Seated sculpture of king Jayavarman VII. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th century AD [1155×1510]February 27, 2025
The Pluviale or Coronation Cloak, one of the Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire. An Arab-Norman work, originally made in 1133/1134 for the Norman Kings of Sicily, it reached Germany after the Hohenstaufen Emperors inherited Sicily [OC] [3672×2090]February 27, 2025
A Japanese WWII poster depicting beheading of British Imperialism (Lion with British Flag imprinted on it) by Subhas Chandra Bose.The American flag in the form of bow-tie on the Lion’s tail, which implies that the British Imperial had support from America. (1185 x 755)February 27, 2025
Carved ivory sculpture of a diver with two octopuses, Japanese, c. 1725-1800. [1496×2100]February 27, 2025
One of the three Emeralds of Jahangir, the fourth emperor of the Mughal dynasty. It is inscribed with the phrase «Jahangir shah-i Akbar shah» (King Jahangir, son of King Akbar), indicating that it was of special significance in the state iconography. 1609–10 C.E. [2700×2437]February 26, 2025
A new room with frescoes depicting the initiation into the mysteries and the dionysiac procession was discovered in Pompeii (source in comment) [1500×1001]February 26, 2025
The final edict of Emperor Wu of Han, one of the most significant ancient Chinese emperors, 87 BC. It was an instruction to his crown prince. Preserved by a copy on a piece of wood discovered in 1977. Full translation in the comments. [800×2600]February 26, 2025
The sign from the 1967 opening of a drug treatment clinic that became the Waikiki community health center [3014 x 4316]February 26, 2025
Basalt sculpture of a painted eagle, found at a buried small temple in Mexico City (Tenochtitlan back then). Central Mexico, Aztec Civilization, 1325-1500, Now at the Templo Mayor Museum in the city [309×420]February 26, 2025
Ikoku Ochiba Kago, 1854. Also known as Fallen Leaves from a Foreign Country. The rarest printed text regarding the Perry Expeditions and the opening of Japan to the international world, this one preserved in scroll format, printed a year after first contact. An exciting find. [2048×1536]February 26, 2025
