Necklace with gilded head. Mexico, Mixtec-Aztec civilizations, 900-1520 AD [1700×1940]August 26, 2024
Imprint of the face of the marble statue of Marcus Nonius Balbus still embedded in the vault of the tunnel, in Herculaneum, in which it was found. 1st century CE, Italy [1199×1706]August 26, 2024
The Chair of St. Peter is a throne that Charles the Bald gave to Pope John VIII at the former’s coronation as emperor on Christmas Day 875. For many years the chair was used at liturgical events by Pope John and his successors. It was ensconced in Bernini’s Altar of the Chair in 1666 [1064×2647]August 26, 2024
15,000-year-old remains of a drum made of a mammoth jaw and shoulder blade, painted with a pattern of red ochre dots and lines. Found in Mezhyrich in Ukraine [800×1514]August 26, 2024
In one of the rooms of Palazzo Florio Fitalia in Palermo, is a precious rose petal majolica floor made in 1892 by Filippo Palizzi. The floor is a wonderful composition of rose petals realistically scattered on white tiles [1200×1600]August 26, 2024
Dr. Charles H. Arnold’s WWI helmet with bullet holes: “Arnold was dressing a wounded soldier near Aveluy Wood, France, when a German sniper fired a bullet through his helmet. Although Arnold’s scalp was injured, he finished dressing the soldier’s wound before being attended to himself.” [800×581]August 26, 2024
Netsuke of a stylized fukura susume (“fat sparrow”). Made of ivory. Mid 1700s, Edo Period, Japan [1427×1800]August 25, 2024
