An 18th Century CE “Moulin à Parfums” made of gilded bronze and green opaline. Now part of the Courtoy Collection [1067×1600]September 22, 2025
Roman marble sculpture showing the philosopher Socrates. The object is dated to the mid-1st century CE and is a copy of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. [1200×1600]September 22, 2025
The Ancient City of Hegra, in the Arabian Desert, c.50 CE: this rock-hewn city was built by the Nabataeans, and it originally served as a center for international trade, but it was later transformed into a necropolis with more than 100 monumental tombs [3990×5246]September 22, 2025
Wooden traps from Ljubljana Marsh, now housed at the National Museum of Slovenia. They were a type of leg-hold trap mainly used for hunting large wild game, mainly red deer. Early Middle Ages (5th-10th century CE) [690×524]September 21, 2025
A ceramic tankard decorated with ships. From the Ottoman Empire, late 16th century CE, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago [1754×2048]September 21, 2025
The Gold Inlaid Double-Edged Iron Halberd owned by the Oyamazumi Shrine in Imabari City, Japan. Believed to have been made in the 5th century CE, its unparalleled integrity as a handed-down artifact has led to it being designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan [1204×2028]September 21, 2025
An 18th century BCE Old Babylonian letter written by the student Iddin-Sin to his mother Zinu, in which he complaints about the poor quality of clothes his mother sent him compared to those of his peers, noting that even the adopted son of one of his father’s servants had better clothing [3933×3284]September 21, 2025
Byzantine Roman mosaics of an eagle and a snake from the ruins of the Great Palace Constantinople, present day Istanbul, Turkey [3480 x 2577]September 21, 2025
Skyphos (cup with horizontal handles) with laurel and egg and dart motifs. Gnathian ware, Apulia, ca. 330-310 BC. Terracotta. Fordham Museum of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Art collection [7340×3072]September 21, 2025
Persian cuneiform lives on as students study and write it at the Research Center for Cuneiform Studies, Iran. [1200×839]September 21, 2025
