The exceptionally well preserved wall paintings on the north side of Xu Xianxiu’s Tomb, Shanxi, China.
This tomb dates to the Northern Qi Dynasty, 550 to 577 AD.
Photo via Wiki Commons
Toy dog made from elephant ivory
The lever underneath the dog can be used to open and close the dog’s mouth. When the mouth is open, teeth and a red tongue can be seen.
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, Amenhotep III, 1390 - 1353 BC.
3cm high, 18cm long
Source: Metropolitan Museum
Ceremonial Dagger
- Dated: 19th century
- Culture: Persian
- Medium: Steel, gold, jade, assorted gems
- Measurements: Length 19 1/4 in. ( 48.9 cm)
- Classification: Daggers
This particular weapon is probably a ceremonial version of a traditional jambiya dagger.
(via argyle4eva)
Negligée
Ca. 1908. French. Silk. | THE MET
OH MAY I JUST ADD THAT AFTER D. MARIA II MARRIED D. FERNANDO PORTUGAL HAS JUST HAD THIS CONSTANT SERIES OF ANIME KINGS
VINTAGE SHOUJO
STRAIGHT UP SHOUJO
SHONEN HERO
BARA
LEONARDO DICAPRIO(????)
ai jesus oh god
(via thewestpole)
Faldbúningur 19th Century
In the 19th century costumes were more restricted than had been. Unlike in the 18th Century were woman wore a krókfaldur (a type of hat.) which you can see here . In the 19th century the headdress had become flat. This variant was called the spaðafaldur. | Sources: [x] [x] [x] Icelandic Folk costumes a request by: Sweet Holy Potato
The Faldbúningur
The Faldbúningur is an older type of costume worn by women since at least the 17th century and well into the 19th. In its most recognized form it incorporated a hat decorated with a curved sheet-like ornament protruding into the air and exists in two variants. One of which is the krókfaldur (the hat in the first image.) and the other is the spaðafaldur (hat in the last four images.). Previously a large hat decorated with gold-wire bands was worn with it, as well as ruff which is the reason for the faldbúningur’s wide collar, which was designed to support it. Later, around the start of the 18th century women started to wear the much simpler tail-cap with it.[Wikipedia] | Sources: [x] [x] [x]Icelandic Folk costumes a request by: Sweet Holy Potato
"O scribe, be not idle, be not idle, else you shall promptly be curbed. Do not give your heart to pleasures, or you shall be a failure. Write with your had, read with your mouth, and take the advice of those who know more than you. Exercise the office of magistrate, then you will find it (of account) in old age. Fortunate is a scribe skilled in his office, a master of upbringing (?) . Persevere in action every day, that you may gain mastery over them. spend no day in idleness of your shall be beaten. The boy has a back, and he hearkens to the beating of him…"
—
From “The advice to a youthful scribe” as found on Pap. Anastasi V (trans. Caminos, Late Egyptian Miscellanies, 1954: p. 231).
This text is part of a corpus of material found on many manuscripts from the New Kingdom, known collectively as the”Late Egyptian miscellanies”. This set of texts comprises ‘wisdom’ literature like the extract quoted above, model letters, as well as short hymns and poems. Most of these are the same texts, or similar texts. The miscellanies appear to have been used in scribal training, possibly as a form of apprentice’s masterpiece.
(via ancientpeoples)
Three of Tutankhamun’s Rings
(a) The green nephrite signet shows the King and Min.
(b) The three-dimensional bezel is formed from a lapis lazuli scarab flanked by an inlaid falcon and moon barque on a cartouche-shaped base. The inlays are green jasper and glass.
(c) The scarab bezel of the gold ring is of chalcedony; the underside shows Thoth and the udjat.
(Source: sacredmelt, via thegoddessofthorns)
The Ancient Roman Gravestone of Helena, about A.D. 150 - 200, marble.
Courtesy & currently located at the Getty Villa, Malibu:
A Maltese dog in the architectural setting of a naiskos, or small shrine, decorates this Roman grave relief. The inscription on the relief reads, “To Helena, foster daughter, the incomparable and worthy soul.”
Was the Helena commemorated by this sculpture a dog or a girl? The Romans made grave reliefs for animals, but these usually took a different form and their inscriptions specify that they were intended for an animal. On the other hand, funerary monuments for children often show the child with a favorite pet. In this instance, however, the pet is shown alone, which might be more appropriate if Helena was not a high-born Roman. The inscription appears to support this interpretation because the word alumnus, although here translated as “foster daughter,” can also mean a slave raised in the house.
Photo taken by Wolfgang Sauber
