Ceramic double whistle depicting a bird (probably a harpy eagle); Mayan civilization, circa 7th-9th century [940 x 1200].October 11, 2024
An 8,000-year-old female figurine found in Ulucak Höyük mound. Turkey, 6000 BC [2540×2000]October 11, 2024
Tomb of King Sukjong and Queen Inhyeon, with spirit way sculptures. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 1700-1720 [4000×4000]October 11, 2024
A painting of a mouse by Shibata Zeshin. From Japan, 19th century CE, now housed at the British Museum [1250×1460]October 11, 2024
Takeda Castle, also known as the “Machu Picchu of Japan”, was built by Otagaki Mitsukage in 1441 CE and is located in the city of Asago some 353 metres above sea level. The castle was destroyed in 1600 after its final lord, Akamatsu Hirohide, was accused of arson and committed seppuku [1200×1708]October 11, 2024
Embroidered silk gauze and taffeta tea gown. British (the silk Japanese), ca. 1875-1880 CE [1080×3047]October 11, 2024
8,000-year-old footprints unearthed during the construction work of Marmaray, a commuter rail line located in Istanbul, Turkey [1620×1080]October 11, 2024
Fragment of a red-figure terracotta skyphos (deep wine cup) with Artemis and the satyr Marsyas. Attributed to the Palermo Painter, Lucania, Italy, ca. 420-400 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [3791×3792]October 11, 2024
1787 painting from artist Jacques-Louis David depicting the dramatic final moments of Socrates as he accepts his fate, surrounded by distraught disciples [1800×1198]October 11, 2024
