Detail from Emperor Qianlong’s New Year’s Day Pleasures Scroll which shows the Emperor’s concubines/consorts – unknown artist, ca. mid 18th century, The Palace Museum, Beijing [2693×1079]July 12, 2025
2,000-year-old artifacts found in tombs of ancient Chinese royals are said to be world’s oldest sex toys [640×360] .July 12, 2025
Roman Amphitheater, Arles, France. Built 12 years after the Colosseum, the structure could accommodate +20,000 spectators for the hunting scenes and gladiator fights. It’s conversion into a medieval fortress-town with over 200 buildings explains its preservation until present times [1920×1080] [OC]July 12, 2025
Bronze statue of a young man. The figure shown is in the middle of a prayer – hence its name “Praying Boy”. The object was found in Rhodes, and is dated to the 3rd century BCE. [506×900]July 12, 2025
Detail of slab in room L of Ashurbanipal’s palace: soldiers ripping a foetus out of a pregnant Arab woman, war before 652 BCE [774×457]July 11, 2025
