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Guanshan biota sketch studies
Neobolus wulongqingensis, Palaeoscolecidan, Vetulicolia longbaoshanensis, Palaeolenus sp.
I love dinosaurs as much as robots. It is very funny to me when ppl freak out about their childhood icons having feathers maybe.
But it is actually more boring if they are all just like Hollywood imagined.
Ancient Necklace with Mosaic Glass Beads, from the Eastern Mediterranean, c.100 BCE-100 CE: this necklace is composed of 30 glass beads, most of which are decorated with stylized faces
From the John Paul Getty Museum:
The beads are made of multi-colored opaque glass and are decorated with heads and floral designs. The necklace is in good condition; some beads are chipped or cracked.
The exact origin of this piece is unknown, but it can be traced back to the Eastern Mediterranean, where it was likely made by a Greek or Roman artist.
Each bead has a width of about 1.2cm (roughly half an inch); they're decorated with remarkably intricate details, and each face is depicted in its own unique style.
Sources & More Info:
John Paul Getty Museum: Necklace with Mosaic Glass Beads
details of the Ishtar Gate, c. 575 BCE, Babylon, present day Iraq
housed in Pergamon Museum, Berlin