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Ancient egyptian jewellery faience amulets

1. butterfly amulet 1981 - 1640 b.c 2. hare amulet 664–30 b.c 3. aegis or bastet amulet 664–30 b.c 4. shu amulet 664–30 b.c 5. djed pillar amulet 664-30 b.c 6. bes-image amulet 7. isis amulet 332–30 b.c 8. duck amulet 1295-1186 bce 9. isis, horus and nepthys amulet 664-30 b.c

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Ancient egyptian jewellery faience amulets

1. butterfly amulet 1981 - 1640 b.c 2. hare amulet 664–30 b.c 3. aegis or bastet amulet 664–30 b.c 4. shu amulet 664–30 b.c 5. djed pillar amulet 664-30 b.c 6. bes-image amulet 7. isis amulet 332–30 b.c 8. duck amulet 1295-1186 bce 9. isis, horus and nepthys amulet 664-30 b.c

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Roman-Christian vandalism of Greek & Roman statues

in early 4th century AD, with emperor constantine's conversion to christianity, and the edict of milan (which gave freedom of religion to roman citizens, and legalised christianity) christianity had begun to overtake rome. under Constantine’s reign the suppression of paganism began, pagan places of worship lost funding, some were repurposed for christian use and some were destroyed. Constantine and his successors authorised and encouraged the burning of pagan books and the destruction and defacement of pagan temples, statues, sacred sites, art works, and anything else they believed was ‘challenging christianity’. By the late 4th century christianity had overtaken Rome, and polytheistic religion was a thing of the past.

1. defaced statue of unknown goddess, 2nd - 1st century BC, Archaeological Museum of Samos 2. bust of roman general, Germanicus, 14-20 CE, the British Museum 3. head of Aphrodite, 1st century AD, National Archaeological Museum of Athens 4. bust of Emperor Augustus, n.d, the Ephesus Museum

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Detail from the painting The Birth of Venus (1912), by Odilon Redon.

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Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, Lapis Lazuli Amulets

From left to right: 1 Frog Amulet 664–332 B.C. 2 Heart Amulet 664–334 BCE 3 Lion and Bull Amulet 522–343 B.C. 4 Cat Amulet 1550–1295 B.C. 5 Ba Amulet 664–332 B.C. 6 Lion Amulet 1550–1295 B.C. 7 Fish Amulet 1550–1295 B.C. 8 Female Sphinx Amulet 1981–1550 B.C. 9 Harpokrates Amulet ? 1850–1640 B.C. 10 Falcon Amulet 664–332 B.C.

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Unknown, Abstract types of representations of vulva and feminine figures found in paleolithic caves Aurignacian-Perigordian Ice Age Cultures, Late Paleolithic, Aurignacian-Perigordian Cycle Abstract types of representations of vulva and feminine figures found in the paleolithic caves, arranged by Leroi-Gourhan. Column 1, category of representations of the sexual triangle with a clearly recognizable short dividing line, sometimes shown as three lines coming together without the enclosing horizontal line of the triangle. Category in column 2 starts with the bell-shaped figure and contains triangles in a reverse position. Category in column 3 shows variations of the scutiform. Category in column 4 consists of oval forms, representing the orifice genital . Column 5 shows the process of abstracting the female figure in profile producing the claviform.

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Norman Rockwell - Little Girl Looking Downstairs at Christmas Party (1964)

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Tove Jansson in her studio (1948) - Per Olov Jansson

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My life goal is to be a woman who curates things beautifully