#royal bc museum

[museeeuuuum]

New video! Haven't done some hard-hitting commentary in a while, but this display has SO MUCH potential! And it is so bad!!!

[barbucomedie]

Mayan Limestone Stela from Guatemala dated to around 683 CE on display at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, Canada

Lady Six Sky was one of the most important queens of the Maya. Daughter of Mayan nobility she arrived at Naranjo in 682 CE to create a new royal line after a series of war. She ruler between 682 and her son's accession to the throne in 693, continuing as co-ruler until her death in 741.

This stela shows the warrior queen as the young moon goddess, wearing a jade-adorned skirt and trampling a captive.

Photographs taken by myself 2019

[escapismsworld]

Close-up: Piraeus Artemis B, early 3rd century BC.

Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Greece

📷 E. Koronaios

[palmtreepalmtree]

I met Sue today!

[my-timing-is-digital]

[ Ooc: I will try to write some replies today. Idk why, but yesterday, when I was on the bus back home, random Data muse struck me pretty hard. Idek what triggered it lol. ]

[dbphantom]

What it's like reading ur old writing and getting to a particularly awful or self-indulgent part

[royalreef]

(( Today I am yet again furthering my “fuzzy fuzzy cute as fuck cow-like Dahlia” propaganda-

[memories-of-ancients]

The Standard of Ur, a box, possibly a part of an instrument, decorated with lapis lazuli, shell, and red limestone depicting a war scene or military march. Uncovered from the Royal Tombs of Ur

Sumer, city of Ur, circa 2500 BC

from The British Museum

[chinesehanfu]

[Hanfu · 漢服]Chinese Late Warring States period(475–221 BC) Traditional Clothing Hanfu Based On Based On Chu (state)Historical Artifacts

【Historical Artifact Reference】:

Late Warring States period(475–221 BC)：Two conjoined jade dancers unearthed from Jincun, Luoyang,collected by Freer Museum of Art

A similar jade dancer was also unearthed from the tomb of Haihunhou, the richest royal family member in the Han Dynasty, and was one of his treasures.

Warring States period, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 475-221 BCE,jade dancer by Freer Gallery of Art Collection.

Warring States period(475–221 BC)·Silver Head Figurine Bronze Lamp.Unearthed from the Wangcuo Tomb in Zhongshan state during the Warring States Period and collected by the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

The figurine of a man dressed as a woman holds a snake in his hand, and 3 snakes correspond to 3 lamps.

Sword of Goujian/越王勾践剑:

The Sword of Goujian (Chinese: 越王勾践剑; pinyin: Yuèwáng Gōujiàn jiàn) is a tin bronze sword, renowned for its unusual sharpness, intricate design and resistance to tarnish rarely seen in artifacts of similar age. The sword is generally attributed to Goujian, one of the last kings of Yue during the Spring and Autumn period.

In 1965, the sword was found in an ancient tomb in Hubei. It is currently in the possession of the Hubei Provincial Museum.

【Histoty Note】Late Warring States Period·Noble Women Fashion

The attire of noblewomen in the late Warring States period, as reconstructed in this collection, is based on a comprehensive examination of garments and textiles unearthed from the Chu Tomb No. 1 at Mashan, Jiangling, as well as other artifacts from the same period.

During the late Warring States period, both noble men and women favored wearing robes that were connected from top to bottom. These garments were predominantly made of gauze, silk, brocade, and satin, with silk edging. From the Chu Tomb No. 1 at Mashan, there were discoveries of robes entirely embroidered or embroidered fragments. The embroidery technique employed was known as "locked stitches," which gave the patterns a three-dimensional, lively appearance, rich in decoration.

The two reconstructed robes in this collection consist of an inner robe made of plain silk with striped silk edging, and an outer robe made of brocade, embroidered with phoenixes and floral patterns, with embroidered satin edging. Following the structural design of clothing found in the Mashan Chu Tomb, rectangular fabric pieces were inserted at the junction of the main body, sleeves, and lower garment of the robe. Additionally, an overlap was made at the front of the main body and the lower garment to enlarge the internal space for better wrapping around the body curves. Furthermore, the waistline of the lower garment was not horizontal but inclined upward at an angle, allowing the lower hem to naturally overlap, forming an "enter" shape, facilitating movement.

The layered edging of the collars and sleeves of both inner and outer robes creates a sense of rhythm, with the two types of brocade patterns complementing each other, resulting in a harmonious effect. Apart from the robes, a wide brocade belt was worn around the waist, fastened with jade buckle hooks, and adorned with jade pendants, presenting an elegant and noble figure.

The reconstructed hairstyle draws inspiration from artifacts such as the jade dancer from the late Warring States period unearthed at the Marquis of Haihun Tomb in Nanchang, and the jade dancer from the Warring States period unearthed at Jin Village in Luoyang. It features a fan-shaped voluminous hairdo on the crown, with curled hair falling on both sides, and braided hair gathered at the back. The Book of Songs, "Xiao Ya: Duren Shi," vividly depicts the flowing curls of noblewomen during that period. Their images of curly-haired figures in long robes were also depicted in jade artifacts and other relics, becoming emblematic artistic representations.

The maturity and richness of clothing art in the late Warring States period were unparalleled in contemporary world civilizations, far beyond imagination. It witnessed the transition of Chinese civilization into the Middle Ages. The creatively styled garments and intricate fabric patterns from the Warring States period carry the unique essence, mysterious imagination, and ultimate romanticism of that era, serving as an endless source of artistic inspiration.

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Recreation Work by : @裝束复原

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[egypt-museum]

The mummified remains of Queen Nodjmet

Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1069-945 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 26215

The mummy of Queen Nodjmet was found in the Deir el-Bahari Royal Cachette (DB320). The mummy had been given artificial eyes, made of white and black stones. The eyebrows are real hair and she wears a wig. Her body and parts of her face were colored to give her a more lively appearance.

Nodjmet was an ancient Egyptian noble lady of the late 20th Dynasty or early 21st Dynasty of Egypt, the wife of Herihor, High Priest of Amun at Thebes. She may have been a daughter of Ramesses XI. Early in her life, she held titles such as Lady of the House and Chief of the Harem of Amun.

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Colossal statue of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (ruled from 1407 BC to 1376 BC 9th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty), his Great Royal Wife Tiy or Tiye and three of his daughters. Saying that he was the father of Akhenaten, the “heretic” pharaoh.

It measures more than 4.4 m wide and 7 m high and was originally polychrome.

It belonged to the funerary temple of Amenhotep III, the largest built in Thebes, even surpassing the great temple of Karnak in dimensions. There are hardly any remains; today the statue is in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

[hungerofhadarr]

EDI is here bc she is a robot but made 2 be human . Once again , you cannot swap anyone around , there are no other choices . You either get on the Greyhound or Not at all … you do choose how the adventure goes however

[barbucomedie]

Mayan Limestone Stela from Naranjo, Guatemala dated between 600 to 900 CE on display at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, Canada

The stela portrays the ruller of Naranjo, Itzamnaaj K'awiil, as a victorious military leader stepping over a bound prisoner. the ruler is dressed in attire that identifies him with the jaguar god of the underworld, a supernatural being associated with war and fire. Among his jaguar-god attributes are the jaguar ear over his hair, a fake beard on his chin and "fiery" tail behind him.

Photographs taken by myself 2019

[transgenderer]

The Standard of Ur is a Sumerian artifact of the 3rd millennium BC that is now in the collection of the British Museum. It comprises a hollow wooden box measuring 21.59 centimetres (8.50 in) wide by 49.53 centimetres (19.50 in) long, inlaid with a mosaic of shell, red limestone and lapis lazuli. It comes from the ancient city of Ur (located in modern-day Iraq west of Nasiriyah). It dates to the First Dynasty of Ur during the Early Dynastic period and is around 4,600 years old. The standard was probably constructed in the form of a hollow wooden box with scenes of war and peace represented on each side through elaborately inlaid mosaics. Although interpreted as a standard by its discoverer, its original purpose remains enigmatic. It was found in a royal tomb in Ur in the 1920s next to the skeleton of a ritually sacrificed man who may have been its bearer.

The original function of the Standard of Ur is not conclusively understood. Woolley's suggestion that it represented a standard is now thought unlikely. It has also been speculated that it was the soundbox of a musical instrument.[2] Paola Villani suggests that it was used as a chest to store funds for warfare or civil and religious works.[11] It is, however, impossible to say for sure, as there is no inscription on the artifact to provide any background context.

Although the side mosaics are usually referred to as the "war side" and "peace side", they may in fact be a single narrative – a battle followed by a victory celebration. This would be a visual parallel with the literary device of merism, used by the Sumerians, in which the totality of a situation was described through the pairing of opposite concepts.[12][13] A Sumerian ruler was considered to have a dual role as a lugal (literally "big man" or war leader) and an en or civic/religious leader, responsible for mediating with the gods and maintaining the fecundity of the land. The Standard of Ur may have been intended to depict these two complementary concepts of Sumerian kingship.[3]

The scenes depicted in the mosaics were reflected in the tombs where the "Standard" was found. The skeletons of attendants and musicians were found accompanying the remains of the kings, as was equipment used in both the "War" and "Peace" scenes of the mosaics. Unlike ancient Egyptian tombs, the dead were not buried with provisions of food and serving equipment; instead, they were found with the remains of meals, such as empty food vessels and animal bones. They may have participated in one last ritual feast, the remains of which were buried alongside them, before being put to death (possibly by poisoning) to accompany their master in the afterlife.[15]

[treasure-of-the-ancients]

Gold and lapis lazuli choker, uncovered at the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Sumer, circa 2500 BC

from The British Museum

[arioloyal]

The fireplace:

This was actually an Achaemenid Persian lion with eagle wings. It was discovered for the first time in Hamadan(hegmataneh). During the Achaemenid period, it was one of the golden and royal vessels in which they drank in it. It's called "rhyton"

500 years BC

Also pictures are from the museum and not mine

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