“…Кровь сочилась из швов плаща, сотканного из костей и отрезанных птичьих крыльев, спаянных между собой железом, спиралями черного и серого. Золотые змеи извивались вокруг шеи Моринготто, перетекая жидким янтарем, отравляя воздух ядовитой горечью воспоминаний…”
Iridescent Gold – Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado
A stunning example of the naturally iridescent natural golds which came
out in the early 1900s from the famous Breckenridge District of
Colorado, this superb small miniature has crystals of several habits,
accented with incredibly beautiful iridescent patina that one almost
never sees. The reason you do not see the colors on Colorado golds like
this, is most were cleaned with acid. This is probably au naturale,
since the day it came out.
~Wolf-Head Barge Fixture.
Date: A.D. 1-200
Place of origin: Italy, Rome
From the source: This snarling wolf head is closely similar to others that were attached to a luxurious pleasure barge moored on a lake near Rome. The ship was designed as a floating platform for elaborate, hedonistic parties.
~ Colossal winged bull from the Palace of Sargon II.
Ruler: Sargon II
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: 710 B.C. – 705 B.C.
Place of origin: Khorsabad, Gate B, Iraq
Medium: Gypsum
Named in inscription: Sennacherib