Ivory figurines of four skeletons playing dominoes. Japan, Meiji period, 19th century [2600×2320] by MunakataSennin
October 31, 2025This is Halloween! A crisp aureus of Septimius Severus with a terrifying gorgon on the reverse (from the collection of the Royal Library of Belgium) [4889×4000] [OC]
October 31, 2025Female fiber sculpture. Chancay culture, central coast, Peru, ca. 1100-1470. Cotton, camelid wool, reed, and pigment. Yale University Art Gallery collection [3123×5550] [OC]
October 31, 2025A drone photo of Fort 9, with the canal-lined Great Gorgan Wall visible on the right. Built in the 5th or 6th century CE by the Sasanian Empire in Iran, the wall is 195 km long and 6–10 m wide, and features over 30 fortresses spaced at intervals of between 10 and 50 km [1031×1466]
MunakataSennin on October 31, 2025 8:10 am [Christie’s](https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-a-rare-ivory-okimono-of-four-skeletons-5829346/)
DerbyDoffer on October 31, 2025 8:17 am And cheating. One is passing a domino to another. You can’t even trust dead guys!
PhazonZim on October 31, 2025 8:48 am That’s so cool but is it actually dominos? Or something that looks similar?
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[Christie’s](https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-a-rare-ivory-okimono-of-four-skeletons-5829346/)
Very cool
And cheating. One is passing a domino to another. You can’t even trust dead guys!
That’s so cool but is it actually dominos? Or something that looks similar?