Freaky Omnibus

historyarchaeologyartefacts:

The western staircase leading to the roof of the Temple of the Goddess Hathor, Egypt. 2300 years old [1200x1600]

Pretty amazing!

historyarchaeologyartefacts:

The Dark Queen, statue probably depicting the Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra III (ruled 142–101 BC). Discovered in the lost, sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion [800x1200]

historyarchaeologyartefacts:

The Lady of Elche, a limestone bust from the 5th-4th century BC found near Elche, Spain. It is believed to be a high-born Iberian woman deified by her descendants, though its exact identity and purpose is unknown. [2210x3000]

cair–paravel:

Butterfield dial, early 18th century, made in Paris (via).

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mediumaevum:

The illuminated sketchbook of Stephan Schriber is a series of pages dating from 1494 in which “ideas and layouts for illuminated manuscripts were tried out and skills developed” by the author, a monk in the southwest of Germany. 

As printed books began to displace illuminated manuscripts, the production of the latter went commercial, no longer produced only by the hands of individual monks. But some of those monks, like Schriber, kept up their dedication to the craft: “These pages show an artist trying out animal motifs, practicing curlicued embellishments, and drafting beautiful presentations of the capital letters that would begin a section, page, or paragraph.”

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did-you-kno:

The Japanese Lantern plant, also known as the Chinese lantern or winter cherry, is a popular symbol of ‘life within death.’ It blooms in the winter, but when it dries up in the spring, the ‘skin’ crumbles away, revealing the red fruit that lives inside its ‘skeleton.’ The seeds are also used as offerings to guide the souls of the dead. Source Source 2

Jack Skelton’s favorite fruit.

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theancientwayoflife:

~ Necklace.
Date: A.D. 2nd-3rd century
Medium: Gold, amethyst, garnet, glass paste.
Provenance: Museum of Georgia

artnouveaustyle:

This is the Lit Aube et Crépuscule (Dawn and Twilight bed) by Emile Gallé. It was made in 1904 and is at the Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy. The materials include Rosewood, ebony, mother of pearl and glass. The bed symbolizes dusk, dawn and life. Dusk is a butterfly at the headboard with a landscape of night. Dawn is a butterfly at the foot of the bed, illustrating the renewal of the day. The crystal part of Dawn is said to represent life as a “cosmogenic egg”. For more info see the museum’s website here.

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praxiscope:

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