Samarran Ceramic Plate (5000 BC); from Samarra, Mesopotamia - modern-day Iraq.
Here women stand in quadrants, their hair whirling in four winds, circled by a ring of scorpions.
Samarra, a neolithic town created a long line of splendid painted ceramics and female figurines. The Samarran Period (6500-6000 BC) is known for its finely made pottery decorated with animals, birds, and geometric designs.
British Museum
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A ruins of street at the ancient city of Mohenjodaro (Mound of the Dead), an archaeological (Indus Valley Civilization) site, flourished around 2600-1900 BC, now in Pakistan.
Mohenjo-daro has a planned layout with rectilinear buildings arranged on a grid plan. Most were built of fired and mortared brick; some incorporated sun-dried mud-brick and wooden superstructures. The covered area of Mohenjo-daro is estimated at 300 hectares.
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The world’s first animated vase was found at Burnt City-Iran.
Shahr-e Sukhteh or Burnt City is a UNESCO World Heritage site dating back to pre-Iranic times. It was quite advanced for its era featuring a plumbing system.
National Museum, Tehran
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Picture stone from 400-600 AD found at Rikvide burial field on the island of Gotland, Sweden. Known as the Snake-Witch stone of Gotland, it actually reminds of the Birth-giving Goddess in her form of Mistress of Animals.
Gotland Museum in Visby, Sweden
A 1st-2nd Century AD; Roman Vase with Phallic Symbols; found from Camulodunum (Roman Colchester), England.
Phallic symbols are found on a wide range of Roman objects, from amulets to frescoes to mosaics to lamps. While for us erect phallus always evokes associations with sex, but in ancient Rome the range of its meanings was much broader. Phallus symbols intended to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits.
(Colchester Castle Museum)
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Jean Bugatti standing next to his 1932 Type 41 (Bugatti) Royale 'Esders' Roadster, one of seven built (1927-1933).
(Photo Colorized by Wayne Degan)
Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a German then French manufacturer of high-performance automobiles. Company was founded in 1909 in then-German city of Molsheim, Alsace, by Italian-born industrial designer Ettore Bugatti. Cars were known for their design beauty and numerous race victories.
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We're sad to announce that around 8 trees were lost in Storm Darragh. This number could have been much higher if it wasn’t for our incredible Tree Gang.
The fallen trees and branches won’t go to waste - some will be mulched, while others will be carved into small products 💚
Kew Gardens @kewgardens #Kewgardens #trees #storms #StormDarragh
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A cartoon by Liana Finck. #NewYorkerCartoons newyorkermag.visitlink.me/Cbue…
@NewYorker #cartoons #Haircare #humour #humor #NewYorker #philosophy
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Owl of Athena! 🦉❤️
Silver tetradrachm coin minted in Athens c. 475-465 BC.
Photo Getty Museum getty.edu/art/collection/objec…
@AlisonFisk #Owls #coins #numismatic #museums
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From playful scenes of ice skating and sledding to quiet landscapes blanketed in snow, the Rijksmuseum collection shows us how people have embraced winter outdoors through the centuries. 🏔️ Explore the art of winter, and maybe even discover your own snowy spirit!
🚨 Dive into winter sport: rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/n…
Rijksmuseum @rijksmuseum #winter #wintersport
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An Afghan museum that buried its artifacts after Taliban takeover is reborn online.
Documents and artifacts were hidden, buried and smuggled out of the country. And eventually a virtual incarnation emerged.
npr.org/sections/goats-and-sod… #museums #Taliban #Afghanistan
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120 Miles of Russian Forest Couldn’t Keep These Two Tigers Apart.
Boris and Svetlaya were raised together as orphaned cubs, & then reintroduced to the wild separately. But Boris went on a trek that surprised the researchers who were monitoring him nytimes.com/2024/12/11/science… #tigers
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Being Human Festival Proposals: Submission Deadline is 12/18/24.
The National #Humanities Center invites proposals for events to be included in the Being Human Festival, a public humanities initiative for diverse, non-academic audiences in the USA
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/b… #Festivals
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The Medieval mason who did this definitely had quite a sense of humor 🫣😃
(Abbey of Sainte Foy, Conques, France, 1050 AD)
#drthehistories #medieval #masonery #stonemason #religion #history
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