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vintagehomecollection · 6 months
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The Fireplace, 1994
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theoldbone · 1 year
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If I only had 1600.00 to spend on pretty things.
Agate carved Smilodon
https://www.skullis.com/4-8-Premium-Brazilian-Agate-Carved-Crystal-Smilodon-SABER-TOOTHED-Tiger-Cat-Skull.html
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letmeinimafairy · 7 months
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Megaliths and portals again, now small enough to be pendants. Resin, wood, crushed pebbles. Stone circles and labyrinths next (guess who listened to too many anthropology and history podcasts)
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treasures-and-beauty · 9 months
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Mastodon Ivory Amulet by Carolyn Morris Bach
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yeoldegodzilla · 3 months
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Godzilla can often be found carved above Cathedral doors as a good luck symbol.
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yebreed · 1 month
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Nature Inspired: Golden Cicada Resting On a Jade Leaf
Exquisite ornament of the Ming dynasty.
Total weight of the insect figurine, made of 95% pure gold, is 4.65 g. The thickness of the finely crafted wings is only 2 mm.
Unearthed in Boshiwu (博士塢), Wufeng Mountain, Suzhou. Now exhibited in Nanjing Museum (南京博物院).
Photo: ©南京博物院
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lionfloss · 2 years
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Chinese Dragon Phone, circa 1980s
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buboplague · 1 year
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あけましておめでとうございます
cards this year were either all black, or had silver accents
some day I’ll get the hang of printing these.... this year was not that year
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ilumies · 2 months
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alexander mcqueen wood carved prosthetic legs designed for paralympic athlete simee mullins, who modelled for mcqueen's 1999 No.13 show
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zegalba · 1 year
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Alexander McQueen: ‘No. 13’ Spring/Summer 1999 pair of wooden prosthetic legs.
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Dabous Giraffes, dated 8000 BC, Dabous, Aïr Mountains, Niger,
Two of the biggest animal rock Neolithic petroglyphs in the world!
The carvings are 6 metres (20 ft) in height and consist of two giraffes carved into the Dabous Rock with a great amount of detail. One of the giraffes is male, while the other, smaller, is female.
Credit: historydefined
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Antiques at Home, 1989
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2001hz · 1 year
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Carved Wood Prosthetic Grapevine Legs Worn By Aimee Mullins for Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer (1999)
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bharatpics · 1 year
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The Rājarājeśvaram temple of Dārāsuram in India, demonstrates an exceptional level of ornamentation, achieving a tasteful balance without becoming indulgent.
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Carved Norman doorway at Church Kilpeck, Herefordshire, ENGLAND
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strawberryprism · 9 months
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Let’s get a round of applause for fat trans people round of applause for fat trans people
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