Crown of Augustus III of Saxony, made for his coronation as a King of Poland. Created by Johann Köhler in Dresden in 1733. Gilded silver, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and diamonds (now replaced with imitations). In collection of National Museum in Warsaw. [5457×5457]February 4, 2025
Chaneti Stupa, built 3rd Century BCE. During the reign of the Mauryan King Ashoka in the ancient city of Shrughna (modern Sugh). Sugh, Yamunanagar district, Haryana, India.[1464×2144]February 4, 2025
Roman theater mask, located in the Roman-Germanic Museum in Cologne (Germany). [564×565]February 4, 2025
A single emerald sculpted around a gold sleeve to be used as a ring. According to the Al Thani Collection, it was most probably used by one of the 16th century Mughal Emperors (probably Humayun or Akbar). India, 16th century [2672×1668]February 3, 2025
Tomb of Artaxerxes III (359–338 BC) in Persepolis, Iran, often considered the most well preserved ancient tomb carved on a mountain. [4037×2691]February 3, 2025
Stoneware cup with underglaze painted decoration (Cizhou ware). Northern China, 13th or 14th c (Jin or Yuan dynasty). Cleveland Museum of Art collection [3000×4000] [OC]February 3, 2025
Detail of Perseus and Medusa, a bronze sculpture made by Benvenuto Cellini in 1545. Set in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, it was devised to be displayed right where it stands, next to to Michelangelo’s David (which was afterwards replaced by a replica). [1280×794] [OC]February 3, 2025
A wooden altarpiece from Sant’Agostino, Piacenza, depicting the Nativity and the Crucifixion. Made by Giovanni Angelo and Tiburzio del Maino in Lombardy, Italy. 1527-1533 CE, now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London [2565×6500]February 3, 2025
The Livro do Armeiro-Mor is an illuminated manuscript dating back to 1509, during the reign of King Manuel I of Portugal. The codex is an armorial, authored by the King of Arms João do Cró, and is considered one of the masterpieces of illuminated manuscripts preserved in Portugal [2063×2740]February 3, 2025
