Mortar in the form of a monkey. Valdivia culture, Ecuador, ca. 3300-1500 BC. Stone. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection [3846×2296] [OC] by oldspice75
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]
oldspice75 on October 23, 2025 1:30 pm https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/96665/mortar-in-the-form-of-a-monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdivia_culture
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