#MetalMonday:
Lamp in the Shape of a #Rooster
Early Byzantine (Egypt?), 6th-7th c.
Bronze, cast & chased, 11 x 13.5 cm (4 5/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
On display at @DumbartonOaks
“The rooster is a rare shape and may not have any references beyond its similarity in shape to the peacock and its associations with sunrise - the start of daylight.” #BirdsInArt
#MetalMonday:
Lamp in the form of a #bird, 12th c,
Persian, Iran, Khorasan province, Seljuk-Atabeg period
Quaternary alloy, cast & incised, with turquoise inlay
13.34 x 19.05 x 19.05 cm (5 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
On display at Harvard Art Museums #BirdsInArt
#MetalMonday:
Figurine of a mountain goat
Iranian, Proto Elamite, 3100-2750BCE
Silver & sheet gold 4x7cm
On view at MFA Boston
“This object is one of the earliest surviving Near Eastern sculptures in precious metal. The goat is made of silver & plated with gold on the face. Incised lines illustrate the texture of the goat's hair & beard. One leg protrudes far from the body, two are held in close, and the last is only visible as an incised outline carefully etched into the figurine's underside.”
#MetalMonday: #Ostrich egg ewer
England (London), c.1675
Ostrich egg with silver gilt mounts
27.5 x 22.2 x 13cm (10 13/16 x 8 3/4 x 5 1/8in.)
On view at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston #BirdsInArt
#MetalMonday: #Octopus Chatelaine, 1887
Gorham Manufacturing Company (Providence, RI, USA)
Silver, red glass, black beads
W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2001.326: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/16844 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chatelaine_MET_DT4979.jpg
Sozos Michael as Angus McFife wielding the ancient Hammer of Glory. Gloryhammer is one of my favorite bands and it was so awesome to see them live touring with Alestorm earlier this year – and they just announced that they're coming back, headlining another North American tour! Not the best quality photo ever but, hey, low light with only an iPhone SE, so cut me some slack. 😅
📍 Salt Lake City, UT
🗓️ 20th May 2023
📸 iPhone SE (2022)
I'm really starting to fall in love with this band Calva Louise.
"Calva Louise is a multicultural British band from Venezuela, France and New Zealand, aiming at London’s underground live scene and driven by the creative vision of Jess since their beginning, end of 2016."
They sing in English and Spanish.
Check out their album, Over The Threshold, on YouTube Music:
I thought I’d take a stab at #metalmonday this month though I’m not sure I’ll get it right or if it’s even considered metal. Though it has no lyrics I always add this to my #octoberween playlist at least once. #mindsoween#videogames#gaming
#MetalMonday: check out this BIG blue #gorilla sculpture by Don Kennell at Philadelphia Zoo made out of car hoods! Photographed this past weekend during a zoo visit. #zooart
“Our big blue gorilla sits 13-feet tall and 12-feet deep! It's constructed from around 55 salvaged car hoods. These car parts retain their original factory paint - only a UV resistant clear coat was added.”