An illustration from the 16th century CE Codex Ríos, depicting the Toltecs dragging a dead giant that the god Tezcatlipoca had abandoned near the capital Tula. In Aztec mythology, the Quinametzin are a race of giants that were punished by the gods because they did not venerate them [800×449]February 11, 2026
Tokugawa Ieyasu’s golden armor, used during the winter siege of Osaka castle in 1614-1615 CE. Now housed at the Kunōzan Tōshōgū Museum in Japan [887×1894]February 11, 2026
John Overton’s illustration titled, ”The Cats Castle Besieged and Stormed by the Rats”,1665 [2500×1833]February 11, 2026
‘Grand Tour’ tiara or headdress, made of gilt metal body mounted with seven porcelain cameos of figures in various costumes, 19th century [540×360]February 11, 2026
Six obsidian labrets, meant to inserted in the lower lip. Mexico, Mixtec-Aztec civilization, 900-1500 AD [2250×2250]February 11, 2026
A wealthy woman’s ivory mirror case depicting the siege of the Castle of Love. France, 1320-1350 [1720×1740]February 11, 2026
Lacquered seal box depicting Mongolian hunters. Ryūkyū Islands, Japan, 17th-18th century [3480×3490]February 11, 2026
Letter opener by House of Fabergé, Russia, ca. 1899-1908. Silver, bear claw and garnet. Cleveland Museum of Art collection [4000×3000] [OC]February 11, 2026
A Coptic magical text (Spell to Acquire a Beautiful Voice), 6th–7th century CE, from Egypt. Ink on papyrus, now part of Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. (Translation in the comments) [4996×6640]February 11, 2026
The Shrine of St. Patrick’s Bell is a bell shrine reliquary dated to c. 1094–1105 CE, and is made of bronze, silver, gold, glass and rock crystal. It contains a c. 500 iron hand-bell which survives, and is a highpoint of Irish metalwork from the late Insular and early Romanesque periods [918×2231]February 11, 2026
