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Beth
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I'm all about knitting, the baby, fungi and history.
#chronicpain life. I like sharing photos I've taken* of interesting things in museums. *All photos my own unless expressly stated otherwise.
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I didn't get to see the full collection because it's closed but the few samples they had in other areas were amazing
June 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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i'm forever flooded by the skills involved in making clothes like this
June 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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When I first saw it I thought it looked like a scorpion tail but a closer look makes it look like an angry pitcher plant. #BritishMuseum
Ship's figure-head This fierce oak figure-head was once thought to be from a Viking ship, until scientific research proved it was earlier. Images of Late Roman ships, such as the one on the medallion pictured here, show similar monstrous figure-heads. It is uncertain if this one was made by Gallo-Roman craftsmen, by Germanic craftsmen settled in northern Gaul (now Belgium), or by Germans influenced by Galio-Roman ship-building traditions. A tenon at the base allowed it to be removed from the prow of the ship, perhaps for passing under bridges. Ship's figure-head This fierce oak figure-head was once thought to be from a Viking ship, until scientific research proved it was earlier. Images of Late Roman ships, such as the one on the medallion pictured here, show similar monstrous figure-heads. It is uncertain if this one was made by Gallo-Roman craftsmen, by Germanic craftsmen settled in northern Gaul (now Belgium), or by Germans influenced by Galio-Roman ship-building traditions. A tenon at the base allowed it to be removed from the prow of the ship, perhaps for passing under bridges. Roman medallion of Emperor Constantius Chlorus (AD 293- -306), showing a ship with an animal figure-head
June 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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I didn't even notice it till I was upstairs tbh...
June 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM