Rag doll presumably owned by the Louisa May Alcott or one of her Sisters ca. 1840. Fruitlands Museum[1118×1879]March 2, 2026
A crouching statue of the demon Asmodeus holds a holy water stoup inside the Eglise Mary Magdalene in Rennes-le-Château, France. Commissioned by Abbé Saunière c.1897 and made by Giscard of Toulouse, the devilish figure is linked to legends of hidden treasures and the Knights Templar.[2592×3888]March 2, 2026
Esther scroll [megillah] made 1647 by Salom Italia, who was active in Amsterdam. Copperplate print on parchment with wooden roller. Over sixteen feet long. Loaned to the Jewish Museum from the Jewish Museum, London [8160×6112] [OC]March 2, 2026
“The Cursed Woman”, a painting made the French artist Octave Tassaert in 1859 [1280×1808]March 2, 2026
Sandby borg is an Iron Age ringfort, in Sweden, that was the scene of a massacre in the 5th century CE. The victims of the massacre discovered so far, all males, were never buried but are found lying as they fell. 5 deposits of exquisite jewelry were also discovered hidden in the fort [3990×8718]March 2, 2026
The 2nd century CE Roman Barbegal watermill complex, a unique cluster of 16 waterwheels in southern France, was the first known attempt in Europe to set up an industrial-scale complex of machines. The mills had an estimated production capacity of 25 tonnes of flour per day [2015×2904]March 2, 2026
A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands [2117×1922]March 2, 2026
Roman “magic” amulet, made of stone – yarrow. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. [382×900]March 2, 2026
Scythian plaque of a winged boar, 19th century electrotype reproduction of a 5th century BCE gold original (3937 x 4000)March 2, 2026
Ancient Etruscan gold bulla pendant featuring images of Icarus and Daedalus, c. 5th century BCE. [1352×1799]March 1, 2026
A flintlock rifle with a twisted barrel and heart shaped bore from 1765, formerly owned by George IV, now part of the Royal Collection Trust [2000×1612]March 1, 2026
