NB! · Art · Museums
Female figurine from the Zaraysk Museum shown from four sides
The Zaraysk Museum. A woman without make-up
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NB! · Archaeology · Faith · Museums · Saint Petersburg
Baptistery of a church with fish reliefs and the reliquary bearing Justinian I's seal
The interior baptistery of the church, with the early Christian symbol of fishes. A silver reliquary bearing the seal of the Emperor Justinian I was discovered here; it is now on display in the Hermitage
NB! · Architecture · Museums · Observations
Now that is what I call integrating technology into the museum space
Now that is what I call integrating technology into the museum space. Château de Chambord, France
NB! · Archaeology · Museums
A Thousand-Year-Old Elephant Figurine from Southern Africa
NB! · Museums · Observations · Heritage
One of the oldest surviving French banners, with a double-headed eagle from Rocroi
One of the oldest banners surviving in France. The double-headed eagle from Rocroi. It has no connection with the Russian eagle. I do not know the history or the ownership of this banner. But the Battle of Rocroi was an epic one
NB! · Archaeology · The East · Art · Museums
Terracotta Zodiac Figurines, First Millennium, China
NB! · Museums · Science · Nature
Museum larvae, cockroaches, beetles and worms help to free the skeleton from its flesh
NB! · Museums · Science · Nature · Humour
A foul, rotting snake will soon be gnawed to the bone by larvae, and the bones washed, treated and prepared for modelling, storage or museum display
NB! · Museums · Science · Nature
The Skeleton of a Man and the Skeleton of a Gorilla
NB! · Art · Museums · Saint Petersburg
A Splendid Stack with Kutuzov from the Hermitage Collection
NB! · Archaeology · The East · Art · Museums
Iranian silver wine cup with a griffin, holding 1.5 litres, is over 2,500 years old
An Iranian silver wine cup with a griffin holds 1.5 litres of wine. Its age: more than 2,500 years
NB! · Museums · Nature