1776
The Black Cat by Min Zhen. Date: Qing Dynasty–1700s. Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper.
1777
Ancient Egyptian frog ring, c. 1543-1187 BC. Made of Egyptian blue, which was a “vibrant blue pigment, considered to be the first synthetically-produced pigment, composed of quartz sand, a copper compound, and calcium carbonate.
1778
Detail, Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian c, 1520-1523.
1779
Recumbent Calf from Uruk. Made of limestone and lapis-lazuli, this small model of a recumbent calf may have been a votive object, intended as an offering to Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love, fertil. Collection: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
1780
Exploring an underground burial chamber near the Pyramids of Giza, date 1925.
1781
Detail of Berenice’s Tresses, by Ambrogio Borghi, 1878.
1782
Squirrel. Detail from the Book of Treasures, by Brunetto Latini, Rouen ca. 1450-1480. Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 160, fol. 82r.
1783
Lovers. Wall painting, from a bar in Pompeii. Epigraphic Collection - Naples Archaeological Museum, Italy. Photo by Carlo Raso (CC0).
1784
Empress Eirene Mosaic, Hagia Sophia, 13th century AD.
1785
"The Forum of Julius Caesar in Rome" by C.R Cockerell. (British 1788-1863). Medium: watercolor.
1786
Watch set into a single Colombian emerald crystal, circa 1600; the watch is part of the Cheapside Hoard, a cache of jewels and jewelry buried since the Great Fire of London in 1666 and rediscovered in 1912 by workmen. Collection: Museum of London, UK.
1787
Reconstruction of Babylon at the time of Alexander. Work of @FaberCourtial
1788
Queen Victoria, future King Edward VII, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Tsarina Alexandra, and their daughter Grand Duchess Tatiana, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland in 1896. Colorization & Photo Credit @marinaarts
1789
Greek emigrants to Australia take a farewell tour of the #Parthenon, December 1963. Photograph by Otis Imboden, National Geographic.
1790
Senwosret III as a Sphinx. Period: Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty; Reign of Senwosret III. Date: ca. 1878–1840 B.C. Place of origin: Egypt; Possibly from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Karnak. Collection: The Met.
1791
Silver stater of Aegina with land tortoise (obverse) and incuse divided into compartments (reverse) Greek (minted at Aegina), Classical Period, 404-350 B.C. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
1792
Detail, The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch (between 1480 and 1505).
1793
Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1868, oil on canvas. Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery.
1794
The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum by John Martin, 1822. Credit: Tate Art Gallery, London, UK.
1795
Hornsea Pottery Cat Cruets designed by John Clappison (1937 – 2013).
1796
Detail, Diana by Bonifazio Veronese (1487-1553 ) Medium: oil on canvas, 28x15 cm. Private Collection.
1797
Roman bracelet, made of gold, glass, and emerald. Date: c. AD 300-400. Collection: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California.
1800
Etruscan Neck-Amphora. Date: about 490 B.C. On view at Getty Villa, Gallery 110, The Etruscans. Collection: @GettyMuseum
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