The evolution of The Great Wave off Kanagawa: the 4 versions that Hokusai painted over nearly 40 Years. From top to bottom: the 1st when he was 33 in 1792, the 2nd when he was 44 in 1803, the 3rd when he was 46 in 1805, and finally the 4th and the most famous when he was 72 in 1831 [736×1966]March 9, 2025
The sculpture may depict Osiris, who had been murdered, making his wife Isis pregnant after his death, which later resulted in the birth of Horus. 305-30 B.C. Brooklyn Museum [1536×1256]March 9, 2025
The head of a sandstone Buddha statue nestled in the tree roots beside the minor chapels of Wat Maha That, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, 1374 [2560×1707]March 9, 2025
Wooden Cat Sarcophagus (containing mummy), with an inscription by the dedicator, Herisenef, son of Nesmin; 770-430 BC, Museo Egizio Turin [2560×1718]March 9, 2025
Young Theran woman carrying safron in a basket on her shoulder (restored vs original). Akrotiri, Thera. Cycladian-Minoan, 16th century BC. Santorini, Greece. This painting is part of the “Goddess of Nature Fresco”, with this young woman walking towards the goddess from the right… [1920×1280] [OC]March 9, 2025
The first recorded chemists were 2 women named Tapputi and (—)-ninu (the first part of her name has been lost). This 3200-year-old clay tablet, from Iraq, describes them as perfume-makers from Assur, one of the cities in ancient Mesopotamia. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin [579×1024]March 9, 2025
Centuries ago people of the Qeshm Island, in Iran, dug 366 wells in the stones, equal to the number of days in a leap year, to gather clean water from rainfall. They are called Tallaght wells. Today only about 60 of them are left and half of this number is usable for extracting water [799×1098]March 9, 2025
A dagger (Tantō) made by Miyata Nobukiyo (1817–1884 CE). From Japan, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum [1359×3814]March 9, 2025
A mummified female head with gilded skin and a wig. From Egypt, Late Period (664-332 BCE), now housed at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England [828×954]March 9, 2025
One Leaf of a 27 Leaf Section from a Gargantuan 12th century Abbasid (their capital was Baghdad in modern-day Iraq) Qur’an, fully illuminated and written by hand. A very recent acquisition, and the oldest Middle Eastern manuscript now in my possession. [3024 x4032]March 8, 2025
