Fortunius Licetus’s book titled,”De Monstrorum Causis, Natura, et Differentiis Libri Duo”, 1634. The book examines the causes, nature, and classification of various types of “monstrosities” or biological anomalies. [764×968]September 13, 2024
Ulisse Aldrovandi’s illustration of a ”Hippopotamus and a Nile Crocodile”,1646.[2785×4336]September 13, 2024
Jeweled egg made of gold and enamel with inset sapphire by Alexander Edward Tillander, Russian, c. 1890s. [3087×3400]September 13, 2024
A large Roman rock-crystal ring, bearing the portrait of a woman in extremely high relief; her ornate three-tiered hairstyle popular around the year 100 AD., housed at Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria [1075×913]September 12, 2024
White rose carved into pillar in the Porto Cathedral, Portugal, in honor of Philippa of Lancaster [3024×4032]September 12, 2024
Drawing of a struggle between a lion and a dragon. Isfahan, Iran, around 1650 [1580×1023]September 12, 2024
Bronze tomb model of a stove and pot. China, Han dynasty, 2nd-1st century BC [1840×2290]September 12, 2024
