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“Thought to fit onto staffs of rank or office, staff heads or finials from the Caribbean Lowlands in northwestern Colombia, have a thimble-shaped cap topped with three-dimensional figures of birds, locally known animals, and humans. The small sculptures are often ornate and detailed, as is this owl sitting at the edge of the cap. Its broad head, turned at a right angle to its body, has circular eyes and a pronounced beak; it is framed by a braided element and topped by a ridged crest. The bird's chest is composed of cast filigree openwork, creating a contrast to the polished wings. This object was made by lost wax casting.”
“Perched atop a thimble-shaped cap, a bird figure adorns this gold staff finial, a decorative element that would have once crowned a wood staff. The bird’s tail bears a chevron design, and the chest is ornamented with a series of nine open spirals that emulate elaborate plumage. Its wings are understated, as if folded at its sides, alluded to only by a small outward curve on either side of the chest. Braided wire lines the base of the finial cap, while simpler wire elements frame the bulging eyes. The beak is defined by two deep grooves at the base, and is slightly open with a widening near the center. The three rows of spiral crests on the bird’s head is a common Zenú decorative motif in avian figures inspired by the helmeted curassow (Paujil de Copete) bird. While Zenú artwork is renowned for its naturalism, particularly in the representation of local fauna, artists often emphasized the most beautiful elements in the animal, sometimes even incorporating prized traits from related species. The entire work, including the false-filigree detail ("false" because it only mimics the filigree technique), was cast using the lost-wax technique.”
#MetalMonday :
Zenú artist(s); Caribbean region,
Colombia
Gold finials / staff heads with #birds ( #Owl and #Curassow), 200 BCE-1000 CE
On display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1979.206.920,.775)
#SouthAmericanArt #IndigenousArt
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photo of the gold deer pendant on display at museum “This Chiriquí pendant features a deer head with a protruding tongue and antlers, while the rest of the body is more anthropomorphic with spiral earflares, a belt, leg ties, and outstretched, stylized arms.”
#MetalMonday :
Chiriquí artists; Costa Rica
Gold #Deer - head pendant, 700-1550 CE
On display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1991.419.3)
#CentralAmericanArt #IndigenousArt
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photo of the gold headdress ornament and its gallery label on display at museum: “Moche artist (s); North Coast, Peru Headdress ornament 200-800 CE Gold The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.1151) Recorded provenance: CDO Collection, Zurich, by 1964; Galerie Koller, Zurich, 1964; André Emmerich Gallery, New York,1964-65; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1965, on loan to the MPA, 1965-78 Created by cutting and embossing a hammered gold sheet, this ornament would have been sewn on a turbanlike headdress. It was likely attached to the cloth through the two pairs of holes above and below the central image-the face of a snarling feline with prominent fangs. Surrounded by two downward-facing birds of prey, the feline itself wears a crescent-shaped headdress, a marker of high, perhaps even divine, status.”
#MetalMonday :
Moche artist(s); North Coast, Peru
Gold headdress ornament (with #feline and #birds of prey), 200-800 CE
On display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1979.206.1151)
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“This impressive gilded copper disk depicts a crab, surrounded by alternating plain and embossed circular gold bands. The ornament was originally cut from a larger sheet of hammered copper and was subsequently gilded. Portions of the sheet were removed to create the central figure plus five concentric rings connected by six radiating bands or rays. The first, third and outermost circular bands are unworked, while the second and fourth bands have been embossed to depict six fish in profile. The central repoussé crab is masterfully represented with embossed eye stalks, mouth parts, pinchers, carapace, walking legs and tail. Even the articulation points of the leg joints are indicated. As with the crab, each fish in the inner band has been delicately embossed to indicate the piscine facial anatomy, scales and fins. The fourth circular band depicts spotted catfish illustrated in a dorsal view depicting eyes, fins and scales. The plain surfaces, including the rays and the three plain circular bands, are adorned with gilded dangles affixed to the disk by thin gilded wires attached to the back. The wires that hold the dangles are oriented so that only when the central figure, the crab, is pointing up, do the dangles hang properly. (In any other orientation, some of the disks would hang beyond the borders of the backing.) One can imagine the brilliant effect of sunlight reflecting off the solid and shimmering elements of this object.”
“In Moche iconography, crabs are one of the major animals featured in the pantheon of anthropomorphic warriors. Combatants with crab-like bodies and other crustacean attributes but with human heads are often found on Moche modeled and painted ceramics (see, for example, a ceramic bottle in the Met’s collection, 67.167.5). It is unclear what features elevated this sea creature to one of esteem: Was it the crab’s ability to live both under the water and along the edge of the sea seen as symbolic of a warrior’s ability to transcend realms? Or were the crab’s powerful pinchers seen as metaphors of military might? Or was it some other trait unclear to us but evident to Moche viewers? As there was no tradition of writing in the prehispanic Andes, the specific meanings of such imagery remain elusive. The technical sophistication required for the creation of objects such as this once led scholars to refer to this period as the Master Craftsmen Era (Bennett and Bird, 1949; Castillo 2017). The technology employed for producing these ornate metal objects, however, is still the subject of study (Lechtman, 1982; Schorsch, 1998). The function of disks such the present example is unclear. They may have served as shield frontals, attached to a cane backing, but the delicate nature of the design would have limited its protective function in actual battle. Thus, these objects may have been intended for ritual use as symbolic weapon adornments. Alternatively, they may have been attached to textile banners or hangings.”
#MetalMonday :
Moche artists; North Coast, Peru
Shield with #crab and #fish figures, 500–800 CE
Gilded copper
H. 7 1/4 × W. 7 1/4 × D. 3/4 in. (18.4 × 18.4 × 1.9 cm)
on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1987.394.46)
#AndeanArt #PeruvianArt #IndigenousArt
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photo of the gold serpent laborer mounted on display at museum, side view 1
photo of the gold serpent laborer mounted on display at museum, side view 2
photo of the gallery label: “Mexica artist(s); central Mexico Serpent labret with articulated tongue 1325-1521 CE Gold Purchase, 2015 Benefit Fund and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2016(2016.64) Recorded provenance: H. M Steele, New York, 1937-49; H. W. Steele, M. S. Fahnestock, and D. T. Steele, Maryland, 1949-78; Sotheby's, New York, 1978; J. C. Leff, Pennsylvania, 1978-81; J. S. Nash, New York; P. G. Wray, Arizona, until 1985: H. L. Lucas, Los Angeles, 1985-2004; private collection, New York, 2004-16 n 1641 This lip ornament in the shape of a serpent ready to strike was cast with a tongue that could be retracted or swung from side to side as the wearer moved. Gold, in Mexica belief, was teocuitlatl-godly excrement closely associated with the sun's power. Crafted from this sacred material, a labret would have underscored a ruler's divinely sanctioned authority.”
#MetalMonday :
Mexica artist(s); central Mexico
Gold #Serpent labret with articulated tongue, 1325-1521 CE
On display the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2016.64)
#MesoamericanArt #IndigenousArt
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#MetalMonday: 1989 title track by Exodus, original Bay Area pioneers of thrash metal; ranked up there with Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth. The synchronicity of the snarling vocals with the pummeling speed-metal guitar riffs is perfection. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OWl...
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"Hate
Hate by design
Is destroying our lives
Seek to find some understanding.
Redefine your life!" - "Hate by Design" by Killswitch Engage
#MetalMonday
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG7n...
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Pre-Save @zebraheadofficial.bsky.social's New Song "Burn Burn Burn" That Drops March 18th In The Link Below! 🤘🦓 🍻 🔥 💀
lnk.to/ZH_BurnBurnBurn
#zebrahead #mfzb #BurnBurnBurn #Japan #Germany #SoCal #party #beer #pizza #punkrock #MetalMonday #Presave
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#metalmonday I have an original copy of this but it's pretty beat up so I upgraded. Besides it was only $22 and it's purty colored vinyl.
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman (1981, 2021) #ozzyosbourne #vinyl #records #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #recordcollection
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For Another #MetalMonday Which Top 6 European Metal Bands Is Your Favorite 🤘 🤘
Mine's Are
(1-In Flames
(2-Grave Digger
(3-Children Of Bodom
(4-Arch Enemy
(5-Dimmu Borgir
(6-The Halo Effect
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For #MetalMonday Which Motorhead Songs Is Your Favorite
Mine's Are
(1-Ace Of Spades
(2-Overnight Sensation
(3-Hellraiser
(4-Back At The Funny Farm
(5-Dog Faced Boy
And Many More
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official gallery photo on white background “A rare pair of Regency bronze candlesticks portraying ormolu standing Ostriches amongst scrolling leaf and flower bronze work. Ormolu sconces and canopy with rose decoration from which hangs cut glass prismatic drops.”
#MetalMonday:
A pair of Regency #Ostrich candlesticks / sconces
English, c.1830
bronze, ormolu, cut glass
www.hamsheregallery.co.uk/stock.php?id...
#BirdsInArt
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Daedric - As the Light Left
Daedric - As the Light Left ~ Inside package image
#NowPlaying Daedric - As the Light Left
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #music #metalmonday
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Belated #MetalMonday, or #ThrashTuesday, is 1988's Swiss death/thrash metal scorcher. Amusingly, it became relatively popular on MTV. Great video emphasising the political message, the band's dynamism, and their Rush-like tempo changes and fancy playing. Way cool!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1rl...
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#TomMorello on Co-Directing ‘The Ballad of #JudasPriest’: ‘What a Time to Be Alive Where You Can Both Make a #Documentary About Your Favorite #Band and Fight #Fascism’ | @Variety.com
buff.ly/q405Uo8
#metal #MetalMonday #music #MusicMonday #movies #MovieMonday
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Merry Mariner Monday lovelies 🌊🖤☺️🤘🏼
I hope something amazing happens for you all today wherever you are ☺️🌱💜
Up The Irons ☺️❤️🔥🎸🥁@IronMaiden #ironmaiden #metal #metalmonday
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Woke up with a song in my head I bet you've never heard. I declare it #MetalMonday, please enjoy the old Norwegian band, Conception
youtu.be/jsHZvf0_hOc
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#metalmonday with some Motorhead. 2021 Italian reissue of this classic.
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980, 2021) #motorhead #motörhead #vinyl #records #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #recordcollection
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