Three and a quarter inches of limestone sold for $57.2 million at a Sotheby’s auction last week, a record for any sculpture. The Guennol Lioness, from Iran via Long Island, beat out the previous record holder (some guy named Picasso) by double. I like the description of the bidder: The successful bidder, who stood at …
Day: December 11, 2007
This boot was made for joint pain
A huge stash of ancient Roman medical instruments go on display in the seaside town of Rimini today. Perhaps the most unexpected find was a piece of equipment that would delight a modern podiatrist: a ceramic hot water bottle in the shape of a foot, into which oil or water could be poured when the …