Autograph letter by N.Machiavelli dated April 16 1527. The blotted phrase reads “i love my native city more than…”. The missing word is usually interpreted as “more than my own soul”. His grandson, who archived the letter, likely deemed the statement too shocking for a christian audience[739×277]February 28, 2025
Herma of Demosthenes from the Athenian Agora, work by Polyeuktos, c. 280 BC, Glyptothek, Munich, Germany [1238×3000]February 28, 2025
Parade helmet of Johann Albrecht von Mecklenburg, last regent of the Duchy of Braunschweig from 1907–1913, Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum [1401×2048]February 28, 2025
Mule-head attachment for a banqueting couch. Greek, Hellenistic period, 2nd c BC. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection [2858×3400]February 28, 2025
Byzantine Bracelet; Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, glass, quartz, emerald plasma, 500-700, Metropolitan Museum of Art [1617×1044]February 28, 2025
Pennannular brooch with beast-shaped terminals, part of the St Ninian’s Isle Treasure, discovered in the late 1950s on an island in the Shetlands. From the latter part of the 8th century. National Museum of Scotland. [2048×1427]February 28, 2025
Cradle of the King of Rome (Napoleon Bonaparte’s Son). 1811; wood, silver gilt, mother-of-pearl, sheets of copper covered with velvet, silk and tulle, decorated with silver and gold thread; Kunsthistorisches Museum [4000×6000]February 28, 2025
Partial view of the over 3,700 sculptures of Shuilu Temple, Lantian, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, 1563～1567CE. [OC] [3622×5434]February 28, 2025
Covered Censer in the Form of a Lion Dog, bronze with gilding, Chinese, 14th century [4000×4000]February 28, 2025
