@ALMartinInk
South Florida
Joined August 2026
Nose Ornament with Shrimp (500–800 CE) 📍 The Met
Craftsmanship is when you make things beautiful that don't have to be.
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Wonderful photo of the original voices of the Peanuts characters
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"I have gazed upon the face of Agamemnon" -Schliemann to King George after his discovery
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The models for ‘American Gothic’ pose in front of the iconic painting, 1942.
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Over 2,600 years ago, the Assyrians recorded the Spring Equinox on a clay tablet that read, "On the 6th day of Nisan, the day and night were of equal length."
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Holding Hands — Wall in Persepolis, ancient Persia
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Apron, 1875-1900. Hungary. The MET.
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Two beautiful illustrations by Alice & Martin Provensen for a children's book adaptation of the Iliad and Odyssey (Simon & Schuster, 1956). (Photos by me).
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Limestone stela of the Gatekeeper Maati with hieroglyphs from Dynasty 11, 2000 BC.
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Fabergé carved snail Agate gardening knife, St. Petersburg, circa 1890.
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This 400 year-old door at Exeter Cathedral is thought to have the oldest surviving cat flap.
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wip Profile Warrior Face (6th–7th century) 📍 The Met
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your star sign? no, i want to know your favourite medieval writing style
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two small ivory carvings of foxes dressed as monks from different cultures. On the left from Japan while on the right from Denmark
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Over 10,000 years old and I n the middle of the Sahara Desert, a giraffe image is carved into rocks,
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A tortoise holding up the pillar of the world at the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain.
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Rembrandt te hace esto. Y esto. Y esto. Y ESTO.
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