Observations From Under The Clouds

Roman carnelian intaglio ring engraved with a pair of lovers, ca. 100 BC - AD 50

Aquamarine, 2026-06-11

Medusa at Hadrian’s Villa Tivoli,Italy.

Countryside, Switzerland

The nine muses of Ancient Greece discovered in the ancient Greek city of Zeugma, now in modern-day Turkey. The mosaics have been almost perfectly preserved for over 2,000 years

him with his kitties 🥰

“Don't let someone ruin your peace just because they can't find theirs.”

Descended from a much older Chinese and European tradition of risqué articulated nodding figures, these Naughty Nodders were novelty items designed for storing spices, trinkets or smoking paraphernalia. They are being rediscovered today as examples of mid-century kitsch, pin-up culture and postwar ceramic design. Most commonly found examples are Japanese export ashtrays mass produced during the late 1940s and 1950s post war colonial era.

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