“Sarcophagus with a Marriage Scene” Roman Empire, 3rd century. Material: marble [3600×2646] by Baba_Jaga_II
October 8, 2024Detail of the Frieze of Lions, a decorative glazed-brick frieze from the first court of Darius I’s palace at Susa, Persian Empire, 500 BC. A declaration of royal power embodied in the king of beasts. Its iconography and composition was most markedly Mesopotamian… [1920×1080] [OC]
October 8, 2024A grave in Yakutia, Siberia, containing five members of the same family: the mother, in red, her children in yellow (her son, head to tail and her daughter, face to face) and her grandchildren in blue, the children of her daughter. They all died of smallpox. 17th-18th century CE [1181×1575]
October 8, 2024Obruk Han is a 13th Century CE Seljuk Caravanserai, located near Konya in Turkey. It is named after the huge sinkhole behind the Han. A caravanserai was a roadside inn where travelers (caravaners) could rest and recover from the day’s journey [1080×1562]