#artifacts of love

[ltwilliammowett]

Sterling Silver & Enamel Nautical Signal Flags Sweetheart Bracelet, circa 1930-1940, with life rings ends, flags spelling out "I Love You"

[happyheidi]

𝘈 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘻𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘤, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 15𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺.

“𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗓𝗈𝖽𝗂𝖺𝖼 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍 𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖬𝖾𝗌𝗈𝗉𝗈𝗍𝖺𝗆𝗂𝖺, 𝖾𝗏𝗈𝗅𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖦𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗄 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗆𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖺𝗅 𝖤𝗎𝗋𝗈𝗉𝖾. 𝖡𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝟣𝟧𝗍𝗁 𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗒, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗈𝗐𝖾𝖽 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝖺 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗎𝖽𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾. 𝖠𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗅𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆 𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝗂𝖽𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖧𝖾𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗇, 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗂𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗏𝗂𝗌𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄. 𝖮𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗓𝗈𝖽𝗂𝖺𝖼 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝖽𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖼𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗉𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌, 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗅𝗎𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝖺𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗋𝗌, 𝖺𝗀𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗇𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗈𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇.”

ᴠɪᴀ ᴀʀᴄʜᴇᴏʟᴏɢʏᴀʀᴛ

[milktrician]

(what the. who threw a wife plot device in the middle of a peak lord meeting)

i thought about this bit at the end of the airplane extras the other day. bro why are you looking at your coworkers like that rn

[wispurring-moss]

🍾💋✨️🩷🧡

i looooove this trope with them, but it's even funnier to me if the thought has never even crossed Husk's mind until Angel brings it up to him first at some point~ x3c

[cakypa120]

Living Rock of Eternity AU

Something else that is not on the topic of the post. I don't know why I created this.

[cloysterbell]

Most people do not smell the apples. The Warehouse likes you.

[mo-mo-ru-art]

A vampire??? No way

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

1,700-Year-Old Writing Kit from Georgia (South Caucasus): this writing kit was found in an unmarked grave located in the foundations of a cathedral, where it lay buried next to the body of a 40-50 year old woman; it's decorated with images of the Greek muses

The unmarked tomb was discovered at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, which is located in the city of Mtskheta, in modern-day Georgia. The burial site dates back to about 250-350 CE, when Mtskheta served as the capital of Kartli (also known as the Kingdom of Iberia), which covered most of what is now Eastern Georgia.

The tomb lay undiscovered for more than 1,600 years, as it was tucked into the foundations of the cathedral; it contained the body of an unidentified woman in her 40s or 50s, along with an assortment of jewelry and a gilded writing set, which had been placed by the woman's waist. Her identity is still a mystery, but the contents of her tomb suggest that she was a member of royalty and/or nobility.

The writing set contains several different components, including a gilded pen case with the Greek muses depicted across the back, a silver frame depicting three historical figures, an openwork cover made of gold, a gold ink pot, three silver pens, and a small "pencil-box" made of silver.

All nine of the Greek muses are depicted on the pen case. The figures are divided into three rows; each muse is identified by name, and each is depicted with its own unique attributes/objects.

Above: the top row of the pen case is decorated with gilded images of Clio, Euterpe, and Thalia

The three figures in the top row are identified as Clio, Euterpe, and Thalia, which are the muses of history, lyric poetry, and comedy, respectively. Clio is shown holding a slate pencil in her right hand and a book in her left, while Euterpe is depicted with a trumpet and a wind instrument, and Thalia carries a comic mask and ploughshare.

Above: Melpomene, Terpsichore, and Erato

The figures in the second row are identified as Melpomene, Terpsichore, and Erato, who are the muses of tragedy, dance, and romantic poetry. Melpomene carries a tragedy mask, Terpsichore has a lyre in her left hand and a plectrum in her right, and Erato is depicted with a flanged lyre.

Above: Polyhymnia, Urania, and Calliope

The figures in the third row represent Polyhymnia, Urania, and Calliope. Polyhymnia is the muse of song, sacred dance, and mime, and she is depicted with a scroll in one hand and a mask in the other. Urania is the muse of astronomy, so she carries a pointed slate pencil in her right hand and a globe in her left. Calliope is the muse of epic poetry, and she's depicted with a scroll.

Above: the writing kit also includes this silver frame, which features three more figures that are identified as Menander, Homer, and Demosthenes

A small silver frame attaches to the front side of the pen case. That frame is decorated with portraits of Menander, Homer, and Demosthenes, who are identified by the Greek inscriptions above each figure ("MENAN[ΔΡΟΣ], OMEROC, ΔHMOCΘENHC"), though the inscription of Menander's name is partially damaged.

The frame fits neatly around a small ink-pot, which is then fixed to the front of the pen case, along with an openwork cover made of gold.

Above: the openwork cover was crafted from a sheet of gold, and it features an elaborate laurel motif along with a Greek inscription

The cover includes a two-line Greek inscription ("BACIΛEΩC OΥCTAMOΥ TOΥ KAI EΥΓENIOΥ") that can be translated as "king Oustamos-Eugenios" or "kings Oustamos and Eugenios." There is no written record of any king(s) by that name in Kartli, nor in any other part of Georgia, but the written history for this period is sparse, and the names of many Georgian rulers have been lost.

The writing set also includes three silver pens and a "pencil box" made from a pair of silver sheets. One of the silver sheets has a corrugated design that holds the pens in place.

Above: three pens and a silver "pencil-box" are shown on the right, while the openwork cover, frame, ink-pot, and pen case are shown on the left; the "pencil-box" is supposed to slide between the pen case and the other components

The artifacts from this unmarked tomb (along with the ink pots and styli that have been found at other sites nearby) suggest that there was a high level of literacy among the elites of Mtskheta during this period. The burial also contains several artifacts that were likely crafted in foreign workshops, reflecting the significant trade relationships and cultural exchanges that existed between Kartli and the peoples of Colchis, Greece, Rome, Iran, Armenia, Scythia, and the Levant.

Sources & More Info:

Phasis: A Rich Burial from Mtskheta (Caucasian Iberia)

Georgian National Museum: Pen Case

Colors and Stones: Writing Tools from Mtskheta

Greek and Latin Inscriptions from Classical Antiquity in Georgian History: Inscription on a Pen-Case from Mtskheta (p.269)

Hadrian and the Christians: Georgia in Roman Times (1st to 4th Centuries AD)

Phasis: Judicial Practices in Ancient Georgia (p.7)

International Black Sea University: Reinterpretation of a Late Roman Artifact

The Greeks and Romans in the Black Sea: What's in a Name? Who Might be Basilissa Ulpia from Mtskheta?

Journal of the Otar Lordkipanidze Centre of Archaeology: Archaeology of the Roman Period in Georgia

[eesirachs]

impression of a baby's foot ca 2000–1595bce, nippur

[waitineedaname]

now that I'm rereading, I think we give sqq too much credit for his poker face. some things overpower his poker face, usually because he went on a mental tangent and started thinking about dick jokes. first example is when he starts thinking about how without a cure played out in pidw and he completely zones out and his "facial expression kept changing erratically" and he doesn't notice that the others are trying to get his attention. then again when little palace mistress is ranting about his supposed crimes and he starts thinking about pidw harem drama and gets the urge to laugh at both her (for being cringe) and airplane (for being a virgin), and she gets pissed off because he's grinning at her. later when he's talking to six balls, he starts thinking about dick jokes as binghe's name and he laughs so hard he falls over and he has to slap himself to get his shit together. I think we need to take advantage of the fact that the number one way to get sqq to break character is to get him to laugh at sex jokes

[ltwilliammowett]

A sailor made pie crimper in shape of a dog, for a beloved person aboard or ashore. Made of wood and glass, 19th century

[lurkinginnernarrator]

au where SQQ does undergo the 'qi-deviation' and is 'changed' but in reality the twin of Shen Jiu, Shen Yuan made a comment one day about how all Shen Jiu did was bitch about his martial siblings. Never one to turn down a golden opportunity,

Shen Jiu: bet

And so the twins decided to switch lives!

The qi-deviation is just so they can explain away any differences of temperament and so sj can hightail away easier.

Shen Yuan: this is going to be so easy

(spoiler. it wasn't)

Between useless sect meetings that could've been not even an email but a text message, reading fifteen different preteens attempts to sneak in dick jokes into their poetry assignments, the head cook alerting him to the fact that they've somehow run out of rice??? They're the greatest cultivation sect??? How does that happen???

Anyway, two of his Hall masters eloping together and taking an extended honeymoon (he's happy for them, but. Who's going to teach those classes now??? Him. Apparently.), sect politics and his 'martial siblings' barely even attempting a farce of civility or courtesy AND his guqin strings needing to be replaced and restrung ?

Shen Yuan is sorry 🙏🙏please come back🙏🙏🙏

Cue the allotted period of switching ending and Shen Yuan dramatically throwing the fan on the ground as Shen Jiu rolls up and goes "thanks for the vacation didi"

[hugh-b-like]

Love a GNC King.

[vilyar]

Asking for a friend - what are you supposed to do when you fall in love with the very Warden you were supposed to kill after swearing you'd never love again, survive a blight and an archdemon together, notice your Warden grows distant and leaves to Amaranthine, and slowly the letters stop and he disappears from the face of the earth? Also he never returned the earring that was the mark of your love.

Started thinking about how my Warden broke Zev's heart, probably worse than he would've by simply dying at the battle :(

[thoodleoo]

mods are asleep post eastern greek vase in the shape of a leg archaic period 590-580 BC

[americanoddysey]

ben meredith's delivery in this episode was so fucking good he has No Right