Jeweled egg made of gold and enamel with inset sapphire by Alexander Edward Tillander, Russian, c. 1890s. [3087×3400] by chubachus
September 19, 2024A Mayan drinking vessel used for either chocolate or fermented maize. It depicts a mythological scene of the origins of the rainy season and agricultural cycles. 7th–8th century, Calakmul, Mexico. [1200 x 525]
September 19, 2024Roman denarius showing the god of the seas Neptune on the obverse and Cupid riding a dolphin on the reverse. [1200×575]
September 19, 2024Painting of a hippopotamus on a fragment of pottery. New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt, circa 1479–1425 B.C. [3054×3089]
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