Roman bowl with remains of red pigment, found in Pompeii. Dated back to I century CE. [598×728]September 17, 2024
An engraved sapphire hololith, meaning a ring carved from a single stone, with a gold band mounted on the inside, likely during the Middle Ages. It might have to have belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, with the engraving representing Caligula’s wife Caesonia [1164×952]September 17, 2024
An alabaster plaque with eye idols. 3rd millennium BC, possibly from Syria. Phoenix Ancient Art Gallery [564×752]September 16, 2024
Saturn Devouring His Son is a painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya.The work is one of the 14 so-called Black Paintings that Goya painted directly on the walls of his house(1820-1823).It was transferred to canvas after Goya’s death and is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.[1661×3051]September 16, 2024
A rare surviving piece of Tyrian purple dye, used to create the famed purple clothing of Rome’s Emperors. Found in the remains of a Roman bathhouse at Carlisle Cricket Club in NW England [2309×1533]September 16, 2024
An engraved sapphire hololith, meaning a ring carved from a single stone, with a gold band mounted on the inside, likely during the Middle Ages. It is thought to have belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, with the engraving representing Caligula’s wife Caesonia. [1916×1384]September 16, 2024
Polychrome Figural Urn with Jaguars and Skulls, Maya, 600-900 CE (Late Classic), Guatemala (Place of Origin)[1280 x 1289]September 16, 2024
Jade cup and gold saucer with rubies and sapphires. China, Ming dynasty, 1475 [1700×1570]September 16, 2024
