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markantonys

wheel of time season 3 + text posts

thelvadams

DOCTOR WHO The Interstellar Song Contest

cosmonautroger

mudwerks

comedic timing

nervouspearl

Siuan making sure Queen Morgase knows who has the bigger seat

airframeextender

you know what really gets my goat?

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el chupacabra

anonaboo

I’m sorry!? What?!

lindseyanna

azzandra

Whoa, chupacabra’s a millennial?

bookishjules

fallenangelvictorious

Omg happy birthday el chupacabra!

The big 30!!!

Someone get this thing a cake made of goats!!!

monarobot

Happy birthday to this legend!

faircastle

Countdown to Wheel of Time Season 3 Day 2: Favorite Costume

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Alanna Mosvani in The Flame of Tar Valon

onaperduamedee

The shredding

carmelasoprano

chinoiseriene

Ming dynasty (1368-1644) gold ewers. Mostly used for wine (grape wine, rice wine, grains wine, etc)

Since ancient times, gold has been considered in China a symbol of wealth and social status, alongside bronze, jade and silk. Unlike silver, which became the main monetary value and was used for trade under the Ming, gold was usually reserved for decoration or the making of luxury objects, such as ceremonial tableware and jewellery.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the production of gold objects and ornaments developed widely. Some of the most beautiful pieces were enhanced with precious stones: rubies, spinels, blue, yellow or green sapphires, or any other rare material, such as white or green jade, freshwater pearls, and kingfisher feathers.

Given the value of the metal from which these objects are made, they are relatively rare survivors. As most of the gold items produced during this period were intended for personal use – and not as tomb goods – the ones that have survived are linked to the imperial family and were probably interred as personal possessions.