maandag 11 februari 2019

Hermitage (2)

Had so many comments on yesterday's post, I'll show you some more items of the exhibition.
These gold treasures date from 2-nd-1st century BC and were found in Siberia.
Left is a Belt fastening: wolf doing battle with a snake.
In the middle a Belt plaque with boar hunt. Right is a Golden torque with beasts of prey.

Oil lamp made from a lumb of rock christal from Egypt. In the 16th Century the creatures were added by the Italians.

A mythical funerary horse's decoration. This funerary caparison and head gear was intented for a chieftain's horse.The gear transformed the animal into an impressive mythical beast.
All items were placed behind glass which makes the quality of photos a bit less.

13 opmerkingen:

  1. "2-nd-1st century BC and were found in Siberia.
    Left is a Belt fastening: wolf doing battle with a snake."

    I wonder what it symbolizes. Also, that is a huge snake!

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  2. prachtige objecten Marianne

    een genoegen om dit te zien

    groeten

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  3. Wow! Looove the Egyptian oil lamp, so beautiful 💙

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  4. Pretty impressive pieces you've shown us today. I'm always impressed by ancient glass pieces. Glass is so fragile it amazes me when it lasts so long.

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  5. I love going to the museums.
    These are beautiful pieces.
    : )

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  6. Great craftsmanship in such old objects! Love the oil lamp.

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  7. These fire my imagination, M! Thank you so much

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  8. The funerary horse particularly stands out.

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  9. Beautiful! My favorite is the lamp too, it's absolutely gorgeous.

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