A lioness devouring a man in a thicket of stylized lotus and papyrus plants. Phoenician 900-700BC. Lapis lazuli, ivory, gold, cornelian [2048×2048]February 22, 2025
Chilkat Tlingit canoe prow effigy depicting Land Otter Man. Chilkat, Alaska, ca. 1825-1875. Cedar wood, human hair, paint, abalone shell, opercula. National Museum of the American Indian collection [6000×4491] [OC]February 22, 2025
Cuneiform tablet recording barley rations for workers. Girsu, Iraq, Sumerian civilization, 2351-2342 BC [3000×3000]February 22, 2025
11th century paintings inside a church in Ani, the ancient capital of Armenia that now lies in eastern Turkey. [OC] [2000×1330]February 22, 2025
Roman glass cup depicting the fight of gladiators. Dated back to 2nd century CE. [500×375]February 22, 2025
Carved ivory sculpture of a raccoon dog disguised as a priest, Japanese, c. 1800-1850. [1567×2100]February 22, 2025
Female doll in kneeling position, pierced with thirteen pins. Found with a love binding spell on a lead curse tablet (see spell in comments). 4th century AD. Roman Egypt. Musée du Louvre [1366×2048]February 21, 2025
A Pair of Chinese Carved Rose Quartz table Screens, over Spinach Jade Stands. China, late 18th, early 19th century [2908×4590]February 21, 2025
Japan, Heian Period, Buddhist Tabernacle, late 1100s, Black lacquer over a wood core with hemp cloth covering, gold paint, cut gold leaf, ink, mineral pigments, and metalwork [1284 x 1600]February 21, 2025
A bird goddess holding a bird child dated 1450-1200 BC, found on the island of Cyprus 🇨🇾[1080×1350]February 21, 2025
