Ain Sakhri Lovers - This is the oldest known object that depicts a couple having sex. It was discovered in a cave near Bethlehem in 1933 and is thought to be a carving used in fertility rituals by the Natufians. They lived in the Middle East around 10,000 BC. Photo: The British Museum [2269x2269]
Young Husband: First Marketing by Lilly Martin Spencer. American, 1854 [3229 x 3869][OS]
Urn Lid Fragment of the Jaguar God of the Underworld with Two Cubs. Guatemala City. Museo Popol Vuh [1300 x 1590]
Sarcophagus of the Spouses, from Villa Giulia in Rome; Etruscan terra-cotta, 530–510 b.C. [3600x2700].
The Capuchin Crypt is a small space comprising several tiny chapels located beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini on the Via Veneto.It contains the skeletal remains of 3,700 bodies believed to be Capuchin friars buried by their order.[1600x1067]
Jade pendant shaped like a stylized dragon. China, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 6th century BC [1500x1450]
GoryÅkaku Star Fort, based on European designs. Hokkaido, Japan, Edo period, 1866 [1950x1526]
African Helmet Mask (Ndoli Jowei) Sande Aociety; Late 19th-early 20th century; Wood, Pigment. Nguabu, Moyamba district, Southern province, Sierra Leone [1189×1536]
The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire. Otto III was crowned HRE with it in 994 by Pope Gregory V. The cross was added early 11th century, and the arch ca. 1030. (985x1198)
Gold headdress ornament from modern-day Georgia, c.4th century BCE. Georgia (known as "Colchis" to the Greeks) was famed for its gold and bronze - for example, in the legend of the Golden Fleece. [909x821]
Square piano by Babcock, Appleton and Babcock. American, 1814 [4000 x 3299][OS]
