Gold belt plaque depicting fruits on a vine. China, Yuan dynasty, 14th century [1910×1650]February 12, 2026
Spanish Colonial force’s Adarga (arab.-span. shield) with a rather whimsical coat of arms of Castillia-Leon, made somewhere in the American Southwest, probably mid-18th century. The Met NY, A.Nr. 14.25.752 [960×1200]February 12, 2026
Stoneware figurines transcribing and proofreading, Xianying ware, Western Jin dynasty (265-317 CE). Unearthed from Jinpenling in China, and now housed at the Hunan Museum [1650×3391]February 12, 2026
A necklace made of 34 jadeite amulets carved in the shape of batrachians. La Hueca culture, 160 BCE-500 CE, from Puerto Rico [1234×1637]February 12, 2026
The Shrine of the Three Kings is a large gilded sarcophagus, decorated with filigree, enamel, and over 1,000 jewels and beads, and located at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. Built from 1180 to 1225 CE, it is traditionally believed to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi [2200×2999]February 12, 2026
Located at the granite quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, not far from the famous unfinished obelisk, another huge piece of rock was even closer to being freed [2048×3087]February 12, 2026
A beautiful Roman mosaic from the 4th century CE, showing a labyrinth. The object was found in the imperial palace in Gamzigrad (eastern Serbia). The labyrinth is surrounded by a wall and watchtowers. [1200×1179]February 12, 2026
Favrile glass vase shaped like a pansy, by Louis Comfort Tiffany. United States, 1913 [3500×4446]February 12, 2026
