Woodblock prints from the “Ghost Stories: Night Procession of the Hundred Demons” by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830 CE. The prints shown are titled: Actor with vulva-shaped mouth, Pillar of Flames, Fellatio by a vulva-faced demon and Dripping Mountain [970×1289]February 13, 2026
An ornately carved human mandible from Xico, Mexico. These mandibles were sometimes worn as masks by priestesses in ceremonies, allowing them to “speak” the words of their ancestor. Post-Classic Period, 1100-1521 CE, now housed at the Rufino Tamayo Museum of Pre-Hispanic Art [800×511]February 13, 2026
This beautiful necklace of Princess Khenmet was found on her mummy, and is formed of a series of amulets made of gold, and set with semiprecious stones, such as carnelian, turquoise and lapis lazuli. Ca. 1932-1898 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo [1280×2090]February 13, 2026
White gloves made of leather with large cuffs embroidered with polychrome silks, gold thread, lace and sequins. Circa 1610 CE, now housed at the Livrustkammaren museum in Sweden [2835×5109]February 13, 2026
Neo-Assyrian bas-relief depicting ships carrying and dragging cedar logs from Lebanon, guided by protective deities. Court in Dur-Sharrukin, present day Khorsabad, the unfinished capital city of Sargon II, c. 700 BCE. Mesopotamian lands were poor in stone and forest, so… [1920×1080] [OC]February 13, 2026
Roman oil lamp with two holes for pouring liquids (so-called bilychnis). The image of Jupiter and the eagle is visible on the object. The object was found in Domus Romana in Malta. [1200×900]February 13, 2026
Site of the execution of the Russian imperial family at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, photographed in 1919, one year after the murders[1284X887].February 12, 2026
