Artefact Porn

Illuminated manuscript (detail). Depiction of a medieval monk seducing a nun, who becomes pregnant and has a baby. Later disposal of the baby in the privy (toilet). Miracles de Notre Dame, 71 A 24, Royal Library of the Netherlands. [610×430].

January 24, 2024

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Illuminated manuscript (detail). Depiction of a medieval monk seducing a nun, who becomes pregnant and has a baby. Later disposal of the baby in the privy (toilet). Miracles de Notre Dame, 71 A 24, Royal Library of the Netherlands. [610×430].

An engraved sapphire hololith, meaning a ring carved from a single stone, with a gold band mounted on the inside, likely during the Middle Ages. It might have to have belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, with the engraving representing Caligula’s wife Caesonia [1164×952]

Daisy fly killer tin, American, c. 1890-1930. [4866×3617]

An alabaster plaque with eye idols. 3rd millennium BC, possibly from Syria. Phoenix Ancient Art Gallery [564×752]