [4582×14334]April 3, 2025
The Powhatan’s Mantle, at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, is made of 4 deerskins trimmed, stitched together with sinew, and decorated with 20,000 polished discs of shell depicting a standing figure flanked by 2 opposed animals. Early 17th century CE, Powhatan people, North America [3024×4032]April 3, 2025
