Asinus ad Lyram

Posts about Ancient and Medieval History, Art, Fantasy

[zombiesnake57]

Warduke from the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons storybook “The Forest of Enchantment”. Art by Earl Norem, story by Bob Stine

[classicartverso]

Joshua Middleton - Red Sonja

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kaen

[formlab]

Sanyo DR-202 Tape Recorder, 1983

[cosmicretreat]

Gerald Brom

[knightsfoil]

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔓𝔯𝔬𝔭𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔶, 𝔉𝔲𝔩𝔣𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔡. 🗡️

My fake dungeon synth album art for my portfolio is finally done! I would love to do this for a real album, so definitely contact me if you’re interested.

[phantastische-illustrationen]

'Pluto', 1909 (Franz von Stuck)

[omercifulheaves]

Art by Moebius

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[centuriespast]

A Greek terra-cotta, fifth-century B.C. plaque at the Met showing Odysseus approaching Penelope.

[fiery-kitty]

Scythian Pectoral (4th century BCE)

Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, Kyiv

The pectoral is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Scythian goldsmithing and one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Ukraine. Its artistic sophistication demonstrates the close interaction between Scythian and Greek craftsmanship in the Northern Black Sea region during the 4th century BCE.

Place of origin: Northern Black Sea region

Findspot: Tovsta Mohyla kurgan (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine), discovered by Borys Mozolevskyi (1971)

Materials: Gold

Techniques: Enameling, casting, repoussé, stamping, forging, wire drawing, inlay, soldering

Decoration: The ornament is crescent-shaped and divided by four twisted torques into three horizontal registers, each filled with sculptural scenes. The pectoral consists of more than 160 individual elements

Dimensions: Diameter is 306 mm

[oldschoolfrp]

“Reckoneers” by Brom for TSR’s Dark Sun setting – This was cropped into two halves and used as separate covers for two books in the boxed AD&D adventure Merchant House of Amketch (1993), and in the same year it was the paperback cover of The Cerulean Storm (book 5 of the Prism Pentad series)

[postcardpast]

[overdose-art]

A SILK HERALDIC RUG, POSSIBLY KASHAN, CENTRAL PERSIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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vvilczy

[jca-archive]

Christian Broutin, from JCA Annual 9 (1990)

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Joonas Ryynänen