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thesilicontribesman · 2 months
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Prehistoric Pottery Selection 1, The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
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blueiskewl · 2 years
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Derveni Krater: A Masterpiece of Metalwork in Ancient Greece
The Derveni Krater exhibited at the Archeological Museum of Thessaloniki is one of the most elaborate metal vessels from ancient Greece yet discovered.
Found in 1962 in an undisturbed Macedonian tomb of the late 4th century B.C. at Derveni not far from Thessaloniki, the krater is a tour de force of highly sophisticated methods of bronze working.
Weighing 40 kg, it was made of bronze with a high tin content (of 15 percent), which endows it with a superb golden sheen without the use of any gold at all.
Large bronze vessels with figural registers in relief, such as the Derveni krater, were extremely rare in ancient Greece.
The most significant reason for this may not have been technical since large pieces of armor were decorated using precisely the same techniques at the same time. Rather, this rarity may reflect the high cost of labor-intensive work, says Jasper Gaunt of the Emory University in Atlanta.
It is most unusual to find figural decoration at a large scale on the bodies of substantial Greek bronze vessels of the Archaic and Classical periods.
“The figural decoration on the body of the Derveni krater was well outside the usual canon even at the time of manufacture, far removed from the generally austere appearance of Archaic and Classical bronze vessels,” Gaunt says.
The Derveni Krater was a funerary urn for ancient Greek aristocrat
The krater was discovered buried, as a funerary urn for a Thessalian aristocrat whose name is engraved on the vase: Astiouneios, son of Anaxagoras, from Larissa.
The funerary inscription on the krater reads: ΑΣΤΙΟΥΝΕΙΟΣ ΑΝΑΞΑΓΟΡΑΙΟ�� ΕΣ ΛΑΡΙΣΑΣ, meaning: “Astiouneios, son of Anaxagoras, from Larisa.”
Kraters (mixing bowls) were vessels used for mixing undiluted wine with water and most likely various spices, as well. The drink was then ladled out to fellow banqueters at ritual or festive celebrations.
When excavated, the Derveni krater contained burnt bones that belonged to a man aged 35 to 50 and to a younger woman.
The exact date and place of making are disputed. Most believe it was made around 370 BC in Athens. Based on the dialectal forms used in the inscription, some commentators think it was fabricated in Thessaly at the time of the revolt of the Aleuadae, around 350 BC.
Others date it between 330 and 320 BC and credit it to bronzesmiths of the royal court of Alexander the Great.
The vase is composed of two leaves of metal which were hammered and then joined although the handles and the volutes (scrolls) were cast and attached. The main alloy used gives it its golden color, but at various points, the decoration is worked with different metals as overlays or inlays of silver, copper, bronze, and other base metals.
Snakes with copper and silver inlaid stripes frame the rising handles, wrapping their bodies around masks of underworld deities. On the shoulder sit four cast bronze figures: on one side a youthful Dionysos with an exhausted maenad and a sleeping Silenos and a maenad handling a snake on the other.
In the major repoussé frieze on the body, a bearded hunter is associated with Dionysian figures.
Beryl Barr-Sharrar, Professor of Fine Arts at the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU, recently wrote a book about Derveni Krater. The artifact is placed in its Macedonian archaeological context and within the context of art history as a highly elaborated, early-4th-century version of a metal type known in Athens by about 470 B.C.
David Mitten of Harvard University said that her book “elevates this masterpiece of later classical Greek art to a status alongside those of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Alexander Sarcophagus as the most important monuments of Greek art in the fourth century B.C.”
By Tasos Kokkinidis.
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ukdamo · 2 years
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Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: a funerary urn with grave goods: now in the Kerameikos Museum, Athens. It is from this neighbourhood of Athens, just outside of the Diplyon Gate, that we derive the word 'ceramic' (it was the area where the potters obtained their clay).
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meisterdrucke · 2 years
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Still Life of flowers in an Urn, 17th century by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer Private Collection
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peacevery · 2 years
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IS IT WEIRD TO WEAR ASHES IN A NECKLACE?
Wearing ashes in necklaces has been around for a long time and is now becoming more and more popular, which is not surprising in the world. But because of the religious beliefs and cultural ideas of each country, many people will also find it weird, for example, some bibles hold that cremated ashes are sacred and inviolable, and that they should not be scattered or placed in jewels. Some countries feel that the dead to be great, and it is not recommended to make the ashes into a necklace.
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 For some people death is just another way of being, and making a necklace of ashes is proof that they have lived, but for those who follow tradition, it is incomprehensible. It depends on your understanding of death and how much you care about your loved ones.
Why do some people like to think that wearing a urn necklace is not a weird thing?
To begin, the ashes are made into necklaces, which can make us frequently remember our loved ones and spend time with us. The ashes necklace can be worn every day, so that loved ones are closer to us, as if they have not left, which gives us great comfort, thus reducing the pain and sadness caused by the death of relatives. For a mother to lose her child, or a child to lose its mother, there will be great pain, wearing an urn necklace to remind them that their loved ones are still around, still loving and guarding us, but in a different way, which will make them feel better, and thus help them slowly come out of this sadness.
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Furthermore, once your loved one is gone, you are left with only ashes, which are much more important to you than anything else, and that's all you have left, so it's an honor for us to have our jewelry filled with the ashes of our loved ones, and making it into a memorial necklace is one of the many ways to keep a loved one close to us.   
The final reason were finally cremated were really just a few bones, relatively powdery, completely dried, mostly mineral. There is nothing in them to support the growth of mold, and it is very healthy and environmentally friendly to wear as a ash holder necklace.
Therefore, the urn pendant not only expresses our longing for the loved one, but also is hygienic and environmentally friendly. With the higher demands placed on cremation jewelry, there are now many exquisite jewelry suitable for daily wear. This explains why some people like to wear an ashes necklace and think it's a cool thing to do. First of all, it can be made into a souvenir, representing our thoughts and mutual protection of our relatives and friends. We can express this emotion whenever and wherever we are, not stacked in our homes or buried with the sea, parks, urns under trees, not just for a moment, but always by our side and in our hearts.   Another interesting point, the style of the unique cremation jewelry is getting more and more beautiful, which is fully suitable for daily wear and collocation, for example, peacevery jewelry has many classic ashes styles. Although it's tempting to wear your cremation jewelry every day, no matter what type of metal it is. But it's unwise to do so while bathing, swimming, or exercising — sweat and chemicals can hurt jewelry. Click on this link to learn more about jewelry care. 
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Finally, the ash holder necklace is not only for the ashes of people, but also for pets, such as cats and dogs, and any meaningful and living creatures. It is not only to store ashes, but it can also be hair or other things that have a meaning.
 So what is the price of the memorial necklace, will it be expensive? In fact, this mainly depends on the material, if it is stainless steel and sterling silver, generally below 100 US dollars, this is much cheaper than the urn sold in the funeral home, usually around 700 US dollars.
In conclusion, although ashes necklaces have become a fashion trend to commemorate loved ones, some people still find them odd, depending on your preference.
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carnivalcarrion · 4 months
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I feel like Howdy would be the type to go to the dollar store to save money then complain when something is like $1.99
i second this....
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romegreeceart · 8 months
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Cremated bone from stone urn
* Warwick Square, London
* British Museum
London, July 2022
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could make a Xiaowen and Nezha post to go with the Mo Sanmei and Sun Wukong post but i think that'd be much shorter because like. less references and more the fact that she literally looks like this and carries around a homemade red-tassled spear around.
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mossmusings · 9 months
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Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum Part 2
Find Part 1 here
As I continued to wander the sprawling corridors of this massive homage to the departed, the building's age and lack of maintenance became more apparent; the floors below street-level weren't only darker due to being half underground, but also because the lights didn't work in much of the building.
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I assumed the lights had been turned off to save energy, but I found very few switches that worked. This only added to the desolate and melancholy aura that hung in the air. It's a unique feeling I haven't experienced anywhere else.
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Even on a sunny summer afternoon, the darkness closes in quickly if you get too far from a window.
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Due to being built into a hill above a wetland (water flowing downhill and all), the mausoleum is in a constant battle against water damage. The carpets hold a varying mix of scents, from mold and mildew to strong chemical cleaners to old floral perfume. The hall below smelled like fresh rain, however.
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The lower levels hold some of the oldest crypts and urns, so it's not surprising that the areas less frequently visited are a lower priority on the repair and maintenance list. The sections on higher floors still have sellable spaces and regularly visiting families.
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Although the chapel appears to be a separate building, you can access the chapel basement from the 3rd floor of the mausoleum. These urn rooms were much more intimate than the expansive halls I had just came from.
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I notice the floor has been redone in this area somewhat recently. I wonder how long it has been since someone has come to visit these resting souls. I hope they appreciated my company.
Follow for Part 3, where we'll continue on to the deepest and darkest levels (it gets a little spooky)!
Find Part 3 here
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catilinas · 1 year
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i love to go to the museum and immediately gravitate towards the most fucked up rock possible
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thesilicontribesman · 2 months
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Prehistoric Pottery Selection 2, The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
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blueiskewl · 3 months
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Archaeologists Find Funerary Urn Depicting Maya Corn God in Mexico
The artefact is the latest archaeological marvel unearthed during the construction of the controversial Maya Train project.
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have made a significant discovery during ongoing construction of the Maya Train project, a 966-mile intercity railway traversing Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula whose first section was inaugurated last month.
Specialists located a funerary urn depicting the Mayan god of corn in the Paakztaz style native to the Bec River area. The artefact dates to the Classic era, a pre-Hispanic period between 680CE and 770CE. At a press conference on 8 January, the INAH's general director Diego Prieto Hernández described it as “a raw clay pot that contains the mortal remains of a person”.
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The vessel is thought to be half of a pair, leading archaeologists to suspect that it was originally constructed as a foundational offering. It is decorated with glyphs of the Mayan symbol “ik”, a reference to the wind and its divine characteristics, as well as a a small anthropomorphic figure constructed from pastilles, a reference to the deity “in his representation as an ear of corn in the growth stage”, according to the INAH.
The lid of the urn is adorned with an owl icon, considered a harbinger of doom and war during the Classic period. Thought to be both symbols of good luck and visual metaphors for death, owls are considered guides to the afterlife in Mayan culture. The second vessel in the pair is covered with the thorns of a ceiba tree, flora long regarded as sacred by the Mayan people.
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Archaeologists have reported finding similar sculptures of the corn deity on the island of Jaina, a pre-Colombian Maya archaeological site and artificial island off the coast of the Yucatán gulf that once served as a necropolis for elites. The name “Jaina” roughly translates to “Temple in the Water”, and the island contains more than 20,000 graves, only 1,000 of which have been excavated to date.
The years-long construction of the Maya Train project has been a boon for archaeological finds in the region, yielding thousands of artefacts and immovable objects, along with the rediscovery of the city of Ichkabal, which opened to the public in August of 2023. But the infrastructure project has faced challenges, too, including its cost tripling and opposition over its impact on the region's environment and the very same archaeological treasures it is intended to make easier of access.
By Torey Akers.
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The Crossroads [DLC Trespasser]: Forgotten Tower and Hidden Hollow
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Through the Crossroads we access to two hidden spaces: The Forgotten Tower may be located along the coast of Volca Sea or in one of its isles, and the Hidden Hollow, which location is unknown, although its visual may suggest a place along the Waking Sea due to its similarity to caves of the Storm Coast.
[This is part of the series “Playing DA like an archaeologist”]
[Index page of Dragon Age Lore]
Forgotten Tower
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When we charge these dragon eggs with Fade energy from the Anchor, they allow the creation of stone bridges. Cole says something curious about it: these eggs are old and ask the stones to change, so they do.
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Using the egg from the isle that leads us to the Deep Roads, we reach the Forgotten Tower. The entrance to its eluvian is decorated with a Chasind rug, and some rubble where we can find a Monolith with swirls.
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Inside we find a throne along the continuation of the rug. This room has no doors to go outside, or latch to go down if it is a tower. It’s a strange space, giving you the idea that there is no way out but through the eluvian. Maybe some latch is under the rubble, but it can’t be found. According to Skyhold decoration, this is a Ferelden throne.
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Beside the Chasind carpet we find two drawings on the floor: a golden halla, and a red-stained black halla. Despite being a Ferelden tower, something related to elvhen have been here since these paintings belong to Nation Art: Elvhen.
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There is some overgrowth in the room, and there is not much to say about the tower. It’s a small space, with an architecture that resembles Ferelden construction, but it has Dalish details such as the curtains and the elvhen paintings on the ground. 
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Behind the throne there is some rubble where we find a Dwarf with long limbs, a beheaded Mabari statue and a Monolith with swirls.
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On the ground we get a Moldy Journal, written in a strange way for my knowledge. This seems to be written by an Anderfelen person who met an elvhen in this tower. A deeper analysis of this codex and part of this tower can be found in Old Codex: Mouldy Journal.
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When we open the chest, two revenants appear.
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And then we have access to the items for the set The Taken Shape and the upgrade of the codex. A detailed analysis of these items can be found in The Taken Shape set.
Hidden Hollow
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Around the corner of the isle where we have access to the eluvian that send us to the Deep Road, we find some rocks with red marks. I suppose these are small infiltration of red lyrium? The usual colour of these glowing rocks is green in the fade. These disturbed me a bit. They don’t truly look like red lyrium, but it’s only normal to fear. There are some elvhen funerary urns around the eluvian. Once more we see how the local environment of the eluvian reflects its destiny [which I think it’s also a game mechanics to help the player to identify them easily].
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After so many months of extensive analysis and repetition of symbols all over the game, the first impression I get when entering this room is about “sacrifices” trying to hide. This space reminds me the first part before entering to Ghilan’nain’s Grove, where there is an excess of bones and elements of death.
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There are several inuksuit: the Red inuksuk, that I always associate with slave elves that marked places of sacrifice or where their blood will be spilled. There is also a white inuksuck with red swirls drawn on it. We found this element in many elvhen crypts or graveyards but also in the Emerald Graves to mark those Emerald Knights that had fallen during the Exalted March.
There are several Elvhen funerary lids and elven urns, and a curious element standing out from the rest: a small miniature of an aravel. This is not an Aravel, but a miniature of it. Why?
If we stick with the idea transpired in Tevinter Nights: The Horror of Hormak, we may relate it to slaves sent to places where terrible experiments of transformation were committed onto them. This Hollow is made of stone, and in some way, we can consider it potentially located somewhere around the Storm Coast, where these kind of caves were common. Hinterlands also has one of these around the Lake Calenhad [around the corner where we fight the dragon] and close to the main town Crossroad: a Wolf Hollow decorated with avvar statues where we finish the Quest of the black wolves.
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On the wall, there is a big golden halla.
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In the centre of the room there is an Elven hart statue. If we remember Exalted Plains: Ghilan’nain’s Grove, we can relate this place through this statue to Ghilan’nain and Andruil, and to a place where sacrifices are gathered.
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On the other side of the room, we find another Red inuksuk and a mural of a red-stained halla. The same two paintings we found in the Forgotten Tower.
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When we open the chest, demons of rage and despair appear. After that, we can take the item of The Taken Shape set, and an update of the codex.
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There’s a bit of a difference between skeletons being in such poor condition that archeologists cannot tell the sex, and the fact that when skeletons are in good condition sex is easily observable. I fucking despair that you’re about to graduate and you cannot tell the difference between the two circumstances
Why yes, I can tell the difference. We were talking, afterall, about a hypothetical future in which taphonomic processes and just general decay of the living matter in the bone tissue is going to take place! Did you even think before sending in this ask? You're almost as dumb as the person who said coffins exist now implying they didn't in the past.
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if-you-fan-a-fire · 2 years
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“Japan brings home the ashes of her cremated soldiers. Each urn held by these officers at Tokio station contains the powdered remains of a warrior killed in Manchuria. One of the first photographs to reach Canada.”
- from the Toronto Star. February 19, 1932. Page 21.
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