charming little art pieces made by humans long ago

alternatively: ancient art i'd want if it were even remotely ethical to have it

[1five1two]

Leopard Figurine. Mesopotamia. c. 3300-2900 BC.

[eternalgirlscout]

so called "free thinkers" when hi 1 quastion

[omnia-mors-aequat-nstrwa]

Armor of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I (1503–1564)

[zillah975]

Okay but what's going on in that fourth photo? The mechanical looking thing? Is it, like, hinged reinforcement? I've looked up the armor but I can't figure out what search terms I need to use to figure it out.

[loonalatency]

Its to help support a lance i think!

[dailyhistoryposts]

Ancient d20s

Faience icosahedron inscribed with letters of the Greek alphabet. Roman, 2nd-3rd century CE. Used for do-it-yourself fortunetelling.

Serpentinite icosahedron inscribed with the letters of the Greek alphabet. Ptolemaic-Roman Period of Egypt, between 2nd century BCE and 4th century CE.

[worldsandemanations]

Bowl with Fish design , Iran, probably Kashan, late 13th–mid-14th century, stonepaste; black decoration under a transparent turquoise glaze

[redlipstickresurrected]

Small Bowl with Mice, 100-500 CE, Ceramic with white and black Slip Glaze

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold ring set with mouse amulet, Egypt, from the reign of Thutmose III, 1479-1425 BC

from The MET

[memories-of-ancients]

Enameled gold reliquary pendant featuring St. Michael, Byzantine, 11th century

from The British Museum

[memories-of-ancients]

Glass vessel in the form of an animal, Iran, 10th century AD

from The LA County Museum of Art

[memories-of-ancients]

Copper crab, Moche culture, Peru, 6th-7th century

from The MET

[thatshowthingstarted]

Irish Gold Ribbon Torc from 3rd century BC,

Siscovered near Belfast.

Courtesy: National Museum of Ireland

[memories-of-ancients]

Bronze sword, Luristan, 9th-7th century BC

from the R.W. Norton Gallery

[timur-i-lang]

Dish with three ducks on a pond, surrounded by water weeds

Mashhad, Iran, 1450-1475

[memories-of-ancients]

Mace, Germany, circa 1480-1500

from The Art Institute of Chicago

[suigintou]

it must be said the ancient greeks got a little funny with it

[cryoverkiltmilk]

Parry this, you filthy Macedonian.

[cryoverkiltmilk]

So this post is making the rounds again, for reasons.

[ancientpeoples]

Terracotta Dish

Southern Italian/Greek, c. 330-300 BCE

Shallow dish with ring base decorated with ivy vine and stamped pattern; leaves and dots in added white.

[memories-of-ancients]

Katar with guarded hilt, from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, 16th century

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[memories-of-ancients]

Dagger with silver inlaid scabbard, hilt signed "Honilius", Roman, 1st century AD

from The Princeton University Art Museum