Greek Silver Gorgoneion Appliqué, 5th Century BC
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~ Ring.
Place of origin: Europe
Date: A.D. 1st century
Medium: Engraved gold formerly set with stones.
An American Silver, Ivory, Rosewood, and Leather Bellows. Tiffany & Co. 1893.
This commission work is full of my tears
Elenwë crossing the Helcaraxë
with baby Idril… what is to come would make anyone not made of ice weep.
Five Korean gold rings with glass inlays dating to the time of the Silla Kingdom (57 BCE-935 CE). These particular rings date to the 5th century CE and are currently located in the Met.
16th century French encryption book from the court of Henri II
We don’t usually reblog posts without full citations, but this is such an interesting item I’m making an exception. The original citation appears to be to this thread on Reddit. Apparently it belongs to the Musée national de la Renaissance in Paris, but I wasn’t able to find a reference to it on their site. Anyway, enjoy! This is certainly an unusual item.
Reconstruction of Wall Decoration from the Temple of Amun at Malqata
Egypt, New Kingdom,
Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III,
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Ancient faience tiles with modern plaster and gold paint.
The faience tiles in this reconstructed panel of architectural decoration were unearthed during the Museum’s excavations at Malqata, the site of a festival city constructed by Amenhotep III to celebrate his three jubilee festivals, or Heb-Seds. The tiles were found in stacks on the floor of a room in the southwest corner of a temple built to honor the god Amun. Originally they probably decorated the sides of a wooden shrine or some other piece of temple furniture such as a sacred barque that would have been used to carry the god’s image in celebrations.
The reconstruction is based on the shapes of the tiles which suggest that they were made to fill spaces between series of running spirals. These spirals would probably have been carved in wood or plaster, and covered with gold foil (restored here in yellow paint). Smaller, rectangular tiles formed the borders of the decoration. The excavators found other decorative elements in the same area as the tiles, including the cavetto cornice (17.10.1b) and a cartouche (17.10.1c) containing the throne name of Amenhotep III (Nebmaatre). Originally thought to be parts of wall decoration, it now seems more likely that these are the remains of decorated temple furniture that was dismantled to retrieve the gold after the temple was no longer in use.
Source: Met Museum
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Flammifer. 2016, Digital.
“But on him mighty doom was laid,
till Moon should fade, an orbéd star
to pass, and tarry never more
on Hither Shores where Mortals are;
for ever still a herald on
an errand that should never rest
to bear his shining lamp afar,
the Flammifer of Westernesse.“Amongst all the characters in the Middle-Earth canon, Eärendil has always been my favorite.
Circa 1820 gold and flat-cut garnet pendant, in the form of a Maltese Cross
The Antique Jewelry Company
A fine Gothic Revival ivory mounted gilt and patinated bronze table casket, ca 1870, by Alphonse Giroux.
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