Of Spectre & Snake

If there is a god, down in hell is where I’ll be 18+ / Fat / Lynwood

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Willem Claesz. Heda 1632, detail

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Lantern Shield with Gauntlet and Retractable Thrusting Blade (before 1596)

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna

A mannerist combination weapon consisting of a round shield, an iron gauntlet, a retractable thrusting blade, and an oil lantern. The lantern could be used to dazzle an opponent during combat in low-light conditions. The object was part of the collection of Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol and was likely intended as a technical display piece rather than a practical battlefield weapon.

Origin: Austria (Collection of Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol)

Length: 82 cm; length (blade extended) 101 cm

Diameter: 40 cm

Depth: 40 cm

Material: Iron, brass, velvet, gold thread, leather

Technique: Forging, raising, piercing, blackening, bluing, gilding

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Orion.

Gospel in the stars or primeval astronomy. 1882. Book cover.

Internet Archive

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By John Everett Millais

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Katherine Mansfield, The Collected Stories

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Vampire's Kiss by Boris Vallejo

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Chichen Itza, Mexico, 1989. Daniel Cartier

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"Waiting Gradually Eats The Soul"

by A.F. Vandevorst.

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