Artefact Porn

The image depicts a Blemmyes (headless men), a mythical creature described in Ulisse Aldrovandi’s “Monstrorum Historia” (1642). It is a part of a series illustrating monstrous races.[1142×1632]

July 17, 2025

I_Was77 on July 17, 2025 8:44 pm

Quite a few of the ancient historians mention similar
firedmyass on July 17, 2025 8:50 pm

og MODOK
KenseiHimura on July 17, 2025 8:51 pm

If I recall, this was a misunderstanding and misnaming of an actual African tribe, wasn’t it?