centuriespast:

Amulet of Horus as a falcon

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Harsiyotef or his successor
404–353 B.C.

Findspot: Meroe, Nubia (Sudan)

mfa boston

brooklynmuseum:

The works in Disguise: Masks and Global African Art are organized around the idea that masquerade is always an art of becoming.

This gela mask was worn only by a judge when social tensions were erupting. It reminded people that they should not model themselves after the untamed creatures of the forest, which use horns and teeth to attack each other.

If you haven’t had a chance to see Disguise, now’s the time! The exhibition closes Sunday, September 18.

Posted by Kevin D. Dumouchelle and Meghan Bill
Unidentified We artist. Mask (Gela), Liberia or Côte d’Ivoire. Wood, raffia, cloth, teeth, horn, feathers, hair, fiber cord, cowrie shells, mud, and pigment. Seattle Art Museum

brooklynmuseum:

The works in Disguise: Masks and Global African Art are organized around the idea that masquerade is always an art of becoming.

This gela mask was worn only by a judge when social tensions were erupting. It reminded people that they should not model themselves after the untamed creatures of the forest, which use horns and teeth to attack each other.

If you haven’t had a chance to see Disguise, now’s the time! The exhibition closes Sunday, September 18.

Posted by Kevin D. Dumouchelle and Meghan Bill
Unidentified We artist. Mask (Gela), Liberia or Côte d’Ivoire. Wood, raffia, cloth, teeth, horn, feathers, hair, fiber cord, cowrie shells, mud, and pigment. Seattle Art Museum

fishstickmonkey:

Seated Male Figure

El Arenal, 100 BC-AD 200 (Late Formative-Early Classic)

earthenware, slip paint 

The Walters Art Museum

(Source: art.thewalters.org, via fishstickmonkey)

yorkeantiquetextiles:

Textile sample.  Japanese, Late Edo or early Meiji era, 19th century.Silk, metallic gold thread; plain-weave crêpe (chirimen), hand drawn paste resist-dyed and painted (yûzen), couched (koma-nui).  Textile sample with design of chrysanthemums red, yellow and blue, created by the yûzen process, and couched pieces of metallic gold-covered thread on a white silk crepe ground. Provenance: William Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898.  MFA

(Source: mfa.org, via japaneseaesthetics)

gardant:

Murua
c. 1890
Papua New Guinea, New Ireland
LACMA

(Source: collections.lacma.org, via leradr)

hotoke-antiques:

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coolartefact:

Helmet; Brigandin. Complex: Armour set for guardsmen of the Doges of Venice. Place of creation: Italy. Date: Between 1560 and 1580. Material: steel, velvet and leather; velvet, leather and copper.

Source: https://imgur.com/nvL2mFq

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thegetty:

Put a Ring on It

Who wouldn’t want to wear a gold ring featuring the slaying of a Chimaera, a mythological beast with the head and body of a lion, a goat’s head on its back, and a snakes head as a tail. 

Oh, and it breathes fire. (And was made between 340 - 320 B.C.)

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ukpuru:

Oba [king] Eresoyen’s Stool, 18th century (1735-1750), Court of Benin, Benin Empire, West Africa. Brass, 40 x 40.5 cm. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Through time Benin’s rulers have used the arts to interpret history in an effort to support their initiatives and define their images for posterity. In the 18th century, Oba Eresoyen purposefully associated his reign with that of Oba Esigie, the great 16th-century monarch. Both ruled during periods of relative peace and were important patrons of brass casting. This richly embellished stool is modeled on one that was sent to Esigie by the Portuguese. The stool’s complex iconography includes images of the cosmos, the forest, and terrifying supernatural forces. The tools and products of metal workers—including a hammer, knife, and anvil—represent human civilization.

— The Art Institute of Chicago [+]

ukpuru:

Ibibio hinged jaw ekpo mask from Eket, 19th-20th century. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.

fishstickmonkey:

Disk (bi)

Maker(s): Liangzhu culture 良渚 (ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE)

Historical period(s) Late Neolithic period, ca. 3300-2250 BCE

Medium Jade (nephrite)

Geography China, Lake Tai region

Freer Gallery of Art

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