Yatagan with Scabbard, Arms and Armor
Medium: Steel, silver, gold, coral
The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Artwork done by @rutobuka2. As a commission for my wife @airbornonawind on our 10th anniversary.
Thank you it is lovely!
Byzantine gold, emerald, and pearl necklace. While the source does not provide a date, the necklace seems similar to styles popular in the 6th to 7th centuries CE. Currently located in the Atles Museum in Berlin.
Friction Drill
Most of the tools we use to bore holes in metal are sharp — they carve unwanted material out. There are times you don’t want to waste that material or can’t have metal shavings and sparks all over the place. That’s when friction comes into play. This GIF shows a friction drill going through metal like a hot knife through butter. Well, it’s actually going through like a hot drill, but that’s beside the point. A friction drill is usually made of a hard ceramic with a melting temperature higher than the metal it’s used on. By spinning incredibly fast, it generates enough heat through friction to push right through the metal.
My first thought shouldn’t’ve been “oh god that’s sexy” should it.
~ Nimrud Ivory Plaque with Winged Ram-headed Sphinx.
Place of origin: Iraq
Date: 8th–7th century B.C.
Culture: Syro-Phoenician
Medium: Ivory
Entree for Silmarillion Writer’s Guild – Silmarillion 40th
Melkor, Ungoliant, and the darkening of Valinor.
I was chillin with my handsome bearded dragon, Queen, today when I was a little inspired to sketch Glaurung. Took some stuff like the spikes and legs from a beardie and slapped em on to this boy
Also it’s been a while since I had Melkor in armor so there’s that too
Couldn’t quite choose a species for Eöl, so here are a few. I want to redo the middle one, and also make a barn owl version.
Tonight is the night of birdverse doodles, it seems
tentaklingon when will you come back from the war
MisbehavingMaiar: Tumblr Archive 