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Lover's Eye Bracelet - ca. 1860, probably British, watercolor on ivory set in a gold bracelet.

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Borage (he/it)

An absolute little unit of a thylacine made by modifying a small sauropod dinosaur in April 2025. I knew while making this one that it'd come out as a funny little stubby guy, but tbh I underestimated its power.

Not sure of this one's brand, it seems like a cheap wee thing! It spent a while attached to a kandi necklace my friend gave me. But I saw the stripes and I had thoughts...

No in depth walkthrough, but this thylacinification surgery involved chopping off most of the neck and sewing the top bit closed as a new head, and using some of the neck stripes to make a little snout! Took a bit of messing around with pieces to look good though. The fabric is all reused but the eyes and flocked nose are all new.

A scrap of leftover orange was donated to the tip of Dandelion's tail.

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Today's horse is... kind of a mystery! When I bought him, the seller knew next to nothing about him, just that he was vintage. I looked him up online and found a lot of similar models, but only a scant few that looked exactly like him. The sellers of these suggested that they might be Budweiser merch from the 70s, and that's really all I have to go on.

I think I might have found the original context, pictured below:

(Image found on kraftauctions.com)

But I've also found images of these horses in pairs on different (partial) stands that don't look like this. And he has loops on the sides of his collar that look like reins could go through. So I don't know. Maybe they were sold in different ways? One listing said it was made by Hartland, but I don't know that that's true.

I bought this one because I think he's cool. I like a model in harness, and I was impressed that he stands pretty well on just two hooves. Plus he seemed like he'd seen a lot and needed a good home. He was splitting down the middle and pretty dirty, but has since had a bath and some super glue. He's a little smaller than a typical Breyer Traditional (7 inches at the neck arch). I don't think he was ever meant to be a toy, but that won't stop me from playing with him a bit.

[zurich-snows]

Amphoriskos (Flask)

about 25 B.C.

Unknown artist/maker

On view at  Getty Villa, Gallery 216, Roman Treasury

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Due to the limited sources of the material and the labor-intensive process of making the vessels, rock crystal vessels were rare and expensive luxury items in the Roman world. A small amphoriskos such as this one probably contained expensive perfumed oils. This form of flask, with angular handles and a bottom knob, was also popular in ceramic vessels of the late first century B.C.

Like the Greeks before them, the Romans believed that rock crystal was ice that had been hardened through intense freezing. Fittingly, such a miraculous stone was believed to have the powers of an amulet and was highly valued.

The stone's hardness made it difficult to work but also highly desirable because the finished piece possessed a glossy finish and was resistant to scratches. To hollow out the vessel, an artisan used ground emery as an abrasive. Small vessels like this multi-faceted amphoriskos took advantage of the natural elongated, hexagonal structure of the quartz mineral.

[fragrantblossoms]

[Plant Branch with Leaves and Flowers]  1843 - 1845  Unknown maker, British, active India about 1843.  getty.edu

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