#Relic

[thesilicontribesman]

Roman Crocodile Parade Armour, 3rd To 4th Century CE, Manfalout, Egypt, The British Museum, London

The incorporation of the province of Egypt into the Roman Empire put Rome and her people into direct contact with Egyptian culture and religion. In Egypt Roman garrisons were closely integrated into civic and religious life and participated in local cults.

In Middle Egypt and Manfalout (in the ancient nome of Lycopolite) Roman soldiers were particularly attracted to the Crocodile cult centred on the sacred grottoes of the region. This parade helmet and cuirass, based upon actual military armour, was especially constructed out of crocodile skin for use in the cult processions.

[fishwithlegsandaheart]

found this relic and felt like i should share w the class

[waylay-managment-2]

Ooc:

RELIC!!!!!!!

Can’t believe I never shared this annoyed kayne. For all your annoyed kayne needs.

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Locket.

Date: late 16th century

Place of origin: Scotland

~ Preserved by the Clerks of Penicuik as a relic of Mary, Queen of Scots

[bizarreauhavre]

Full-body relic of Saint Hyacinth in the former cistercian monastery Fürstenfeld abbey, Germany.

[sonandheirofnothinginparticular]

[medievalart]

Holy Hand Grenade of Antiochia

[michaela-o]

A rough sketch gift for @callsign-relic Tasty!au

Man i love everything about it and i really hope you like this little gift! Your amazing works and your amazing followers throwing ideas in your askbox are great and it all inspires me so much🥹🫶🏻

[yebreed]

Relic Prohibited From Displaying Abroad: Northern Wei Dynasty Painting

Painted screen covered with vermilion lacquer from the tomb of Sima Jinlong (司馬金龍).

The outlines are finely drawn in black ink. A dazzling riot of colors distinguishes this specimen from those of previous centuries.

The painting illustrates narratives about female virtues and filial piety from Han dynasty Liu Xiang's (劉向) Confucian classic “Biography of Exemplary Women” (列女傳).

The top section from the well-preserved part in the photo depicts Emperor Shun's story of filial piety.

The second represents Three Queens of Zhou dynasty – Tai Jiang, Tai Ren and Tai Shi – exemplary mothers and wives (whose historicity remains in doubt) included in later collections of moral precepts.

The third section portrays Lushi Chunjiang and Chunjiang’s daughter.

The bottom one illustrates the episode when the Consort Ban (班婕妤) refused to accompany the emperor in a palanquin so as not to distract him from the thoughts about the state welfare.

The screen was unearthed in Shijiazhai (石家寨) village, Datong, Shanxi in 1965. It is surprising that many precious artifacts remained in the burial pit, despite repeated plundering. We can chalk it up to the ignorance of the thieves.

The board is 82 cm long, 40 cm wide and 2.5 cm thick. The two pieces of the lacquer-painted screen are connected by mortise and tenon joint.

Due to its exceptional fragility and value, the panel is not allowed to be exhibited abroad. Despite all the museum care, the second part of the diptych is not so well-preserved. The tomb has been repeatedly flooded over the centuries, and the dampness has taken its toll. The vermilion screen is stored in Datong Museum (大同市博物館), Shanxi. The original is rare on display for several days only, the rest of the time it is replaced by a replica. Pictured is the original.

[thesilicontribesman]

Preserved Roman Sandals (Male, Female and Child), Hunterian Museum, Glasgow

[anerianaa]

What gaming in 2023 felt like.

[adobe-outdesign]

thoughts on the new relic scorchio? it looks soooooo pretty to me

Yeah, I like the relic Scorchio a lot! I mentioned in my relic review that, while adding species-specific elements and more interesting details to the basic relic concept isn't a bad thing by far, sometimes it felt like they were going overboard with it—too many odd non-statue elements like gemstones, too busy, too colorful, etc.

However, I've noticed that recently TNT seems to have found a good medium between the boring "just a statue" options and the "way too busy" options by doing relic pets that have subtle integrated jewelry or inlays in a way that makes sense for a statue, along with more limited color palettes using mostly gray/gold/green. This works much better than some of the gaudier relic pets, but still allows each to be unique.

The relic Scorchio continues with this by adding a subtle opalescent sheen to the rock, which adds a really nice bit of color without making it seem un-statue like. There's a bit of green moss for texture and the very cool addition of a lantern, which is designed to both go with the blues and pinks of the rock and subtly cast light on it (plus it gives their fist something to do). The colour also comes with some extra shiny eyes that work as optional wearables.

My only nitpick is that the moss doesn't look super mossy to me—it's a bit too thick and "clumpy" for lack of a better word (see the relic Lenny for better-rendered moss). I also wish it was a wearable, seeing as a lot of relic pets have had the plant life be optional and it's always nice to have choices when it comes to customization. Anyway, regardless, this is a very nice colour that any Scorchio fan should be happy with.

[toyastales]

Antique silver relic and rose cuff stacked bracelets. Photographed in the atelier before the Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2019

https://toyastales.blogspot.com/2025/01/fashion-flashback-alexander-mcqueen.html

[frchillingrn]

In love with this storyline

[agua-cat]

RELIC HOLDERS , Travis

Let us begin…

Interestingly enough when I first came up with the concept of Travis I refused to read the wiki/watch the episodes and instead went entirely off of my memory- you can imagine that’s resulted in some chaos…

However, I’ve learnt to embrace my slightly non-canon complicit little man and I think you guys will too.

Biography

Born of the Demon Warlock and the Keepers relic holder, Travis was raised in Tu’la (Specifically Enki’s Island). In the beginning, both of his parents were attentive and loving as they were excited to see their son grow.

Things quickly began to change when Travis sprouted small horns atop his head. His mother was distraught, and for an unknown reason completely refused to care for her son after that. Each morning she would leave him by his fathers portal.

The Demon Warlock was not able to physically take care of Travis from the confines of the dimension that held him, but seeing the mistreatment his son was facing just for being a Demon made him angry. Whatever growth the Demon Warlock may have considered in his journey to be a good person now faded as he witnessed the truth before him.

He’d fought for the Demons the Divine Warriors had slaughtered centuries ago, and now he’d fight for his son. Even if it did make Travis a pawn in his twisted game- the game that never ends; eternal power and recognition.

Thus, Travis grew to be morally grey. He helped his father where he could, gladly listening to the whispers of how he would never be good enough. The thoughts consumed him, so did the promise that once his father was free the world would be theirs to run. This resulted in Travis lashing out and trying to break his father free from his inter dimensional prison one night.

By that time, Travis’ mother had found out exactly what was going on. She managed to stop her son in the process, heart breaking as he wept for she was actually speaking to him properly for the first time in years.

She held him in a hug and decided in that moment she should have never cared he was a demon. He was her son, and she loved him more than life itself. Taking him officially under her wing, she tasked him with delivering goods to various villages and with greeting visitors to the island.

Upon Tu’la breaking out into a war, Travis’ mother got concerned about his safety and ordered him to sail to Ru’aun and settle down in a small village so he’d never be found. She told him she’d find him when it was time to return- and so, Travis found Phoenix Drop shortly before the main team went missing for 15 years.

Now

Travis stopped filing down his horns a while ago, allowing them to grow to their natural length. To a demon, their horns are a sign of their power. Unlike many demons, Travis has 4 horns, 2 on each side. The curvature of them a sign of the damage done by filing them town, but otherwise very healthy horns sat atop his head. As well as this, his fingers gradient into black and markings decorate his skin. Lastly, a triangle tipped tail that’s always swishing side to side (and is also Dmitri and Naoki’s favourite thing to grab, despite Travis’ protests)

Travis was forced to absorb Enki’s relic (which he received from his mentor during the 15 years the main cast were gone) when he was put into a cell in the nether and the shadow knights attempted to take the locket which contained it from him. When he was alone, Travis absorbed the relic. Unimaginable power entered him, his life of immortality began, his father’s voice became quieter, his magic felt harmonising and his clothes changed to the robes he wears in the image.

Travis tore a portal open using his new magic abilities and stumbled out into the overworld where he immediately stumbled into Katelyns arms. The rest has been history.

Now restless upon finding out his mother is dying as the relic no longer grants her immortality and his mind occupied about bigger threats like his father, Travis constructed a small room under his and Katelyns house. Often this is where he hides away from them and comes up with the best way to tackle these various issues. His moral compass is once again slipping as the stress of the world feels only on his shoulders.

YAPPING TIME!!

Yeah so , I am aware this is nothing like canon Travis and that’s why I kept putting it off!! I was nervous to see what happened ;;

I renamed his parents- His father is Rían Valkrum and his mother is Céline Auguste.

He often goes by Travis Auguste to distance himself from the Demon Warlock. Auguste is the surname used by those that are direct descendants of Enki, however, so instead he just gets attention for that.

Also I forgot how the format works but hope you enjoy! I’m happy to be back (I’m being so Fr, I promise)