Mayan Figure of a Scribe (Man with dwarfism). The ornate turban worn by this man is typical of the courtly garb of key individuals serving the ruler in the royal courts of the Classic Maya. AD 550-850, Walters Art Museum [1265×1800]March 18, 2025
Tomb of King Seongdeok, with zodiac figures. Gyeongju, South Korea, Unified Silla period, around 737 AD [1888×2420]March 18, 2025
Table and writing box with maple leaves in gold dust lacquer. Japan, Edo period, 1603-1868 [4400×3000]March 18, 2025
Woman’s coat with embroidered flowers and butterflies. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century [4500×3600]March 18, 2025
Anna Maria Taigi (born May 29, 1769, in Siena, Italy) was a Catholic blessed and mystic. Her preserved remains rest in a glass coffin at the Basilica of San Crisogono,dressed in religious garments,with a wax visage made from her death mask covering her face.[1280×853]March 17, 2025
St Patrick sleeps on a hillock, flanked by a pair of fighting beasts and a figure holding a book, from an illustrated manuscript of Wauchier de Denain’s Lives of the Saints; French, 13th century [1367×1500]March 17, 2025
“From the pharmacy of Our Lady, the finest theriac in Venice”. Theriac was a highly prized , extremely expensive medicinal product.To prevent fake theriac being sold, cities such as Venice and Montpellier prepared theriac in public under official supervision. 1601-1800 WellcomeCollection[2560×1703]March 17, 2025
Then and Now: Chogha Zanbil is a ancient Elamite city built around 1250 BC in Khuzestan Province of Iran. Considered to be the best preserved example of an stepped pyramidal monument, it was the first Iranian site inscribed on the World Heritage List nearly half a century ago. [712×771]March 17, 2025
A gem inlaid gold hat pommel decorated with carved jade in the form of a Chinese dragon flying through the clouds. Discovered in the tomb of Prince Chuang of Liang, 15th century Ming dynasty [752×800]March 17, 2025
Gaius Julius Caesar. Green slate, eyes of modern white marble. 1st century AD. Altes Museum [1261×1967]March 17, 2025
Hestia tapestry, a Byzantine-era tapestry made in the Diocese of Egypt in the first half of the 6th century. 114 x 136.5 cm (44.9 x 53.7 inches). Dumbarton Oaks Collection [796×625]March 17, 2025
