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lungs and heart by Kate MacDowell

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Whenever I see someone refer to "Victorian era-" for places outside the UK I'm tempted to start saying shit like "Han Dynasty era Rome", "Soviet era Australia" etc

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Aquamanile in the form of a ... lion???

French, 13th century

from The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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A Pair of Greek Gold, Hardstone & Enamel Earrings,

The enameled swans hang from a granulated disc, which is reminiscent of the decoration of Macedonian shields due to the semicircles extending from the edge.

Chains decorated with emerald beads hang down from the sides.

Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd - 1st Century B.C.

1 7⁄16 in. (3.6 cm.) long.

Courtesy: Christie's

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Enameled gold bead bracelet, Spain, later half of the 15th century

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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beautiful things

Egyptian craftsmen;

Scarab Bracelet of Tutankhamun, made of (gold, lapis-lazuli, carnelian, turquoise, colored glass), (c.1567-1320 BC), Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, West Thebes.

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Bluebird Garden Party.

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Roman sea life mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, dating back to the 2nd century BC. Displayed in the Archeological Museum of Naples, Italy.

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Vending machines

Matsuda?, Japan

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Detail from the “unswept floor” mosaic made by Heraclitus, showing a mouse eating a walnut. 2nd century CE, now on display at the Vatican Museums.

Imagine trying to clean this floor–or even walk across it–and constantly wondering, “Wait. Is that one REAL?”

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My archeology class has really given me a renewed and visceral hatred of ancient aliens shitheads literally the laziest and most incurious and thoroughly racist pseudoscience in existence

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Rapier, Italian, circa 1610-1620

from The Art Institute of Chicago

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A pair of brown bear cubs (Ursus arctos) watch their mom catch fish in the creek in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

by Helene Hoffman

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Roof ridge tile with dragon among peonies, China, circa 1550

from The Norton Museum of Art

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Gold brooch with glass gems and onyx cameo. The brooch is Lombardic and dates to around 600 AD, the cameo is Roman and dates around 100-300 AD

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Byzantine Jewellery (& a mosaic)✨