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1/ Hi from @ArtifactLabs_! We love history and the stories of Artifacts from our collective cultural heritage.
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Armbands & twisted braids of gleaming silver, found near aptly named Silverdale, Lancs. Among the greatest Viking-era hoards found in Britain, prob buried around 900 during unrest bw Danish settlers and local (Saxon) farmers. Found only in 2011. @LancsMuseums
#FindsFriday
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A vigorous scene of a skirmish between #Roman infantry & cavalry adorns the top of the Ribchester helmet, originally worn by an elite cavalryman. It was discovered in 1796 by a clogmaker's son, with a hoard, & is now on display in the British Museum.
👉britishmuseum.org/collection…
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The timeless beauty of ancient glass. A c. 2,250 year-old glass bowl made from colourless glass with opaque yellow and translucent dark violet ‘reticella’ threads. Looks so modern! Eastern Mediterranean. Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany. 📷 my own
#Archaeology
#BlackHistoryMonth is a way of remembering important people and events in the history of African diaspora.
Here are 5 facts about Black History Month you may not know!
4/ Countries around the world celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, however, they may celebrate it at different times of the year. For example, Netherlands, UK, and Ireland celebrates this event during October.
5/ #BlackHistoryMonth happens in February to honor Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
-Lincoln successfully issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared freedom for enslaved Americans.
-Douglass escaped from American slavery and became a famous abolitionist.
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The Parthenon Marbles in the @BritishMuseum consists of 3 different types of marble sculptures from the Parthenon Temple in Athens:
- The Parthenon Frieze
- Metopes of the Parthenon
- Pedimental Sculptures of the Parthenon
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Beautiful ancient glass. A c. 2,000 year-old Roman ribbed bowl made of translucent blue-green mosaic glass. Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart. Photo my own.
#Archaeology
#MosaicMonday
#Symbolism is very important in #Byzantine mosaics. In religious #mosaics, artists strived to create glittering, brightly coloured tesserae to create a feeling of awe and being in the presence of #God.
Do you feel its power?
Apparently its #hedgehogday in Europe, so here's a Faience aryballos in the form of a hedgehog.
What do you think it stores? 👀
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These four pages were once part of a book of astronomy from #Roman-period Egypt, & would originally have been bound together with string into a book used to cast horoscopes. They record the movements of the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, & Saturn over a 62 year period 🪐
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr
In honor of the start of #BlackHistoryMonth, here's our reminder to stand up for what's right and #FightRacism
#Chinese ritual bronze #sculptures have been around since 1500 BC and has a heavy influence over Chinese #art.
The sculptures are cast with complex patterns and zoomorphic decorations.
#ARTIFACTstories #Chineseculture #fineart #History #artifact
