#antiquities

[senoritafish]

Both Getty Museuems narrowly missed being burned in the recent LA wildfires, so I'm glad this piece still exists.

by gettymuseum

[memories-of-ancients]

Silver head of a king, Sassanian Iran, 4th century AD

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[toyastales]

A bracelet clasp with a Medusa on an emerald cameo. Gold is treated with diamond and enamel. 18th century. Made in England.

[666candies]

adam and eve apple. quote translates to “I am your half”

[hanssloane]

Eastern greek fluorite carved idol: Owl.

4th - 3rd century BC.

Private Collection.

[1five1two]

Celtic Silver Mounted Lapis Lazuli Studded Bronze Sword. 6th Century BC?.

[theantiquariansarchive]

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.

[dyke-delphinium]

3D Reconstruction of Tenochtitlán by Thomas Kole

[peashooter85]

Carolingian sword uncovered in Dendermonde, Belgium, dated 750-850 AD

from the Royal Military Museum, Brussels

[skf-fineart]

Memento Mori mosaic from Pompei, circa 1st century AD

[the-cricket-chirps]

Egyptian

Game of Hounds and Jackals

Middle Kingdom, ca. 1814-1805 B.C.E.

[frostedmagnolias]

Pendant Shaped as a Dragon

1575-1600

Spain

Art Institute of Chicago

[memories-of-ancients]

Sword, Germany, circa 1570-1580

from Czerny's International Auction House

[toyastales]

A Byzantine Gold Collier with Emeralds, Sapphires, Amethysts and Pearls, from a workshop in Constantinople (late 6th-7th Century AD).

[uncleclaudius]

Details of an enormous bronze cauldron discovered a few years ago by French archaeologists near the town of Lavau in a tomb of a Celtic nobleman. The burial dates to around 500 BC and the cauldron itself is of Etruscan or Greek manufacture, showcasing the extensive trade links during the period.