Close-up of an Anthropomorphic Jar Burial Lid, Maitum, Mindanao, Philippines, ca. 190 BC – 500 AD. Used as an ossuary for secondary burial (640 x 933) by Academic_Narwhal9059
October 16, 2024“Table with a Mosaic Top” from the Peterhof Imperial Lapidary Works, Imperial Russia, Early 19th century. Material: jasper, “сonjoint stone” (grey granite with quartz), porphyry, quartz, аmazonite, pegmatite, jasper-agate, serpentine, flint (quartz and chalcedony), mahogany, bronze [3591×3120]
October 16, 2024Joseph Apoux’s *Alphabet Érotique* (circa 1880) is a series of lithographs featuring erotic imagery corresponding to each letter of the alphabet. The link to the rest of the letters can be found in the comments, it’s very NSFW though. (1547×1697)
October 16, 2024Olive leaves preserved in volcanic ash, Thera Island (Santorini), Greece, c. 3600 BP. The eruption in Thera was one of the largest Plinian eruptions in the past 10k years, with around 30–40 cubic kilometres. It covered the remains of the island in a thick layer of pumice and ash… [1920×1080] [OC]