Model house and garden from Meketra's tomb made of painted wood. Late 11th Dynasty or Early 12th Dynasty Egypt, around 2000 BCE. [800×898]

Mural depicting Menas slaying an Ottoman Turk at Ura Kidane Mehret, Ethiopia, 1560 [495x503]

Baptism Basin of the Basilica of St. Vitale, Sbeitla [1024x683]

Lacquered water vessel. China, Han dynasty, 202 BC–9 AD [920x669]

Half of a goddess statue. The upper half broke off. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 10th-11th century AD [2232x3777]

A fresco showing the port of Stabiae, located near Pompeii. Dated to the 1st century CE. The city was completely destroyed in 79 CE, as a result of the eruption of Vesuvius. [1200x1065]

Supersize a leech to the length of a baseball bat, give it 3 fangs surrounded by rows of smaller teeth, and voila-- you’ve created a Pacific lamprey. The fish’s slimy, boneless body culminates in a tooth-studded oral disc, which it can use to suction to larger fish and slurp its host’s bodily fluids

This book cover illustration of Poseidon bothered me every day in high school

Love a good book

Raw Piece of Bacon

[OC] The Impact of Saudi Arabia's Massive Investment in Football