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He/him. 32. Graphic Designer and tired bird, I doodle from time to time. I also like to talk about history. ENG/ESP I have a shop!: https://ko-fi.com/magpies_nest/shop Telegram art channel: https://t.me/themagpiesnest Pfp🎨: @asurii.bsky.social

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Anfor@anforsorrow.bsky.social · 21h ago

This is the interior of "Bouillon Julien", a brasserie-type restaurant in Paris. Opened as "Gandon-Fournier" in 1903, the interior was built in an Art Nouveau style by Louis Trézel, Armand Ségau and Hippolyte Boulenger, it still has its original decor. It was classified a Historical Monument in 1997

Interior of "Bouillon Julien", in the 10th arrondissement of Paris (France). Opened in 1903 as Gandon-Fournier. The tiled floor, depicting a wild aquilegia and daisy meadow, was crafted in Hippolyte Boulenger's pottery works in Choisy-le-Roi, whose headquarters where located in the neighborhood of the restaurant. At Julien Barbarin's request, Georges Guenne's company installed large window panes which let the natural light pour into the room; the drawings of the windows were made by Charles Buffer, the father of painter Bernard Buffet.Corner at the restaurant. The peacock murals were made by Armand Ségaud.One of the four panels depiciting woman, by Louis Trézel. They are inspired by Alfons Muchas's iconography.Antique cash register and mahogany counter, attributed to cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle.
Alison Fisk@alisonfisk.bsky.social · 4h ago

Roman clay hot water bottles in the shape of human body parts used for therapeutic purposes some 2,000 years ago! Found in a building which may have been a healing centre. Paphos Archaeological Museum, Cyprus 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a museum display at Paphos Archaeological Museum of ancient Roman red clay vessels shaped like human body parts each of which has a spout with a handle either side, allowing it to be filled with hot water or oil. The clay walls of the vessels are only 3 mm thick so that heat would be conducted to the body. They are comparable in size to the corresponding human parts of the body including ears, torso, groin, hands, thigh, knee, shin, and feet. They are mounted for the display over a simple outline of a human figure, illustrating their possible therapeutic use around 2,000 years ago.
Sherlock Holmes@bakerstreetholmes.bsky.social · 8h ago

Opened in 1843, the Thames Tunnel was the first tunnel ever dug beneath a navigable river. Marc Brunel's iron shield did the digging; his son Isambard nearly drowned in the 1828 flood. A million visitors walked through in the first fifteen weeks. Would you have queued?

An 1843 printed advertisement announcing the Thames Tunnel's opening to the public, showing three views: Brunel's great iron shield at work underground, a long section of the tunnel beneath the river, and visitors descending the staircase at the shaft.
Anfor@anforsorrow.bsky.social · 10mo ago

In Celtic mythology, the idea of ​​metamorphosis was very common. One of the animals associated with metamorphosis was the Deer. There were many legendary figures and spirits who could transform into a deer. The horned god Cernunnos was also associated with the stag.

A horned figure on the Gundestrup cauldron (plate A), commonly associated with Celtic god Cernunnos. He is sitting cross-legged, wielding a torc in one hand and a ram-horned serpent in the other. He is surrounded by different creatures, including a stag. From between 200 BC and 300 AD. National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.
Anfor@anforsorrow.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hello travellers! In this thread I am posting every thread I made during Seven Wonders Week, talking about the famous Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, so they can be found in the same post! So if you want to visit the tourist hits of the Ancient Mediterranean world, here you have! 🔽🧵

Anfor@anforsorrow.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Greetings Travellers! This week I'm going to start Seven Wonders Week, where each day we will explore on of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World! The only Wonder (and the oldest) still standing is the Great Pyramid of Giza. But what are the origins of this list, and why those seven? 📸🔽

Great Pyramid of Giza. Built during the reign of king Khufu (also known as Cheops). 2589-2566 BCE, 4th Dynasty. Egypt. Photo by David Stanley, published on Flickr the 26 of March of 2013. The Great Pyramid of Giza ("Piramides Aegypti"). Engraving from the "Octo Mundi Miracula," 1572. Published by Flemish engraver Philips Galle, based on drawings by Dutch painter Maarten van Heemskerck.
Carausius@carausius286.bsky.social · 8h ago

This magnificent rhyton is in the shape of a lioness’s head. It was found at the palace of Knossos & is made from a very fine limestone that can appear - in certain light - as somewhat translucent. It is craftsmanship of the highest order. 🕰️C17th-16thBC 🏛️📷 Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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North Ages@northages.bsky.social · 7h ago

An excavation at Lindisfarne led by DigVentures and Durham University began #OTD in 2019. One of the top finds would be a rare glass gaming-piece dating from AD 700-900. It is believed to be a kingpiece from a set used to play a version of ‘tafl’. 📸DigVentures

The piece is made of bright blue glass with exuberant white swirls and crowned with a ring of five white bobbles.
Anfor@anforsorrow.bsky.social · yesterday

This week, thieves broke into the Villena Museum (MUVI), removing one of the windows, and stole most of the Villena Treasure, one of the largest Bronze Age gold finds in Europe. This is very important, not only because of its significance, but also because it is a symptom of a broader problem🧵🔽

Treasure of Villena, comprised of items made out of gold, silver, meteoric iron and amber. Bronze Age (10th century BCE)