An Elamite silver cup found in Marvdasht, Iran, depicting on one side, a standing woman wearing a kaunakes and a tiara or headband, and on the other side, a seated woman with long flowing hair, also wearing a kaunakes, 3 necklaces and a braid or hairband. 2000 BCE, Museum of Ancient Iran [1344×1362]February 25, 2026
A turquoise necklace from Tzintzuntzan in Mexico. 1450-1521 CE, Purépecha Empire [2008×2048]February 25, 2026
An antique bronze plateau was laid in an Etruscan tomb from the 7th century BCE. Interestingly, the bowl has a strange figure scratched at the bottom. The object was admired by the author of the photo in Great Palaestra in Pompeii (not sure if it can be seen there still). [1200×1121]February 25, 2026
Wooden mask with turquoise mosaic and teeth made of shell. Oaxaca, Mexico, Mixtec civilization, 1321-1421 AD [2080×1540]February 25, 2026
Two female figurines. Mohenjo-daro, Indus Valley Civilization, 2300-1750 BC [2190×2200]February 25, 2026
A round bronze pan-zun (cooler and vessel) set, from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng at Leigudun, China. The complex design, featuring intertwined beasts and hornless dragons, was achieved by using the method of lost-wax casting. C.433 BCE, now housed at the Hubei Provincial Museum [1388×3026]February 25, 2026
Ivory Moth or Butterfly from Crete, c.1500 BCE: the scorch marks on this figurine were acquired when the palace complex at Zakros was razed to the ground in 1450 BCE [3967×4688]February 25, 2026
A whalebone plaque found at the Scar boat burial in Orkney, Scotland. The Viking burial, which dates to between 875 and 950 CE, contained the remains of a man, an elderly woman, and a child, along with numerous grave goods. Now housed at the Orkney Museum [2048×1365]February 25, 2026
Panel from the Hohenfurth Cycle, depicting the crucifixion of Jesus. 1345-1350. [3024×4032]February 24, 2026
