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theswinginsixties:

The San Francisco Oracle, 1967 —  featuring Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, Alan Watts and Ralph Metzner

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centuriespast:

A Winged Hero Pursuing Two Ostriches
Cylinder seal and impression
Mesopotamia, Middle Assyrian period 
(ca. 1250–1150 B.C.) 

In one of the most striking of the Morgan’s Middle Assyrian seals, a hero pursues an adult ostrich, possibly representing the earthly equivalent of the griffin, the conveyor of death. The fleeing ostrich, with its head turned back in fear and fury and its feathers bristling, ranks among the greatest Mesopotamian depictions of animals. In the biblical Book of Job (39:13–17), the ostrich is considered a malevolent creature because it disdains its young, which may account for the presence of the young ostrich and enhances our understanding of this extraordinary seal.

The Morgan Library

triglifos-y-metopas:

Two bees arranged about a honey comb, gold pendant with appliqué and granulated ornament.

Mallia, Crete, Greece.

1700-1550 B.C. (Middle Minoan)

[Heraklion Archaeological Museum]

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f-l-e-u-r-d-e-l-y-s:

By helen-butler on flickr.com

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mpdrolet:

Gotland, Sweden, 1997

Pentti Sammallahti

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elfentau:

~* Troll cross - The troll cross is an amulet made of a circle of iron crossed at the bottom (possibly in the shape of an odal rune), a charm worn by early Scandinavian peoples as a protection against trolls and elves. Iron and crosses were both believed to ward off evil creatures. *~

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plumcollective:

Jean Royère; Sofa, c1947

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mizisham:

ToadFoot by nebarnix on Flickr.

room-of-flint:

Lovely cover (by Open Library)

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badminton:

rachela100: Frederick Childe Hassam, The Silver Veil and the Golden Gate, Oil on canvas

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centuriespast:

Weather God with Helmet Standing on Mountains, Brandishing Mace and Holding Snake, Lotus Blossom, and Rein of Kneeling Bull Surmounted by Nude Goddess Opening Veil, Suppliant Goddess Behind
Cylinder seal and impression
Syria
(ca. 1720–1650 B.C.)

The Morgan Library

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ancientart:

The Antenna Dagger from Siedelberg-Pfaffstätt, of the Hallstatt culture, (~800-450 BC) early Iron Age, central Europe.

Courtesy & currently located at the Castle museums in Linz, Austria. Photo taken by Wolfgang Sauber

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