ancientart:
Aztec skull with mosaic inlay of turquoise, shells and mother-of-pearl, Mexico.
On the forehead of the skull a snake has been depicted. Probably this person had a special connection to the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, the feathered snake. Mixtec craftsmen were very skilled in the art of making mosaics -only few objects of their work have been remained.
Courtesy & currently located at the National Museum of Ethnology, the Netherlands. Photo taken by ease.
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andrewharlow:
Alejandro Almanza Pereda
I was adored once too, 2010
Plaster Statues
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fripperiesandfobs:
Balenciaga cocktail dress ca. 1957
From the Cristobal Balenciaga Museum
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The anatomy of a horse, elegantly arranged, and framed by its luckier (un-dissected!) barnyard friends. From Heck’s Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature and art (New York, 1851).
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The Halászbástya (Fisherman’s Bastion), Budapest, Hungary by John and Tina Reid
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1931: Mafia boss Joe Masseria lays dead on a Brooklyn restaurant floor holding the ace of spades.
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