Life-Size Jade Burial Suit with Gold Thread. China, Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.-9 C.E.). Collection of the Xuzhou Museum. China
Kenojuak Ashevak (Inuit, b. 1927), untitled ca. 1990–2000 Paper, graphite, ink 50 l x 66 cm
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group photo - Cho Aniki: Kyuukyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyou Otoko (PSX)
Two surreal-looking engravings by Robert Bénard, an 18th-century illustrator. Top: "The preparatory iron armature for an equestrian statue"
Bottom: "A cross-section of the wax model of an equestrian statue of Louis XIV: showing the core all surrounded by broken bricks, with an illustration of the whole model encased in a plaster mould, covered with an iron net."
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Just found out that the Baby Yaga folktale was used as a reference for the animated movie Monster House hell yes
A pair of French chestnut crushing clogs used in the 19th century. These shoes were worn by farmers to trample on chestnuts and acorns to separate the nutmeats from the shells so it could be ground into flour.