Moonstone enamel brooch: The winged maiden by Rene Lalique. Art Nouveau style. Now on display at the Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, Portugal.
December 23, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Moonstone enamel brooch: The winged maiden by Rene Lalique. Art Nouveau style. Now on display at the Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, Portugal.
A 1st Century AD, Roman Gold Bracelet, depicts a two-headed snake with glass eyes holding a medallion of the goddess Diana.
The bracelet gave its name to a famous house in Pompeii: "The House of the Gold Bracelet".
(610g)
National Archaeological Museum, Naples
The bracelet gave its name to a famous house in Pompeii: "The House of the Gold Bracelet".
(610g)
National Archaeological Museum, Naples
July 2, 2024 at 9:43 AM
A 1st Century AD, Roman Gold Bracelet, depicts a two-headed snake with glass eyes holding a medallion of the goddess Diana.
The bracelet gave its name to a famous house in Pompeii: "The House of the Gold Bracelet".
(610g)
National Archaeological Museum, Naples
The bracelet gave its name to a famous house in Pompeii: "The House of the Gold Bracelet".
(610g)
National Archaeological Museum, Naples
Fall to Spring, David Delruelle, 2022
May 12, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Fall to Spring, David Delruelle, 2022
A perforated aurochs phalange is beautifully decorated with an aurochs in relief all around it. Carved in the Magdalenian period over 12,000 years ago, it comes from La Garma cave complex in Cantabria. Image source fundacionpalarq.com/en/la-garma/
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February 28, 2024 at 7:55 PM
A perforated aurochs phalange is beautifully decorated with an aurochs in relief all around it. Carved in the Magdalenian period over 12,000 years ago, it comes from La Garma cave complex in Cantabria. Image source fundacionpalarq.com/en/la-garma/
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#Paleolithic_Archaeology
Sleeping Lady of Malta, also known as the Ħal Saflieni. 5000 years old.
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, Malta
24x12cm
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National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, Malta
24x12cm
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February 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Sleeping Lady of Malta, also known as the Ħal Saflieni. 5000 years old.
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, Malta
24x12cm
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National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, Malta
24x12cm
#Archaeology
Ancient Egyptian doll made from woven dyed wool, undyed flax, and human hair. Dated 350-360 BCE. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England
Photo: Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Photo: Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
February 2, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Ancient Egyptian doll made from woven dyed wool, undyed flax, and human hair. Dated 350-360 BCE. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England
Photo: Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Photo: Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Inlay of Akhenaten or Nefertiti, New Kingdom, Armana period, c.1353-1336 B.C. (glass) by Egyptian 13th Dynasty (c.1795-1700 BC); height: 4.3 cm; Private Collection
February 1, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Inlay of Akhenaten or Nefertiti, New Kingdom, Armana period, c.1353-1336 B.C. (glass) by Egyptian 13th Dynasty (c.1795-1700 BC); height: 4.3 cm; Private Collection
An ornamented bracelet made from a plate of mammoth tusk.
15 thousand years ago.
Upper Paleolithic.
Ukraine, Chernihiv region, village Mizin
nmiu.org/exhibits/mus...
15 thousand years ago.
Upper Paleolithic.
Ukraine, Chernihiv region, village Mizin
nmiu.org/exhibits/mus...
February 1, 2024 at 12:56 PM
An ornamented bracelet made from a plate of mammoth tusk.
15 thousand years ago.
Upper Paleolithic.
Ukraine, Chernihiv region, village Mizin
nmiu.org/exhibits/mus...
15 thousand years ago.
Upper Paleolithic.
Ukraine, Chernihiv region, village Mizin
nmiu.org/exhibits/mus...
Greek Gold Earring (305-224 BC), from Mesopotamia; belonged to Seleucid Empire.
(H: 8.3cm)
Louvre Museum
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(H: 8.3cm)
Louvre Museum
#Archaeology
January 27, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Greek Gold Earring (305-224 BC), from Mesopotamia; belonged to Seleucid Empire.
(H: 8.3cm)
Louvre Museum
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(H: 8.3cm)
Louvre Museum
#Archaeology
Scythian gold vase from Kul'-Oba Kurgan, Crimea, Ukraine, depicting a dentist at work, 4th century BC.
January 26, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Scythian gold vase from Kul'-Oba Kurgan, Crimea, Ukraine, depicting a dentist at work, 4th century BC.
Skythian gold pectoral from the Tovsta Mohyla kurgan. It was created in the early or mid-4th Century BC.
Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, Kyiv
Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, Kyiv
January 18, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Skythian gold pectoral from the Tovsta Mohyla kurgan. It was created in the early or mid-4th Century BC.
Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, Kyiv
Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, Kyiv
A pair of bronze foot-guards, found in Ruvo di Puglia, Italy. Dating 520-480 BC.
Only a few examples of foot-guards survived.
British Museum.
Only a few examples of foot-guards survived.
British Museum.
January 17, 2024 at 7:34 PM
A pair of bronze foot-guards, found in Ruvo di Puglia, Italy. Dating 520-480 BC.
Only a few examples of foot-guards survived.
British Museum.
Only a few examples of foot-guards survived.
British Museum.
"Alien" figurine )
Cycladic art is an art form linked to the flourishing Cyclades civilization between approximately 3300 and 2000 BC. in the Cyclades Islands. With the Minoan and Mycenan civilizations.
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#Archeology
Cycladic art is an art form linked to the flourishing Cyclades civilization between approximately 3300 and 2000 BC. in the Cyclades Islands. With the Minoan and Mycenan civilizations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycladi...
#Archeology
January 17, 2024 at 11:50 AM
"Alien" figurine )
Cycladic art is an art form linked to the flourishing Cyclades civilization between approximately 3300 and 2000 BC. in the Cyclades Islands. With the Minoan and Mycenan civilizations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycladi...
#Archeology
Cycladic art is an art form linked to the flourishing Cyclades civilization between approximately 3300 and 2000 BC. in the Cyclades Islands. With the Minoan and Mycenan civilizations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycladi...
#Archeology
Ancient gold and copper alloy spiral earrings featuring lion-griffin heads.
From Cyprus.
Dated 400-350 BCE.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
From Cyprus.
Dated 400-350 BCE.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
January 15, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Ancient gold and copper alloy spiral earrings featuring lion-griffin heads.
From Cyprus.
Dated 400-350 BCE.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
From Cyprus.
Dated 400-350 BCE.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The ivory mammouth of the Württemberg Bath 35000 years ago discovered in Vogelherd Cave, 1931.
Aurignacian statuettes of the Swabian Jura
Length: 3.7 cm
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#Paleolithic
#Archaeology
Aurignacian statuettes of the Swabian Jura
Length: 3.7 cm
journals.openedition.org/palethnologi...
#Paleolithic
#Archaeology
January 15, 2024 at 12:05 PM
The ivory mammouth of the Württemberg Bath 35000 years ago discovered in Vogelherd Cave, 1931.
Aurignacian statuettes of the Swabian Jura
Length: 3.7 cm
journals.openedition.org/palethnologi...
#Paleolithic
#Archaeology
Aurignacian statuettes of the Swabian Jura
Length: 3.7 cm
journals.openedition.org/palethnologi...
#Paleolithic
#Archaeology
"Sphinx" resting in an Egyptian temple
#This_Is_Wonderful_Egypt
#This_Is_Wonderful_Egypt
January 13, 2024 at 8:11 PM
"Sphinx" resting in an Egyptian temple
#This_Is_Wonderful_Egypt
#This_Is_Wonderful_Egypt
The gold brooch is decorated with the figure of a naked warrior who wears a Celtic helmet, carries a sword and has a scabbard suspended from his waist; he is facing a hunting dog jumping up to him. The eyes of both figures were originally inlaid with glass 'enamel'.
January 12, 2024 at 12:04 PM
The gold brooch is decorated with the figure of a naked warrior who wears a Celtic helmet, carries a sword and has a scabbard suspended from his waist; he is facing a hunting dog jumping up to him. The eyes of both figures were originally inlaid with glass 'enamel'.
An Achaemenid Gold Bracelet (5th-4th Century BC), put on an arm found in today's Tajikistan.
The Trustees of the British Museum
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The Trustees of the British Museum
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January 12, 2024 at 12:00 PM
An Achaemenid Gold Bracelet (5th-4th Century BC), put on an arm found in today's Tajikistan.
The Trustees of the British Museum
#Archaeology
The Trustees of the British Museum
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A charming Egyptian drawing of a cat acting as a servant to a mouse. Drawings of animals acting as people were meant as satire of the society and politics. Dating 13th/12th century BC, probably from Deir el-Medina.
Photo: Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels
#Egypt #Archaeology
Photo: Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels
#Egypt #Archaeology
January 12, 2024 at 11:57 AM
A charming Egyptian drawing of a cat acting as a servant to a mouse. Drawings of animals acting as people were meant as satire of the society and politics. Dating 13th/12th century BC, probably from Deir el-Medina.
Photo: Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels
#Egypt #Archaeology
Photo: Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels
#Egypt #Archaeology
The Venus of Laussel is a limestone bas-relief of a nude female figure, 46 cm high, painted with red ochre. It was carved into a large block of fallen limestone in a rock shelter (Abri de Laussel) in the commune of Marquay, in the Dordogne department of southwestern France.
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January 11, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The Venus of Laussel is a limestone bas-relief of a nude female figure, 46 cm high, painted with red ochre. It was carved into a large block of fallen limestone in a rock shelter (Abri de Laussel) in the commune of Marquay, in the Dordogne department of southwestern France.
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#Paleolithic
Late Acheulean 'Giant' Handaxe from the Maritime Academy, Frindsbury, Kent. A very large flint handaxe was found in fluvial deposits thought to date from the MIS 9 interglacial (c.300,000 years ago). It is currently the 3rd largest known to be found in Britain.
doi.org/10.11141/ia....
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doi.org/10.11141/ia....
#Palaeolithic
January 11, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Late Acheulean 'Giant' Handaxe from the Maritime Academy, Frindsbury, Kent. A very large flint handaxe was found in fluvial deposits thought to date from the MIS 9 interglacial (c.300,000 years ago). It is currently the 3rd largest known to be found in Britain.
doi.org/10.11141/ia....
#Palaeolithic
doi.org/10.11141/ia....
#Palaeolithic
Ancient Greek bracelet made of rock crystal with gold rams heads. Part of the Ganymede Jewellery Collection dated 330-300 BCE. Found near Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Photo: Mary Harrsch
Photo: Mary Harrsch
January 10, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Ancient Greek bracelet made of rock crystal with gold rams heads. Part of the Ganymede Jewellery Collection dated 330-300 BCE. Found near Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Photo: Mary Harrsch
Photo: Mary Harrsch
A glass of whisky could help you get your head around deep time.
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#Health Mind & Brain
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#Health Mind & Brain
January 7, 2024 at 9:02 PM
A glass of whisky could help you get your head around deep time.
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#Health Mind & Brain
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#Health Mind & Brain
Blue Glass Beads. Late Bronze Age (3300-1200 BC). Found in 1885 when a farmer ploughed up a cremation urn at Kongehøj in Denmark. Recent analysis shows they were made in Mesopotamia, 3100 years ago. Evidence of long-distance trade connections.
National Museum of Denmark
National Museum of Denmark
January 6, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Blue Glass Beads. Late Bronze Age (3300-1200 BC). Found in 1885 when a farmer ploughed up a cremation urn at Kongehøj in Denmark. Recent analysis shows they were made in Mesopotamia, 3100 years ago. Evidence of long-distance trade connections.
National Museum of Denmark
National Museum of Denmark