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
The Moche Royal Tombs of Sipán revealed ear ornament depicting a warrior among other things, 640–680 C.E., gold and turquoise [580×840]March 7, 2025
Chess pieces made of walrus tusk, made in the Nordic countries, 12th to 16th century. National Museum of Denmark [3389×2226]March 7, 2025
Meiji-period Cricket Holder in the form of a norimono, a type of palanquin. Circa 1850 [465×358]March 7, 2025
In this clever marginal illustration, the medieval artist has created the illusion of a piece of rope driven through the page and attached on the other side, to support an added line of text. Harley MS 612, f. 232r-v, mid-15th century CE [1199×524]March 7, 2025
A letter from Joan of Arc to the citizens of Riom, featuring the earliest surviving example of her signature. Written during the height of Joan’s military campaign to liberate France from English rule, it requests military aid from the citizens of Riom, urging them to join her cause [1700×781]March 7, 2025
The skull of a Barbary lion found under the Tower of London, believed to be that of the same lion that accompanied Margaret of Anjou, as she traveled to England to marry the king Henry VI in 1444 CE [977×1303]March 7, 2025
The Mortuary Roll of Lucy of Hedingham, 1230. The roll begins with a depiction of Lucy’s funeral and continues on with the original letter written by her successor, Agnes, praising her and grieving her passing, followed by messages from 122 religious houses in England, in memory of Lucy [977×1303]March 7, 2025
