Petroglyph of a "dancing figure". Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, around 2000 BC [2370x1700]

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Wheellock Pistol (Pedrenyal) of King Louis XIII of France, c. 1605-20. Made is Spanish, Ripoll. Medium - Steel, iron, and walnut. Demensions - L. 55.9 cm (22 in.) Barrel L. 42.5 cm (16 3/4 in.) Wt. 3 lb. 9 oz. Caliber .44. [2258x1807]

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Roman mosaic of a Chimera (usually seen as a lion with a goat head on its back and a snake's head tail) from the floors of the peristyle court at the Great Palace of Constantinople, probably trod by Justinian I, builder of Hagia Sophia, which still remain at their original location [1920x1440][OC]

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Chair by the Herter Brothers. American, 1869–1870 [3000 x 4000][OS]

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The Geta Lion, 4th century sculpture located in Welo , Ethiopia. [640 x 480]

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"The lady with long hair" is one of the most significant mummies in Huaca Huallamarca (San Isidro, Lima). It's believed to be a princess buried alive. Her hair found intact. Believed to be from 200 BC.[742x718]

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The Cat Symphony, made by the Austrian painter Moritz von Schwind in 1868, is the humorous depiction of a melody for violins in which instead of notes, numerous cats move across the paper. Now housed at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe in Germany [2814x3552]

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A gold posy ring decorated with sixteen stars. The inscription on the inner face reads ‘Many are thee starrs I see yet in my eye no starr like thee’. 17th-18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum [2048x1461]

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A Roman bronze colander from Pompeii, Italy, 1st century BCE [736x1474]

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A very rare authentic Tibetan Kapala. Human Skull Bowl. [500x652]

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Artwork from the Roman Villa del Casale (Cir. 4th Century AD) at Piazza Armerina in the province of Enna, Sicily, Southern Italy. [2048x1406]

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