Goosemilk

 © Musée du Louvre , dist. RMN -GP / Christian Décamps

British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. Publication info London,Printed by order of the Trustees,1909. BHL Collections: Smithsonian Libraries

Pablo Neruda, tr. by Paul Weinfield, from “Night on the Island,” (via violentwavesofemotion)

~ Carvings ~

One of these characteristics was wealth. We have discussed previously that the quality of their coinage attests to this, but it can also be seen in the iconography on the coins. On this didrachm of Segesta, we can see one of the origins of this wealth, a hunting dog scenting an animal. Not only was hunting, for the acquisition of meat and hides a valuable enterprise for the community, but the dogs themselves seem to have been a product of the community. Cirneco dell'Etna dogs, a type of breed developed in antiquity on Sicily, were greatly desired as hunting dogs throughout the Mediterranean and especially in Egypt. They were bred to be able to sustain a hunt for hours without food and water and to be hardy enough to tackle the slopes of Etna. Segesta was especially proud of these dogs and advertised their breeding on their coins.

Roman mosaic.  Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

(via boneandpapyrus)

A very special Art Nouveau tiara comprised of horn, gold, diamond and pearl. Maker’s mark for Paul-Gabriel Liénard and French control marks, circa 1900-1905

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/323185

Zdzislaw Beksinski

Fluorite on Quartz matrix - La Viesca, Asturias, Spain

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/463132

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/471973

weaving - Finland

Outlier