Byblis (Biblis), (Detail), (1884), by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825 – 1905), oil on canvas, 48 cm (18.8 in) x 79 cm (31.1 in), Salar Jung Museum, India

— John Steinbeck, from The Grapes of Wrath (via words-and-coffee)

Ancient Greek Coins With Octopuses 🐙

These 1,000-Year-Old Paper Flowers, Sealed in a Cave, Are a Marvel of Preservation

Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Istanbul

the breakfasting heron: 11/?

Shiro Kasamatsu, Misty Evening at Shinobazu Pond, Tokyo

Courtesy Alain Truong

zachnicholz

Gold chalice with turquoise, part of the Gourdon Treasure Hoard uncovered near Gourdon, France in 1845. Dated late 5th - early 6th century.

from ‘The Sketch Vol. 3: Worser Than Death’

Choker #96 by Mary Lee Hu. Twined 18 and 24 carat gold.

(c) riverwindphotography, January 2026

Augustus of Prima Porta (Augustus -Octavian- was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14)

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina