#Stonework

[rosieandthemoon]

Palazzo della Vittoria

[vintagehomecollection]

The Los Angeles House: Decoration and Design in America's 20th-Century City, 1995

[victusinveritas]

Carl Faberge, Jade carving of a snail, late 19th century. Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum.

[lionofchaeronea]

Marble bust of the god Dionysus. While most deities in the Hellenic pantheon have fixed iconographic representations (e.g. Zeus is always bearded, while Apollo never is), Dionysus is represented by a variety of iconographic types, ranging from a beardless, androgynous youth (as here) to a mature man with a heavy beard and bull's horns. This likely represents the god's fluid nature and frequent transgression of boundaries (including gender boundaries, as a male deity whose devotees were predominantly female).

This bust was executed by an unknown artist in the 2nd century AD/CE (Roman Imperial period) and was found at Knossos, Crete. It is now housed in the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete.

Photo credit: Zde/Wikimedia Commons/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International

[thesilicontribesman]

Pictish Stag Symbol Stone, circa 9th Century CE, St. Vigeans Stones and Museum, Arbroath, Scotland

Considered by many to be one of the finest Pictish animal depictions.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Friday 23 May 2025

Though Cymbalaria muralis (ivy-leaved toadflax, climbing sailor, Colisseum ivy, devil's ribbon, ivy weed, Kentucky ivy, Oxford ivy, penny leaf, wandering sailor) is not a native species to the UK, it is now considered naturalised, having been here for several hundred years. The plant is a perennial that thrives in the cracks in old walls and pavements, and in rocky places. The small, snapdragon-like flowers were attracting a painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui).

Jill Raggett

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[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Orange and Blue ~

[cogumellow]

details of a musical palace // barcelona, spain // october 2023 // ©

[gummi-stims]

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[image-sourcerer]

Gravestone in Glasnevin Cemetery. Photo by Willard @ slightlyblurred

[victusinveritas]

Chavis Mármol, "untitled destruction project," 2024, nine-ton quarry stone replica of colossal olmec head dropped on blue tesla model 3

[lionofchaeronea]

Votive relief of Pentelic marble, found in the Plaka neighborhood of Athens, depicting (L to R) Artemis, Apollo, and Leto. Artemis holds her bow; Apollo sits atop the sacred cauldron of the Delphic Pythia, while the twins' mother Leto, standing, holds his arm. The relief is thought to have been a dedication at the Pythion, a shrine to Pythian Apollo near the Olympieion. By an unknown artist, it dates to the end of the 5th century BCE (Classical period) and is now housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Photo credit: George E. Koronaios/Wikimedia Commons.

[thesilicontribesman]

Corrimony Bronze Age Chambered Cairn, The Highlands, Scotland

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Stonework fragment, 1200s-1300s, Iran.

[liminallylonelyybabyy]

Forever Your’s…Aren’t I Darling…?