A lidded cup made in ca. 1655/1656 CE by Dionysio Miseroni and Hanns Reinhardt Taravell. From Prague, made of garnet, gold, silver, enamel and diamonds. Now housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna [1080×2400]February 2, 2025
Powder flask in the form of a tortoise, made in Germany. 1550-1600 CE, shell of a Greek tortoise, silver setting. Now housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna [1518×773]February 2, 2025
Gandhāran Buddhist texts from Pakistan, believed to be the oldest Buddhist Manuscripts yet discovered [1920×1280]February 2, 2025
Bronze oil lamp with a leaping ibex, 5th Century BC possibly from the Kingdom of Sheba (Saba) modern-day Yemen. (500 x 571)February 2, 2025
Ivory plaque of the Mermaids of Chandraketugarh, India, Shunga period, 2nd-1st century BC[2040×2048]February 2, 2025
Tower of Jericho is the oldest known stone tower in the world. Built by early Neolithic Sultanians around 8000 BCE [736×603]February 2, 2025
The Mixoparthenos (half-maiden), a hybrid creature from the Black Sea, limestone sculpture, 1st-2nd century AD, from Panticapaeum. [2965×4562]February 2, 2025
Ritual bronze wine ewer with masks, dragons, birds, tigers, elephants, fish, snakes, and humans. Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE. Part of the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Asian Art [1200×1600]February 2, 2025
Broad collar of Senebtisi, circa 1850–1775 B.C. Made of faience, gold, carnelian, turquoise, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection [2529×2048]February 2, 2025
Crosses made for St Brigid’s day; Country Armagh, Ireland, early 20th century [2107×1643]February 2, 2025
