“Lidded Vase in the Rococo Revival Style Decorated with Moulded Decor and Figurine of Birds” from the Imperial Porcelain Factory, Russian Empire, 1840-1850s. Material: porcelain, bronze [1572×2659]September 16, 2024
This bronze standard belonged to a collegium for young Hispano-Roman men located on the island of Mallorca, Spain. It is decorated with appliqués representing the goddesses Isis, Fortuna and Diana. 2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid [900×1200]September 16, 2024
White’s Physiological Manikin, 1886, National Library of Medicine. The manikin’s flaps correspond to lecture topics such as the circulatory system, the brain and nervous system, the skeleton and muscles, venereal disease and the physiology of reproduction, and the dangers of corseting [2976×3288]September 16, 2024
An equestrian staircase leading to Vladislav Hall in Prague Castle, built around 1500 CE. From the 15th century, imposing equestrian staircases were built in the stately homes of the nobility. These staircases enabled riders to reach the upper floor on horseback [688×1050]September 16, 2024
Some of the Penteskouphia pinakes, from Greece, depicting the various stages of the manufacture of ceramics, such as extraction of clay by workers in quarries, collection in baskets which are brought to the surface, a potter forming on the wheel, and firing in the kilns. 570 BCE [8937×6574]September 16, 2024
Graphics showing a fragment of Trajan’s Column – the Emperor’s Monument. The artwork is by Fernando G. Baptista. [486×900]September 16, 2024
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres – Le Bain turc (The Turkish Bath) 1862, Louvre Museum Paris France [1225×1260]September 16, 2024
Pressed glass paperweight featuring a profile portrait of Henry Clay, American, 1852. [1044×1540]September 16, 2024
The Grauballe Man is a bog body that was uncovered in 1952 from a peat bog near the village of Grauballe in Jutland, Denmark.The body dates back to the late 3rd century BC,during the early Germanic Iron Age.He was most likely killed by having his throat slit.[5164×2374]September 15, 2024
The Chiaramonti Niobid- Found at Hadrian’s Villa. Roman copy of a Greek sculpture. Marble. (Original ca. 150-100 BC) [5952×4480]September 15, 2024
Gold Ring with a Layered Onyx Cameo Depicting a Crouching Cat in a ‘Roman’ Setting, Possibly made in England, ca. 1825. [304 x 303]September 15, 2024
Pomegranate-shaped vase. China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1821-50. Porcelain with underglaze white slip design. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection [2814×2848]September 15, 2024
