The Missing Item
by Danny Doucette
The six objects represent
wonders of the ancient world. Hints include the puzzle's byline "An act of historical vandalism" and the number of objects (7).
The plant represents The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the marble block is from The Temple of Artemis at Epheseus, the torch represents The Lighthouse of Alexandria, the tombstone fits best with The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the action figures are The Colossus of Rhodes (bronze) and The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (gold).
The missing object is most likely a small pyramid, which would represent the Great Pyramid at Giza.
I wonder who would have taken the pyramid and skipped over the gold figurine, though...