Head of Demeter – II cent. B.C. from the Sanctuary of Demeter and Despoina at Lykosoura, Arcadia. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. [1169x1721]

Military ensemble. American, 1776–1783 [3215 x 4000][OS]

2nd Century Palmyra Family funerary Roman relief; Palmyra Syria. Shown by archaeologist Khaled Al Asaad, beheaded by ISIS after refusing to disclose the location of ancient artifacts, despite a month of torture. [2916x1945].

Art Deco screen in one of the doors to the Galerías Canalejas Food Hall at the Canalejas building in calle de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain, 1936 [1080x424] [OC]

Cat netsuke, made by Natsuki (夏木), late 18th century Japan [798 x 1000]

"All Is Vanity" by the American illustrator Charles Allan Gilbert, made in 1892 CE. The drawing employs a double image (or visual pun) in which the scene of a woman admiring herself in a mirror of her vanity table, when viewed from a distance, appears to be a human skull [1600x2438]

The Crooked House of Windsor is the oldest teahouse in England. Originally built in 1687, the building was reconstructed in 1718 [1030x1408]

Built on the site of a Roman temple to the water nymphs, Ninfa in Italy grew into a thriving medieval town of 150 houses. In 1382, it was sacked during the Papal Schism, and a malaria outbreak in the 17th century left it a ghost town. It's now a public garden with over 1300 plant species [1424x1908]

Bronze head from a cult statue of the Armenian goddess Anahit (Anahita) – Hellenistic Greek, 1st century BC. Found at the ancient city of Satala, modern Sadak, north-eastern Turkey. [1197x991]

Recently discovered Maya-Toltec piece from Chichén Itzá. Found by INAH archeologists, august 2023; 35x17 inches. Possibly late post classic. 800-1200 A.D. [5121x6000].

Copper crown from the Cave of the Treasure. Judean Desert, Israel, chalcolithic period, 4500-3500 BCE. Israel museum, nr. 1961-177 [2048 x 1365]