Marble relief of the hoplitodromos, from Athens. ca. 500 BCE. The relief depicts a nude youth wearing a helmet and running in the race in heavy armour. The traces on the slab and the details of the relief decoration reveal that it is a grave relief. National Archaeological Museum of Athens [449×650]September 5, 2024
Marlborough Mound is a Neolithic monument in the English county of Wiltshire. Standing 19 metres tall, it is second only to the nearby Silbury Hill in terms of height for such a monument. Modern study situates the construction date around 2400 BCE [695×1008]September 5, 2024
The Chansonnier Cordiforme is a heart-shaped music manuscript that was commissioned in Savoy between 1460 and 1477 by canon Jean de Montchenu. It comprises 43 songs by Dufay, Binchois, Ockeghem, Busnoys and others including several unica. National library of France [1500×2219]September 5, 2024
The grave of John Renie, a house painter who died in 1832 was supposedly carved by his own hand to ‘confuse the devil’. Located in Wales, The marker comprises a rectangular carved 285-letter acrostic puzzle, which can be used to trace the words “Here lies John Renie” in 46,000 ways [946×1417]September 5, 2024
The Olmec Heads, ancient stone sculptures carved over 3,000 years ago, rest in a lush forest. Each head, with its unique headdress, represents individual figures from the Olmec civilization. Protected by a wooden railing, these imposing relics remain a captivating mystery.[671×457]September 5, 2024
Red glyph flask, found at the Taosi archeological site, 2300-2000 BC, China. Two characters, either proto-writing or extremely early Chinese writing, are written on the flask, assisting in a tentative identification of the site to the legendary Emperor Yao. More details in comments. [3652×2736]September 5, 2024
A Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Porcelain Black Vase, Designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones, Circa 1920-1930 [2561 x 2153]September 5, 2024
Archer’s ring made of jade and gold, Ottoman Empire, late 16th-early 17th century [1999×1999]September 5, 2024
Silver cutlery set (eunjangdo) with knife and chopsticks. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 18th-19th century [950×960]September 5, 2024
Saath Kabar. Graves of 63 wives of Afzal Khan, because he thought they would remarry after his death. Before going out for battle with Maratha King Shivaji in 1659 he drowned them at a well near Saath Kabar. Because his astrologers told him he would die in battle. Near Bijapur, India[1440×1083]September 5, 2024
