A silver vessel (askos) excavated from the Derveni Tomb B in Macedonia, Greece. 330-320 BCE, now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki [1080×1040]August 27, 2024
A necklace composed of beads and pendants made of animal bones and human rib. Moriš culture, around 2000-1500 BCE, found in a grave of a woman no. 180 at prehistoric necropolis in Mokrin in northern Serbia [781×1170]August 27, 2024
A Roman medallion with intaglio depicting a priestess and a statuette of Apollo on a pillar. 1st century BCE, now housed at the Capitoline Museums in Rome [860×1200]August 27, 2024
The plan of Cloister St. Gall, the only surviving architectural blueprint from the Middle Ages. Reichenau, Switzerland, early 9th century AD. [1024×1489]August 27, 2024
The Hartashen Megalithic Avenue found in a remote corner of Armenia, thought to be constructed 6,000 to 8,000 years ago. [OC] [2250×4000]August 27, 2024
Roman amphitheatre in Catania (Sicily) was one of the largest of its kind in the Roman Empire. The building could accommodate up to 15,000 spectators, with a 32-step audience (cavea).[1200×900]August 27, 2024
A 6th-7th Century Silver Plate of the Sassanid Persian Empire, featuring 3 Female Figures. [1873 x 2100]August 27, 2024
A Roman colossal statue of a goddess, perhaps a Muse, with a later head of Juno. 1st century BCE, from Italy, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston [1536×3314]August 27, 2024
Detail of a 12th century CE Romanesque capital from Mozac Abbey in France, showing one of the four angels that restrain the winds of judgment until God releases them [640×560]August 27, 2024
The Palatine Chapel is the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily. This building is a mixture of Byzantine, Norman and Fatimid architectural styles, showing the tricultural state of Sicily during the 12th century after Roger I and Robert Guiscard conquered the island [2068×4444]August 27, 2024
The Welsh Not was a token used by teachers at some schools in Wales in the 19th century and early 20th century to discourage children from speaking Welsh at school, by marking out those who were heard speaking the language and punishing them [507×1120]August 27, 2024
