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Child's hundred-household jacket and trousers, traditionally made with a patch donated from each household in a village....
12/06/2026

Child's hundred-household jacket and trousers, traditionally made with a patch donated from each household in a village. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

Toadc. 1500–1550 or laterItaly, possibly Padua, 16th centuryMediumbronzeCasting animals from life was a common Renaissan...
12/06/2026

Toad
c. 1500–1550 or later
Italy, possibly Padua, 16th century
Medium
bronze

Casting animals from life was a common Renaissance practice, connected to scholars’ interest in natural history and a taste for oddities. Drowning the toad in ammonia left the animal’s body intact. The workshop then manipulated the head, opened the mouth, and cast the creature as a functional object for the study.

Ceramic jar, Moche culture, Peru, 100 BC - 500 ADfrom The Art Institute of Chicago
12/06/2026

Ceramic jar, Moche culture, Peru, 100 BC - 500 AD

from The Art Institute of Chicago

Silver inlaid brass door knocker with inscription, "Our lord the Sultan, the King, al-Mansur Sayf al-Dunya wa al-Din Qal...
12/06/2026

Silver inlaid brass door knocker with inscription, "Our lord the Sultan, the King, al-Mansur Sayf al-Dunya wa al-Din Qala’un al-Salihi ordered the building of this blessed place."

Egypt, circa 1280-1290 AD

Fragments of the spectacular marine mosaics from the baths of a Roman townhouse excavated on Via Panisperna in 1888.
12/06/2026

Fragments of the spectacular marine mosaics from the baths of a Roman townhouse excavated on Via Panisperna in 1888.

Thinking about the Colima Spider Vessel. they really captured her humble expression
11/06/2026

Thinking about the Colima Spider Vessel. they really captured her humble expression

Glass female urinal, Europe, 18th centuryfrom The Science Museum Group, UK
11/06/2026

Glass female urinal, Europe, 18th century

from The Science Museum Group, UK

terracotta girl on a swing, cast originally minoan, agean islands, greece c. 1600-1450 b.c.
11/06/2026

terracotta girl on a swing, cast originally minoan, agean islands, greece c. 1600-1450 b.c.

Tomb of Quintus Lollius Urbicus (109–160 CE) in Tiddis, Algeria. He was an Amazigh general who, as governor of Roman Bri...
10/06/2026

Tomb of Quintus Lollius Urbicus (109–160 CE) in Tiddis, Algeria. He was an Amazigh general who, as governor of Roman Britain, led the military campaign into Scotland, defeated local tribes like the Brigantes and Votadini, and began building the Antonine Wall around 142 CE

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