Bronze fugu-censer, Japan, Meiji period, second half of the 19th century [OC] [1600×1205] by WitnessChance1996
October 23, 2025Iron cages used to display the bodies of three Anabaptist leaders—Jan van Leiden, Bernhard Knipperdolling, and Bernhard Krechting—who were publicly tortured and executed after the Münster Rebellion of 1534–1535. They hang from the steeple of St. Lambert’s Church in Münster, Germany. [1281×1569]
October 23, 2025Sculpture of King Øystein I of Norway (1088-1123), c. 1120, made of marble at Munkeliv Abbey, Bergen. A co-king along with his brother Sigurd the Crusader, king Øystein remained in Norway and improved the country, building churches and fishing villages. His crown says “Eystein Rex”. [505×800]
October 23, 2025The Garmsar Salt Cave features massive salt pillars that support its ceiling, formed and shaped by the Achaemenid Empire during salt extraction in 550–330 BC. Located in the Iranian county of the same name, the cave has 27 mines, and the one shown here is a popular tourist attraction. [1080×1080]
