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hypnofantasma · 6 months

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The Main 13 Vani.

Took me about 6 and a half hours. I've always wanted to make a big nice image of all of them together, one that wasn't just a doodle, so here it is! I'm super happy with how it turned out, even with their cacophony of odd designs!

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sixteenseveredhands · 1 year

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Gold Turtle Necklace from Ancient Colchis (modern-day Georgia/South Caucasus) c. 450 BCE: this necklace was crafted from 31 turtle-shaped pendants, each one made of g0ld

The necklace was discovered during excavations at an archaeological site in Vani, Georgia (the country, not the state). Ancient Vani once served as the religious and administrative center for the Kingdom of Colchis; as I've previously discussed, Colchis was also known as the homeland of the fabled Golden Fleece, and to much of the ancient world, the Colchians themselves were renowned for their skills in goldsmithing.

The turtle pendants on this necklace are all decorated with ornate filigree and granulation patterns. The eyes of the 30 smaller turtles were originally made with glass inlay, while the eyes of the largest turtle (seen in the center) were made from drops of gold.

As this article also notes (translated from Georgian):

[This necklace] is unique because of the zoomorphic depiction that it presents. Among the known examples of goldsmithing from antiquity, the depiction of a turtle is not attested anywhere other than the Vani necklace.

The local origin of the necklace is primarily indicated by the stylistic unity of the pendants with other examples of Colchian goldsmithing. It should be noted that the land turtle depicted on the pendants was widespread in Colchis.

The excavations at Vani have uncovered lots of other artifacts made by Colchian goldsmiths. These artifacts include temple ornaments, zoomorphic figures, pieces of jewelry, diadems, headdresses, hairpins, drinking vessels, and appliqués, among other things, and they've provided some really valuable insights into the unique goldsmithing traditions that existed among the peoples of Colchis -- and the myths that evolved as a result.

A few of the other golden artifacts from Vani:

Top: headdress ornament featuring an openwork design, c. 350-300 BCE; the central panel of this piece depicts a stag and three other deer, while the frame is topped by two lions and several rows of birds; Bottom: a diadem with a set of temple ornaments, c. 400-350 BCE; all of the panels along the front of the diadem depict scenes of prey animals being hunted by lions

Top: necklace with a series of ram-shaped pendants, c. 400-350 BCE; each pendant was forged from two separate castings that were sealed together to form a complete shape, and the ears/horns were then soldered onto each piece; Bottom: set of bracelets with boar finials, c. 460-440 BCE

Golden appliqués depicting various animals, c. 400-300 BCE

Set of temple ornaments that depict two pairs of riders on horseback, c. 400-350 BCE

And a map showing the location of modern-day Georgia (just for reference):

As this map illustrates, Georgia is nestled right at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, with the Black Sea located on one side and the Caspian not far from the other; it is bordered by Russia to the North and by Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan to the South

Sources & More Info:

National Geographic (Georgian): Golden Kolkheti

Atinati: The Golden Kingdom of Colchis

Smithsonian: Summary of "Wine, Worship, and Sacrifice: the Golden Graves of Ancient Vani" Exhibition

Burusi (Georgian): The Archaeological Discoveries at Vani

Quaternary International: A Modern Field Investigation of the Mythical “Gold Sands” of Ancient Colchis and the “Golden Fleece” Phenomena

#archaeology #history #artifact #ancient history #georgia #sakartvelo #colchis #kolkheti #vani #gold #turtle #jewelry #golden fleece #goldsmithing #south caucasus #mythology #art #applique

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arachnits · 19 days

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time for another kh doodle dump

#that gummi boss kicked my fucking ass.#imagine how pissed i was when i grinded for gummi shit for like 20 minutes only to find out it wasnt required #never felt closer to sora in my life when i wanted to crash the ship and end the franchise early #kingdom hearts #kh #sora #riku #soriku #roxas #isa #saix #vanitas #the sora n vani i drew for my friend but you can tag it as ship if you really want #trans riku #i need the tboy riku truth to be heard RISE RISE RISE #my art

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kil9 · 2 months

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[evil voice] brother...

#kingdom hearts #ventus #vanitas #fanart #sonic the hedgehog #birth by sleep #drawings #broke my art block for this..... kh always wins #also my hedgehog vani design has a white belly under the suit fun fact #i luv drawing hedgehog style

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ayatheav · 4 months

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rewatched the whole series over christmas and i missed him

#hi long time no vani #vanitas no carte #the case study of vanitas #my art #vnc #got one more thing done before new year yippee. i have one more week of rest and then its finals crunch

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legofemme · 5 months

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Yayyyy ^^ mantidfly sparkledog girl 👍

#vani draws #dec art #furry #i dont . want to talk about how long it took to draw the patterns.

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vanibear · 11 months

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silly silly comic <3 forever a green haired kaiba truther

#they are so funny to me. this idea had been bouncing around in my head all day #jounouchi katsuya #joey wheeler #seto kaiba #puppyshipping #violetshipping #kaijou #yugioh #yugioh fanart #vani art :]#kat post

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dawning-skye · 1 year

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drowning in the light 🖤

#still loving all the vani lore that got dropped through KHUX #kingdom hearts #vanitas #kh #KHUX #darkness #light #my art

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vani-candy · 5 months

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have you guys seen that video of that cat waking up his owner by biting part of her hair off

#my time at sandrock #mtas fang #mtas x #haha funny #comic #doodle comic #fancomic #i love making fluffy romantic drama comics but im also a memer at heart #vani candy art

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stars-below-comic · 6 months

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PROLOGUE

- START (You are here.) - X - CH 1 PART 1 - (Links to be added as chapters come out.) ----------------------------------------

Finally starting this thing up! Wanted it to start before Halloween, so here we go with a neat little prologue.

Anyone new finding this who don't have context, you're in for a wild ride!

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hypnofantasma · 5 months

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What a weird fish.

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Listen to Qigogol's battle theme here!

#stars below #kenopsia #vaniwo #vanishing world #vani #kenopsia character #kenopsia canon vani #kraizen #alien #fish #anglerfish #lionfish #digital art #kenopsia vanishing world #qigogol #deep sea #sea monster #sea dragon

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vani-mari006 · 1 month

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I feel saur normal about him <3

#no country for old men #anton chigurh #no country for old men 2007 #digital art #my art #vani-mari006 #idc if he has a fuckass bob he’s still beautiful to me🩷

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kicktwine · 8 months

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miskellaneous

#tumblr is still my doodle archive #my art #venitas #ffxiv #kh #sprawl au #ooooo veni you are so creature #first of all. Bunny. Bnnuy. I would like to consider the bunny. Sorry for trapping him he’s doing plot in my brain #I drew vani a while ago but I should have made him a catboy. I will next time I draw him #second of all back in pic order #ari is trying to be kind but violence is extremely fun for him. He loves it. He loves to gloat and he loves to cackle #if he’s allowed at a target for his pent up rage and aggression he gets weird #second of all I’ve been thinking about gender as one does. And what it would look like 5000 years in the future #so like in sprawl. there’s an entire timeline of gender studies and anthropology that leads from our time #through where the entire notion COMPLETELY fell apart; through where there was a resurgence of ancient gender roles #back and forth and in circles and where new things sprung up and fell and debates about the validity of self went nuts #Xion knows a lot about it bc she will claim trans as a label vanitas also knows a lot of things because he Doesn’t consider himself #trans. vens confused he was literally never taught about any of this. unity(divine) has its own… kinda messed up way of doing it #he got lost somewhere around the advent of gene augmentation and nonhuman drag (she didn’t have to go into that detail she just thinks it’s #really cool)#(Also that was really early —)#Anyways. vanitas is also getting his sense of touch back up there. xions a miracle worker #transgender is even a slightly archaic term. it completely died for about a thousand years and then came back with a retro wave

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venturetime · 4 months

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Bear & Bird

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Happy new year! It’s 2024!

#banjo kazooie #rareware #rare ltd #nintendo #N64 #super smash bros #smash ultimate #art #drawing #my art #cute #happy new year #happy new year 2024 #venturetime #vani royal #GUH-HUH!#diddy kong racing

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melomelod111 · 5 months

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Small doodle/wip dump I’ve done through out the week!! Yes 3/4 of these are Vani. It’s been a Vanitas type week. Last one is me giving a go at Nomura’s style w/ Vani

#Digital art #my art #kh fanart #kingdom hearts #kh vanitas #kh ventus #ventus #vanitas #kh roxas #roxas #Only context I’m giving for the first one with ven and rox is that they BOTH have insomnia and terribly need a good night of sleep #Quite happy with how the KH art style Vani turned out #The only doodle where he looks fairly normal /j /lh #post kh3

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legofemme · 5 months

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They put chemicals in the water that turned me into a pooltoy. SAD. Ill be spending the rest of my life in the lazy river

#vani draws #nov art #sfw tf #pooltoy furry #yaayyy if u saw this twice i saw smthn i needed to fix ^^;#transfur #i almost forgot that tag existed

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