▪︎ Drinking vessel belonging to Basel’s shoemakers’ guild.

Place of origin: Basel, Switzerland

Date: 1661

Medium: Leather, mouthpiece made of gold-plated silver.

#MetalMonday:

Silver Ram’s Head Rhyton, c. 700-600 BCE, from Ziwiye (Iran)

On display at Penn Museum

Read more about this piece here:

Rhyton Terminating in the Forepart of a Wild Cat

Iran, Parthian, ca. 1st century BCE

Dating from the Parthian period, this silver rhyton is a fine example of the enduring influence of Hellenistic culture, which owes much to the artistic traditions of Achaemenid Iran. The horn-shaped vessel ends in the forepart of a panther; a spout for pouring is in the middle of the chest. A gilded fruit-laden grapevine winds around the panther's chest; at the other end of the rhyton, an ivy wreath encircles the rim. These are the symbols of the Greek wine god Dionysus, whose cult spread eastward with the invasion of Alexander. Dionysiac images—panthers, grapevines, and dancing females—were absorbed by the Parthians and continued to appear in the art of Near Eastern cultures in the Sasanian period (A.D. 224–651).

Sea unicorn as a drinking vessel, Elias Geyer, 1600 AD. Silver, gilded. Leipzig, Germany.

TOP: An ancient Greek kylix showing a baby sitting in his pottychair and calling to his mother.

ca. 480 BCE, Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels

BOTTOM: A 6th-century BCE potty found in the Athenian Agora.

Imagine drinking pilk out of a freezer-cold army canteen

Zochascher Willkomm by Melchior Bayr, Augsburg, 1667, silver, gilt; coral This drinking vessel in the shape of a striding stag, with removable headpiece, is in both design and execution an excellent example of the high level of Augsburg goldsmithing and silversmithing. The necklace, decorated with lion heads and rosettes, forms the rim of the mouth of this idiosyncratic vessel, which was given to distinguished guests at their reception (hence the name Willkomm = Welcome). Zochascher Willkomm von Melchior Bayr, Augsburg, 1667, Silber, vergoldet; Koralle Dieses Trinkgefäß in Gestalt eines schreitenden Hirsches, mit abnehmbaren Kopfteil, ist in Entwurf wie Ausführung ein exzellentes Beispiel für den hohen Stand der Augsburger Gold- und Silberschmiedekunst. Das mit Löwenköpfen und Rosetten verzierte Halsband bildet den Mundrand dieses eigenwilligen Gefäßes, das hochstehenden Gästen zum Empfang (daher der Name Willkomm) gereicht wurde.

If I had to cry about this, you guys need to cry with me! 😭 (source)

Guys.

So the other day I thought it would be fun (??) to go through Sleep Token's twitter (yeah yeah, I know, evil site) and I had to share this here.

Listen, I LOVE the way they talk so Cryptic™ and Eloquent™ - for some reason this one just made me laugh so, so much.

Man's really said VORE with his full chest, I love it.

Fave sweet peas

Kurama and Sukuna watching their respective vessels interact with their homosexual shounen rival and say silly goofy gay statements™️ like carrying burdens and dying together and/or not affording to die because the other will kill them if they die again.

Cocoa Vessel :>

my composure dies every time i see your eyes

this video of the offering in adelaide is everything to me right now, it’s got:

☑️ vessel’s vocals sounding absolutely phenomenal

☑️ ii being the absolute fucking percussion king that he is👑

☑️ iii rocking to his heart’s content (also HANDS)

☑️ iv being casually hot and slutty (affectionate)

☑️ ves dancing his sweet, funky lil heart out💖

some fancy dressed up tripods in the (new!!!) sketchbook, getting a grasp on fashion

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