April282013
indigenousdialogues: Tileca. 1575Ottoman period Stone-paste body painted under glazeIznik, Turkey “The ambitious architectural projects sponsored by Suleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1522–60) and his ruling elite in the sixteenth century provided the necessary impetus for large-scale production of Iznik tiles. Using certain standardized sizes and shapes, Iznik tiles and three-dimensional objects share many of the same motifs and color combinations. The design for this tile is clearly part of a repeat pattern, which would have animated an interior or exterior surface, much like a curtain or a piece of textile.” - Smithsonian’s Museums of Asian Art

indigenousdialogues:

Tile
ca. 1575
Ottoman period
Stone-paste body painted under glaze
Iznik, Turkey
“The ambitious architectural projects sponsored by Suleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1522–60) and his ruling elite in the sixteenth century provided the necessary impetus for large-scale production of Iznik tiles. Using certain standardized sizes and shapes, Iznik tiles and three-dimensional objects share many of the same motifs and color combinations. The design for this tile is clearly part of a repeat pattern, which would have animated an interior or exterior surface, much like a curtain or a piece of textile.”

- Smithsonian’s Museums of Asian Art
6PM
centuriespast: Carved Powder Horn Possibly European, 19th century  Doyle New York

centuriespast:

Carved Powder Horn 
Possibly European, 19th century 

Doyle New York
6PM
ancientart: The Ancient Roman Theatre of Leptis Magna, located in modern day Libya, North Africa. It was built in the era of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). Photo courtesy & taken by David Gunn

ancientart:

The Ancient Roman Theatre of Leptis Magna, located in modern day Libya, North Africa. It was built in the era of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161).

Photo courtesy & taken by David Gunn

(via temple-of-ishtar)
6PM
myancientworld: Marble statue of an old woman, Roman, dated to around 14- 68 AD. This early Imperial marble statue is based on a second century BC Greek original. Standing at 126cm, it is thought that this aged courtesan is on her way to a Dionysiac festival, and carries a basket of fruit and two chickens as dedicatory gifts to the god of wine. 

myancientworld:

Marble statue of an old woman, Roman, dated to around 14- 68 AD.

This early Imperial marble statue is based on a second century BC Greek original. Standing at 126cm, it is thought that this aged courtesan is on her way to a Dionysiac festival, and carries a basket of fruit and two chickens as dedicatory gifts to the god of wine. 
6PM
blaaargh: Hopi Katsina (Mastof)

blaaargh:

Hopi Katsina (Mastof)
6PM

polynasian:

Polynesian Tatts.

(via polynesians)
April272013
homoarchaeologicus: Two bronze dōtaku (ritual bells), Yayoi period (about 300 BC-AD 300), Japan. The origin of the dōtaku is thought to be the Chinese cattle bell. However, the Japanese did not practise cattle farming, so the first bells must have been imported as ritual objects. The fact that they are often found buried on isolated hill-sides and show evidence of having been buried and dug up several times, suggests their use in an agricultural ritual. - britishmuseum.org

homoarchaeologicus:

Two bronze dōtaku (ritual bells), Yayoi period (about 300 BC-AD 300), Japan.

The origin of the dōtaku is thought to be the Chinese cattle bell. However, the Japanese did not practise cattle farming, so the first bells must have been imported as ritual objects. The fact that they are often found buried on isolated hill-sides and show evidence of having been buried and dug up several times, suggests their use in an agricultural ritual. - britishmuseum.org
9PM
fourteenth: Wreath of oak leaves and acorns Greek, Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period, 4th century B.C.

fourteenth:

Wreath of oak leaves and acorns Greek, Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period, 4th century B.C.

(via hersphinxness)
9PM

from The Hunt of the Unicorn, tapestries, 1495-1505

(Source: calantheandthenightingale, via theenglishladye)
9PM
tammuz: Relief showcasing an attendant with two horses from the Assyrian era (668-626 BCE). Worcester Art Museum. Worcester, MA.  Photo by Babylon Chronicle

tammuz:

Relief showcasing an attendant with two horses from the Assyrian era (668-626 BCE). Worcester Art Museum. Worcester, MA. 

Photo by Babylon Chronicle