Grand Bronze Yue (Executioner’s Axe) with Openwork Teeth. Weighing a crushing 11.4 kg, this fanged ceremonial axe served as the very jaws of the Gods—wielded by Shang rulers to decapitate the defeated and feed their lives to the Heavens. China, c. 1200 BC [1900×1988]March 5, 2026
Drawing of Marguerite of France, Queen of Navarre. By François Clouet. France, 1559 [2000×2770]March 5, 2026
Prosthetic leg of Antonio López de Santa Anna, lost to a cannonball during the Pastry War[3200X1801].March 5, 2026
Relief in a temple within the citadel of Aleppo. On the left the Storm God; on the right, the commissioning king. An inscription in Luwian hieroglyphs beside him reads: “King Taita am I, Hero, Palistin-ean king”. Northwestern Syria, Kingdom of Palistin, Iron Age I–II, 1100–950 BC, in situ [1316×536]March 4, 2026
Ancient Roman silver amphora decorated with Bacchic scenes, c. 2nd century CE. [1320×1800]March 4, 2026
Cameo, Amphitrite on a sea bull, between 1st century BC-1st century AD, mount is from 17th century, Period/Style/Movement is Roman Imperial. Made of Sardonyx and Gold [5050 x 4040]March 4, 2026
Moche ceramic stirrup-spout bottle depicting a mythological decapitating figure holding a human head and a ritual blade with supernatural attributes. North Coast Peru, Moche culture, Early Intermediate Period, 1–800 AD, Now at the Museo Larco – Lima, Perú [3756×3931]March 4, 2026
