Scala Elicoidale, Giuseppe Momo, 1932. It is also known as the modern Bramante Staircase, as it was inspired by the staircase (actually a ramp) built in 1505 by Renaissance master Donato Bramante. Momo’s version, however, features a double-helix design, two intertwined spirals…[1280×1280][OC]November 20, 2025
Telegraph pole that was part of the trunk route for cables between Coventry and Atherstone [1556 x 906]November 20, 2025
A Sisiyuti lukwalit (House Dish), was used by the First Nations people in Coastal BC, Canada. It stored food, and was wheeled out during massive feasts. It had wheels with axles, which shows that the FN in that area had invented them but didn’t use them for wagons. (400×225)November 20, 2025
A Deep History Behind The Gift Donald Trump Received: Crowns of Silla Kingdom. Gyeongju, South Korea, 5th-7t century AD [1280×1287]November 19, 2025
Medicine chest covered in leather and lined with red velvet containing a small scoop and 30 labelled glass vials of homoeopathic medicines, British, c. 1870-1930. [4052×3049]November 19, 2025
Honcheon-sigye, An Astronomical Clock from Joseon Dynasty which used Huygens’ mechanism with ancient East Asian astronomy, Seoul, South Korea, 1667 AD [3000×2000]November 19, 2025
The fabled sword of Indian ruler Tipu Sultan, who fought off British colonialism in the late 1700s. Measuring three and a half feet long, it was made with Wootz steel and adorned with gold calligraphy. [800×737]November 19, 2025
Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty) sculpture by Louis Sussmann-Hellborn, circa 1878 [1200×900]November 19, 2025
Wooden brush pot in the shape of a tree trunk. China, 1641. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art [6032×6032] [OC]November 19, 2025
