Roman piece of pottery (1st century CE) from Arezzo in Italy, found at Veerampattinam Puducherry, India. [1280×896]October 4, 2024
The Umayyad Arab mint at Badakhshan (the extreme northwest of modern Afghanistan) has only three surviving coins, each cast as a Tang dynasty cash coin with Arabic legends on the reverse reading “Muhammed is the Messenger of God” [1800×892]October 4, 2024
Roman marble portrait of emperor Marcus Aurelius. Object is dated to 2nd century CE. It was found in ancient Singidunum (Belgrade in Serbia). [960×711]October 4, 2024
Edward K. Thomas – View of Fort Snelling, Minnesota Landscape, Mid-19th Century [2560×2036]October 4, 2024
Monomakh’s Cap, an early-14th Century relic of the Muscovite Grand Princes of Russia [1820×1360]October 4, 2024
Guest ticket to the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, 1916. [4213×2287]October 3, 2024
Back of a mirror, depicting Chang’e and the Moon Rabbit. China, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD [2400×2400]October 3, 2024
Limestone carving of the head of the rain god Chahk, circa 10th–11th century, Mayan civilization, Yucatán, Mexico. [3692 x 4000]October 3, 2024
