1. Barbie’s Real-Life California Dream House (For Sale)
Asking $5,999,000, found on Sotheby’s Realty.
2. Detail from The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1490 – 1510
Found on Tumblr.
3. Pages from the sexual and existential cookbook of Dorothy Iannone, 1969
Discover more of her work here.
4. Now we can virtually tour the tomb of pharaoh ramses VI in Egypt
Take a new digital tour launched by Egypt’s Tourism Authority.
5. A $22 billion Treasure was found inside the vaults of this gold plated temple
In 2011, a team of experts explored the gold plated Padmanabhaswamy Temple in India. They discovered $22 billion worth of valuables inside five out of six vaults. The sixth vault, Vault B, remains sealed shut under the order of the Supreme Court, and its Contents remains unknown.
More found here.
6. Pearl Encrusted Face Masks?
7. The Queen’s Coronation, 1953
Found on Tumblr.
8. Benin, West Africa, 1950s
From the publication “African Dance” with photographs by Dominique Darbois.
9. Rarely seen photographs of a young Maya Angelou
By G. Marshall Wilson (1957). Print available here or here.
Also, check out this wonderful interview with Angelou on her writing process, found on The Paris Review.
10. The World’s Smallest Record Player
Currently for sale.
11. Wooden figure of a lady with built-in clavichord and draws, c. 1780
This curious cabinet conceals a clavichord and several draws within the figure of an 18th century woman. Secret compartments are tucked away throughout the figure including the back of the head. Asymmetrical draws are concealed within her bodice and her foot acts as the instruments peddle.
The figure originally wore an overdress and cap, as seen in image 2, and had previously been given a modesty panel to cover her cleavage. Little is known about who owned this unique piece but it’s certainly an interesting combination of historical dress and furniture.
German. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, found on the Instagram account of this fashion historian.
12. Constantine, Algeria, the city of the hanging bridges
Almost every entrance to this city looks like this. Take a quick tour here.
13. The Surface of Venus taken by Venera 13 in 1982
The first spacecraft to reach the surface of another world was the Soviet Venera 3 probe. Venera 3 crash-landed on the surface of Venus on March 1, 1966, 50 years ago. Venera 13 launched in 1981 and landed on Venus after a a four-month journey and took this picture.
More found here.
