Ivory 5th century Byzantine Pyxis showing the Olympian gods feasting around a tripod table and holding the golden Apple of the Hesperides. In the next scene, Hermes is awarding the apple to Aphrodite, whom he chose over Athena and Hera as the most beautiful among goddesses [1771×1799]March 8, 2025
Nose Ornament with Decapitators and Human Heads. Peru, North Coast, Moche culture (50-800), Early Intermediate Period. Cleveland Museum of Art [2560×1760]March 8, 2025
Small Roman glass basket that is approximately 1,800 years old. Object found in Syria. [1200×1600]March 8, 2025
Illustrations from a 16th-century manuscript detailing the phenomenon of Nuremberg’s Schembart Carnival, (literally “bearded-mask” carnival). Beginning in 1449, the event was popular throughout the 15th century but was ended in 1539 due to the complaints of a preacher named Osiander [2871×2973]March 8, 2025
The Torslunda plaques, discovered in 1870 in the Torslunda parish on the Swedish island Öland, are bronze matrices intended to produce thin bronze plates intended to adorn rich helmets of the sort found at Vendel, Valsgärde, and Sutton Hoo. 6th–8th century CE, Swedish History Museum [1024×1024]March 7, 2025
Memorial to Maria Magdalena Langhans, who died giving birth to a still born child at the age of 28. This is a terracotta copy of the gravestone, which is now located in the parish church of Hindelbank near Berne, Switzerland. 1775 CE, Historische Museum Basel [1424×2000]March 7, 2025
“The world’s first fashion book”, the Trachtenbuch is a book cataloguing the clothing that Matthäus Schwarz wore between 1520-1560. Schwarz was fascinated by clothing, spent a large part of his income on clothes, and documented his appearance and outfits throughout his adult life [3972×2985]March 7, 2025
Painting of a (very round) dreaming cat by Hozobo Shinkai. Mid-17th century. Japan. [1200×899]March 7, 2025
Marble statue of Mercury (Greek Hermes), the messenger god and patron of trade, from the Roman Empire (2nd-3rd century CE) was discovered in the ancient city of Aspendos (southern Turkey). [1200×2138]March 7, 2025
