mapsburgh:

banner-bearer:

I actually teared up.

Thank you, Christopher Tolkien, for giving us the absolute pleasure of delving into your fathers world and meeting such intriguing and fantastic characters. Thank you for bringing it to life, for continuing even though you constantly berated yourself in your essays, you have done such an amazing job that this family could not thank you enough.

Get some rest, Chris, you’ve earned it.

:’) Thank you

treasures-and-beauty:

Turban helmet,
blued, with pointed and twisted skull, surmounted by a square cusp, the
lower part engraved by floral motifs and cartouches featuring
gold-inlaid inscriptions in Arabic, provided with sliding nosepiece
cusped at the upper part, engraved and gold inlaid; complete with mail
neck-defence of simple closed iron rings; with inside stuffing.
Circular, slightly convex sipar, at the centre a plaque in the shape of
sun with anthropomorphic face, and a relieved gilt decoration depicting a
long snake woven around the four studs, the surface engraved with
floral motifs featuring gold inlays; at the back surface the lining, the
central stuffing and two handles.provenance: Turkey, 19th century

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