Book of hours, use of Rome. Made in Flanders, Belgium, c. mid XV century. 70 leaves, several large initials. I’ve finally achieved my long-time goal of owning a full book of hours :) [3678 × 2687]February 8, 2025
Soldiers,found still wearing armor,fought the battle of Visby (22 July 1361)on Gotland Island (Sweden).The dead fighters were buried in mass graves alongside their chainmail shirts,gloves and weapons.[4560×3082]February 8, 2025
Painting of a hippopotamus on a fragment of pottery. New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt, circa 1479–1425 B.C. [3054×3089]February 8, 2025
Virgin Mary had an angel babysit Jesus while she tackled the devil. From Taymouth Hours, England 1325-1335 [800×487]February 8, 2025
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant from Panama, c.350-450 CE: this gold pendant depicts an animal with stubby feet, a rounded head, and a long, thick tail curled up over its back [3990×5204]February 8, 2025
Gold Armlet from the Achaemenid Empire, 5th–4th century BC, temporarily at an exhibition in Chengdu. [640×542]February 8, 2025
Sword of Guru Hargobind Sahib (1595-1644) preserved by the descendants of Baba Bidhi Chand (a leading general of the Sikh Army from that time) [495×619]February 8, 2025
A crannog is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes and estuarine waters of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. They were used as dwellings over five millennia, from the European Neolithic Period to as late as the 17th/early 18th century [1600×1976]February 8, 2025
