Halloween Alphabet: F, the full moon above
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Happier times. Hanging out with Sargon II and Sennacherib in the Louvre.
The lion hunts of Ashurbanipal -details from the hall reliefs of the Palace at Ninevah.
Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, who reigned 669-630 BCE, is shown in the first detail to be aiming his bow and arrow atop a chariot. The second image displays an arrow of his shot, flying in mid-air towards a lion. A close-up of Ashurbanipal is given in the final photograph to present the immense detail of these reliefs, for instance, note the intricate carvings which cover his clothing.
Artefacts courtesy of & currently located at the British Museum, London. Photos taken by Steven Zucker.
Serpent Bloom brooch. Rene Lalique (1860 – 1945)Circa 1899. Gold, plique à jour enamel.
AoAA: The Zigûr in the Court of Ar-Pharazôn– RivkaZ 2016
Sauron addresses Ar-Pharazon and Tar-Miriel in the court of Armenelos.
Scythian gold torque in the form of dragons, dated to the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE. From the source:
Hundreds of tiny scales are individually soldered to the writhing forms of two confronted dragons on this magnificent gold torc. Thick curving horns sweep back over the long pointed ears of the rather wolf-like dragon heads. With muzzles drawn into ferocious snarls, these mighty beasts express the formidable strength of the Scythians, one of ancient Eurasia’s most powerful cultures.
Elrond in the halls – part 2
Anthony Ashton – Harmonographic Patterns, “Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music”, 2003.
DORKLORDS: THE RECAP: THE BLOG– RivkaZ 2016
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reimaginings-of-the-middle-ages:
German War Hammer (c.16th century). Three views. Saxony. Engraved steel hammer head. Gilt and engraved silver haft (handle).
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Close cousin to the polearm called a “bec-de-corbin” (crow-bill) and with the same problem – if used with too much enthusiasm, it’s going to stay where you put it.
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