An alabaster plaque with eye idols. 3rd millennium BC, possibly from Syria. Phoenix Ancient Art Gallery [564×752]September 16, 2024
Saturn Devouring His Son is a painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya.The work is one of the 14 so-called Black Paintings that Goya painted directly on the walls of his house(1820-1823).It was transferred to canvas after Goya’s death and is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.[1661×3051]September 16, 2024
A rare surviving piece of Tyrian purple dye, used to create the famed purple clothing of Rome’s Emperors. Found in the remains of a Roman bathhouse at Carlisle Cricket Club in NW England [2309×1533]September 16, 2024
An engraved sapphire hololith, meaning a ring carved from a single stone, with a gold band mounted on the inside, likely during the Middle Ages. It is thought to have belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, with the engraving representing Caligula’s wife Caesonia. [1916×1384]September 16, 2024
Polychrome Figural Urn with Jaguars and Skulls, Maya, 600-900 CE (Late Classic), Guatemala (Place of Origin)[1280 x 1289]September 16, 2024
Jade cup and gold saucer with rubies and sapphires. China, Ming dynasty, 1475 [1700×1570]September 16, 2024
“Lidded Vase in the Rococo Revival Style Decorated with Moulded Decor and Figurine of Birds” from the Imperial Porcelain Factory, Russian Empire, 1840-1850s. Material: porcelain, bronze [1572×2659]September 16, 2024
This bronze standard belonged to a collegium for young Hispano-Roman men located on the island of Mallorca, Spain. It is decorated with appliqués representing the goddesses Isis, Fortuna and Diana. 2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid [900×1200]September 16, 2024
