Ancestor figure (hampatong). Ngaju culture, Borneo, Indonesia, late 17th-19th c. Wood. Loaned to the Yale University Art Gallery [3000×4000] [OC]February 7, 2025
Toilet in a Pompeian brothel. The person using the toilet defecated into the potty/vessel which was located under the hole. The excrement and urine were then immediately disposed of in the sewers outside the house. [1200×1600]February 7, 2025
Fresco of a Winged Genius carrying a tray and Holding a Handle. From Boscoreale, near Mount Vesuvius, Italy (The villa of Fannius Synistor). ca. 50/40 BC. Plaster and pigments. By the time of the eruption in 79, this work was already over 100 years old, likely appreciated for its age. [872×1500]February 7, 2025
Roman river barge excavated from a Rhine tributary. Dated to approximately 190 AD, now on display at Castellum Hoge Woerd, The Netherlands. Photo by Nina Willburger [1247×1663]February 6, 2025
Painting of a Sikh man wearing a red turban by Hugo Vilfred Pedersen, circa 1903. Sold for £23,680 in an auction in 2024 [1600×2880]February 6, 2025
Turkey repatriates a total of 55 historical artifacts belonging to Iran, including a 1500-year-old sword from the Sasanian Empire, statues from the bronze age and 42 historical coins with Iranian origin. [788×640]February 6, 2025
A plate made of bronze, which served as confirmation of the demobilization of a Roman soldier of auxilia and granting him, in exchange for faithful service, Roman citizenship. The property is located in the Colchester Museum in the East of England. [1200×1200]February 6, 2025
Child’s armor ordered by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I for his 12-year-old grandson, the future Emperor Charles V [1125×1383]February 6, 2025
