Pair of ladies’ boots of leather and silk trimmed with bobbin lace, possibly made in Great Britain or France, 1865-1875 [2500 x 1907]February 9, 2025
William Shakespeare’s Fourth Folio, printed 1685. My rarest 17th century acquisition to date [1440×1440]February 9, 2025
A 3,500-year-old prosthetic hand made out of bronze and adorned with gold leaf that was discovered outside of Bern, Switzerland in 2017 [769×585]February 9, 2025
Fly whisk (hossu) by Hayakawa Shōkosai III. Japan, 1920. Ladyfinger bamboo, rattan, and deer hide. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [1600×4000] [OC]February 9, 2025
The 1st Century face of Sulis Minerva. A lovely example of syncretism – the combining pagan Sulis with Roman Minerva probably from the Temple of Minerva next to the spring at Aqua Sulis now known as Bath. [922×1229]February 9, 2025
Emily Eden’s Portrait of Prince Partaap Singh Bahadur (who was heir apparent to the Kingdom of Panjab and assassinated, along with his father, at age 12) [Her description of the prince in the comments] [779×1015]February 9, 2025
Iron armor with neck guard. Gimhae, South Korea, Gaya Confederacy, 4th century AD [2050×2050]February 9, 2025
Bronze brush rest shaped like a mountain. China, Ming dynasty, 16th century [2200×2600]February 9, 2025
9th-century Viking ring with an Arabic inscription reading ‘For/to God,’ found in a woman’s grave in Sweden. (Birka, Sweden, c. 825 CE) [1182×1710)February 9, 2025
Roman marble bust of military man. Object dated to the 2nd century CE. Found in Tomis, Romania. [366×488]February 9, 2025
