Reusable condom, made of pig intestine, was used in 1640 in Lund, Sweden. It came with instructions in Latin to clean it with warm milk to prevent users from catching STDs. [1000×660]February 12, 2025
Roman fresco depicting Jason entering the city of Iolkos in Greece, where he will start his quest for the golden fleece with the Argonauts. The object is located in Casa degli Amorini Dorati in Pompeii. [1200×1002]February 12, 2025
Model of a Venetian palazzo made of ivory and wood, Italian, late 17th–18th century. [4096X4096]February 12, 2025
A reliquary casket made of gilded and engraved silver and semi-precious stones. 15th century CE, now housed at the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy [500×467]February 12, 2025
A Byzantine gold wedding ring with an emerald and a garnet. 10th century CE, now housed at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia [1699×1564]February 12, 2025
A mille-fleur tapestry which once belonged to Philip the Good. Probably made in Brussels, ca 1466 CE. Now housed at the Bern Historical Museum in Switzerland [2048×1536]February 12, 2025
The lamina of Ipponio was found in 1969 in a necropolis in Vibo Valentia, Italy. The inscription is made on a sheet of gold, and is about the Orphic-Pythagorean initiation, focused on the instructions on the after-death journey to the Underworld for the deceased. 5th-4th century BCE [1079×1516]February 12, 2025
Afghan War Rug – (3 of 4 in my collection – and the first one I acquired) – [1890×2906]February 11, 2025
Bridal robe, Joseon Dynasty, 19th c. Hwarot wedding dress, back of the garment, Joseon dynasty, 19th century, Silk satin and silk embroidery, [5289 x 3648]February 11, 2025
