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arthistoryanimalia · 3 days
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#MetalMonday:
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Silver Ram’s Head Rhyton, c. 700-600 BCE, from Ziwiye (Iran)
On display at Penn Museum
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itscolossal · 7 months
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Barbed Wire, Chains, and Shears Cleave Through Delicate Pottery in Glen Taylor’s Profound Sculptures
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miamaimania · 1 month
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“'Til Death Do Us Part” By Kate Bauman
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persephone-nymph · 2 years
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The Hour is Devoted to Revenge (1999)
© Louise Bourgeois
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frostedmagnolias · 3 months
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Pendant
c. 1700s
maker unknown
“Gold pendant, the border set with half pearls surrounded by an embroidery of two birds under faceted crystal.”
V&A Museum
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eyesaremosa1cs · 5 months
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René Lalique
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corvidsofthedeep · 3 months
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No Context Crow #169: Cutlery Crow
Sculpture by Matt Wilson. Instagram, Website.
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hypernormalized · 9 months
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Candle Sculpture (1986) by Jack Brubaker, via "Whimsigothic" movement researched by CARI
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thesilicontribesman · 2 months
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The Hunterston Brooch, 700CE, likely Dunadd, Argyll, The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
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full-metal-femme · 6 months
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Took some new shots of my kilt jacket to submit to an art show! I don't know if I'll get in but it could be cool - regardless you should check them out :) they're @queermetalsmiths on Instagram 🤘🏻
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treasures-and-beauty · 10 months
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Dragon head finial, 11th-14th century, Iran
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arthistoryanimalia · 8 months
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For #InternationalCatDay 😻
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Richard H. Recchia (American, 1885 – 1983) Persian Cat, 1931 Bronze, black patina, lost wax cast 49.53 x 26.03 x 30.48 cm (19 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 12 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1984.746
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miamaimania · 1 month
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Tracery: A Symphony in Bronze by Timothy Cleary
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itscolossal · 5 months
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The Iconic ‘Silver Swan’ Automaton Gets a Well-Deserved Fluff of the Feathers
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nuveau-deco · 3 months
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Hermetic Case Pocket Watch. Dated around 1925–1935, made by Ebel SA in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Medium is silver with red and black enamelling; dimensions (when closed): h. 31.2 x w. 48.5 x 12.9 mm. From the British Museum collection, museum number: 1970,1208.1
(Source: britishmuseum.org)
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entomologize · 1 year
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Sculptures made from old watch parts by A Mechanical Mind
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