Archaeologists have unearthed 2,700-year-old jewelry in Poland crafted from rare ataxite meteorite iron, revealing an ancient connection to the cosmos. This discovery suggests early iron processing skills and could represent the oldest examples of patterned iron, predating Damascus steel.
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https://thedebrief.org/2700-year-old-meteorite-jewelry-unearthed-in-poland-reveals-ancient-connection-to-the-cosmos/
Admire "Deer Effigy Vessel" at #ClevelandMuseumofArt, a Maya blackware masterpiece from AD 250-600. Notice the Venus signs and conch shells symbolizing death, and the frog hinting at rain? What stories do you think this artifact tells? #MayaArt #AncientCraftsmanship
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Maya artwork from the Early Classic Period (about AD 250-600) is dominated by three-dimensional sculpture in jade, stone, wood, and especially ceramic. This vessel is an exceptionally elegant example of Maya blackware, produced by firing earthenware pottery in a reducing (low oxygen) atmosphere. The deer is frequently depicted in Maya art, usually as a victim of either hunting or sacrifice. Venus signs and conch shells engraved on the deer also suggest death, for the planet Venus was regarded as a bringer of ill-fortune, and conch shell trumpets were carried by hunters. The small frog or toad pressed firmly under the deer's hoof relates to agricultural fertility. The croaking of these amphibians was a harbinger of rain.
In traditional Korean art, dragons have been used as an emblem of royalty. Over many centuries, the ways of depicting this powerful mythical creature evolved and varied in response to artistic trends and socioeconomic changes. On this jar from the 1600s, the artist drew a whimsical dragon with bulging eyes who wraps his scaled body around the vessel. The artist’s aim here was to capture the wild spirit of the supernatural creature with free flowing calligraphic brushstrokes.
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