And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Golden Bracelet of Ramesses II, excavated from his tomb. It's decorated with 2 duck-heads, consists mainly of gold, and a big chunk of lapis-lazuli.
That’s called repousee work, and each gold bead is brazed onto the surface. Lapis was imported from a single mountain mine in Afghanistan, the sole source.
I strongly recommend a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. It has one of the most comprehensive and gorgeous collection of Egyptian and Middle Eastern art in the world.
A side vist to the nearby Gardener Museum is also recommended. It is an actual renaissance Italian villa brought to American and decorated in the renaiassance style.
That's pretty cool
ReplyDeleteDid the jeweler cast it, or were all those details hand-carved? Looks painstaking either way, but especially the latter.
ReplyDeleteHoney... I’m going out to the bar with my buddies have you seen my bracelet?
ReplyDeleteYes dear it's for sale for $25 on eBay.
DeleteThat’s called repousee work, and each gold bead is brazed onto the surface. Lapis was imported from a single mountain mine in Afghanistan, the sole source.
ReplyDeleteI strongly recommend a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. It has one of the most comprehensive and gorgeous collection of Egyptian and Middle Eastern art in the world.
ReplyDeleteA side vist to the nearby Gardener Museum is also recommended. It is an actual renaissance Italian villa brought to American and decorated in the renaiassance style.
Thank you for the recommendation, it's on my map/list for the next visit to that area!
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