Koike Mound, in the forests near Kasaoka City. Japan, Kofun period, 6th century AD [4000×5230]September 27, 2024
‘Judea Capta’ sestertii of Vespasian, struck in 71 CE to celebrate the victory in the Jewish Revolt. The inscription on the reverse says: IVDEA CAPTA, “Judaea conquered” [1132×1092]September 26, 2024
A Colchian silver didrachm depicting a lying hermaphrodite lion on the obverse, and a kneeling figure with a bull’s head on the reverse. Georgia, 6th-5th century BCE [672×1393]September 26, 2024
Golden aureus of Maxentius augustus, 310-312 CE. Of the highest rarity, only two specimens known [799×1546]September 26, 2024
The Bosworth boar, a silver gilt badge portraying a boar—the emblem of Richard III—was found at the site where the Battle of Bosworth took place. It may have belonged to one of the king’s knights or even to Richard himself. Circa 1485, England. [600 x 456]September 26, 2024
“L’homme aux moulons”(man eaten by worms),a 16th-century cadaver monument in the mausoleum of the Lords of Boussu,Boussu Castle,Belgium.[2272×1704]September 26, 2024
Ceramic vessel depicting a spectacled bear. Moche civilization, Peru. Circa 5th–7th century [2304 x 3456]September 26, 2024
An 18th-century Persian Astrolabe ~ an astronomical instrument used in navigation to determine the position of celestial bodies above the horizon, the forerunner of the sextant. [1061×972]September 26, 2024
Ceramic figurines of a herder and his llama. Recuay culture, Peru. Circa 200–700 CE. [1955 x 1705]September 26, 2024
Detail of an enameled brick griffin in one of the friezes of the palace of Darius I in Susa, C. 500 BC. Persian Empire .Susa was one of the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire, the favorite capital of king Darius. The palace was constructed at the same time as Persepolis [1920×1080] [OC]September 26, 2024
