#pectoral

[toyastales]

René Lalique Serpent Pectoral Pendant designed around 1899.

[egypt-museum]

Falcon Pectoral of Tutankhamun

Late 18th Dynasty, reign of Tutankhamun, c. 1332–1323 B.C.

Gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, carnelian and light-blue glass

From the Tomb of Tutankhamun. Now at the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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[k-eke]

A little tutorial about how to draw pecs! 

Many asked me in the past so I hope it can help many! 

[theancientwayoflife]

~ The royal belt of Calakmulhul.

▪︎ Towards mid-November 1988, researchers from the Calakmul Project discovered in Building III a crypt that housed the remains of an ancient sovereign accompanied by a modest funerary trousseau. Among the objects deposited in the tomb were three green stone masks. One must have been placed on his face, the other two smaller ones were interpreted as medallions or pectorals.

The belt was part of the dignitaries' attire, as can be seen in some steles. It was made up of a small mask from which three green stone axes hung. The masks represented deities or embodied ancestors. The axes, when hitting each other, generate a tinkling sound that is heard like the murmur of the wind. By wearing the belt, the rulers were transfigured into the axis mundi , in the center of the Universe.

[arthistoryanimalia]

Happy #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheSnake 🌕🐍

René Lalique (France, 1860-1945)

Serpents' Corsage ornament, Paris, c.1898-9

Chased & enamelled gold, H 21.0 x W 14.3 cm

F undação Calouste Gulbenkian 1216

“This piece can be considered one of the paradigms of Lalique’s jewellery production, both for the mastery of its execution and the choice of theme. Reptiles were, indeed, a frequent source of inspiration for the artist throughout his career, a motif to which he constantly returned, both in the jewellery of the Art Nouveau period and in the glass production of the Art Deco period.

The nine intertwined serpents that make up the corsage ornament, in stained glass enamel and enamelled gold, form a knot from which the bodies of eight of them cascade down, with the ninth rising up in the centre at the top of the jewel. The heads of the reptiles, in attack position, have open mouths from which rows of pearls may have hung. A piece of jewellery whose whereabouts today are unknown and of which this is probably the only replica, featured prominently at the 1900 Paris Exposition.”

[dwellerinthelibrary]

A Middle Kingdom pectoral with Horus and Set as sphinxes. Formerly displayed at the Met.

[tonytamales]

Gulf - Fall of the Dragon [G]

"High up the drop that will break the ground!" "Intense of highs and lows, these titans are on their last straw, ready to make any move to finish off the battle of the Teeth Ciurcuit!" Super awesome gift by Jryuu <3 Art by Merdekyle. Victor (dragon) is Gabu's

[blondebrainpowered]

Middle Kingdom (ca. 1897 - 1878 BCE) Pectoral of Senusret II, made of cloisonné inlays on gold of carnelian, feldspar, garnet, turquoise, lapis lazuli that was found in the tomb of Princess Sit-Hathor Yunet, the daughter of Pharaoh Senusret II.

Image credit: John Campana