An Achaemenid sword made of pure gold discovered in Hamadan, Iran. It is currently kept in the National Museum of Iran. [550×1003]February 24, 2025
Olmec ritual art, Altar 5 from La Venta. The inert were-jaguar baby held by the central figure is seen by some as an indication of child sacrifice. [1280×960]February 24, 2025
4th century mosaic Patriarch’s basilica, Aquileia with Latin inscription: IANUARIU[S] DE DEI DONO V[OVIT] P[EDES] * DCCCLXX (Januarius paid for 870 square feet of mosaic as a votive offering ) [2560×1712]February 24, 2025
Woman in grief. Sandstone, From Sarnath, 2nd century CE. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.[1024×670]February 24, 2025
Hat with dogfish design. Haida culture, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, ca. 1890. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw (weaving) and Charles Edenshaw (painting). Spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection [980×735]February 24, 2025
Wooden painted mask with glass beads as eyes. It represents Kumugwe ´, the Chief of the Undersea Kingdom and was used at ceremonial dances, Vancouver Island, Kwakwaka´wakw Peoples, 1900 AD, Now at the National Museum of the American Indian at NYC [1000×1368]February 24, 2025
Jade Ge (halberd) blade inset in bronze, China, late Spring and Autumn to early Warring States period, c. 570-400 BCE [2048×3059]February 24, 2025
Hellenistic burial necklace with butterfly pendant, symbolizing the soul. Gold with precious stones. Late 1st-2nd century BC [1799×1699]February 24, 2025
The Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük flanked by large felines, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, Turkey, c. 6000 BC [2244×2992]February 24, 2025
The Veksø helmets, a pair of Bronze age ceremonial horned helmets found near Veksø in Zealand, Denmark. [1305×1796]February 24, 2025
