A <n>Sumerian teaching tablet</n> from the <n>Library of Congress</n> collection.

<n>Untitled</n> (1971) by artist <n>Cy Twombly</n>.

An <n>Early-stage Cuneiform Token with Counting Inscription</n> from ancient <n>Sumer</n>.

The library in <n>Tom Ford</n>'s Paris apartment, photographed by <n>Todd Eberle</n> for <n>House & Garden</n> in 1998.

Interior with <n>Harry Bertoia</n>'s <n>Diamond Chairs</n> and a sofa by <n>Le Corbusier</n>.

A detail of <n>Flora</n> from <n>Sandro Botticelli</n>'s painting <n>The Birth of Venus</n>, c. 1486.

Dining room for <n>Ellen DeGeneres</n> by <n>matt blacke inc.</n>, with a <n>Jean-Michel Basquiat</n> artwork.

Interior of <n>Villa Arca</n> in Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium, designed by <n>Jean Van Der Bogaerde</n> c. 1966.

A vintage Italian espresso maker from the collection of <n>John McCormick</n>. Photo by <n>Todd Coleman</n> for <n>Saveur</n>.

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<n>Hélène Rochas</n>'s Paris music room with furniture by <n>Diego Giacometti</n> and art by <n>Balthus</n>. Photo by <n>Horst P. Horst</n>.

A quote by author <n>Erica Jong</n> from <n>The Place</n>.

<n>KAIA thong boots</n> from the Spring/Summer 2024 collection.

A quote by writer <n>Zora Neale Hurston</n>.

<n>Preparing for the Bath</n> (1900) by English <n>Neoclassical</n> artist <n>John William Godward</n>.

The <n>Mies Lounge Chair</n>, designed by <n>Archizoom Associati</n> in 1969 and manufactured by <n>Poltronova</n>.

Paris apartment by <n>Frederic Mechiche</n> with an <n>Ancient Roman Torso</n> and a work by <n>Nicolas de Staël</n>.

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Photo by <n>Paolo Abate</n> in Mantua, Italy.

<n>Tea service</n> designed by <n>Ilonka Karasz</n>, c. 1928.

<n>La Muse</n> (1912), a plaster sculpture by <n>Constantin Brancusi</n> from the <n>Centre Pompidou</n> collection.

Bronze and copper sculpture, <n>Head of a Man (so-called Demetrios Poliorketes)</n>, by an anonymous Greek artist.

A garland on the royal insignia of <n>Tutankhamun</n>'s outermost coffin. Photo by <n>Harry Burton</n>, 1926.

The <n>Philae Temple Complex</n> in Aswan, Egypt, partially submerged by the flooding of the Nile.

Noël-Nicolas Coypel's 1727 painting, <n>Abduction of Europa</n>, depicts the myth of <n>Europa</n> and <n>Zeus</n>.

Photo by <n>Paw Gissel</n> for <n>MY MAGAZINE</n>, styled by <n>Ian McCrae</n>.

Promotional image for the perfume <n>Ama</n> by <n>FreeShape Milano</n>, launched in 2022.