Last night's haul: Spindle Whorl
the heist
the heist
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July 5, 2026
Last Night's Haul
Spindle Whorl
Spindle Whorl
Unknown, 700s - 900s
bone, incised · lifted from The Cleveland Museum of Art
also in the bag:
Akrura and Kritavarma flee Dvaraka, page from the
Akrura and Kritavarma flee Dvaraka, page from the "Large Basohli Bhagavata...
Unknown, c. 1760–65 · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Zheng Huangniu and Yushanzhu
Zheng Huangniu and Yushanzhu
Kano Naizen, early 17th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Horseshoe Construction
Horseshoe Construction
Unidentified, 20th century · the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Mold Fragment with Musicians
Mold Fragment with Musicians
Unknown, late 11th–early 12th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Bathers
The Bathers
Narcisse Diaz de la Peña (French, 1807–1876), after 1847 · The Cleveland Museum of Art
The Line
"I have seen roses damasked, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks. I grant I never saw a goddess go, My mistress when she walks treads on the ground."
Sonnets, Shakespeare
From the Vault
Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid New York Central Lines /
Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid New York Central Lines /, 1920
found in the Library of Congress
On the Lam
Sintra, Portugal
Sintra, Portugal
Sintra, officially the Town of Sintra, is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2021 was 385,654, in an area of 319.23 square kilometres (123.26 sq mi). Lay low here.
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