girl, your daddy must've done it with a unicorn.

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From the Paumgartner Altar: St. George (detail), Albrecht Durer, 1498

From the Paumgartner Altar: St. George (detail), Albrecht Durer, 1498

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1 month ago

wikiraqi:

The Ancient Harp / Lyre of the Royal Cemetery of UR (south of Iraq) Mesopotamia dated 2550 BCE

القيثارة السومرية الملكية من أور ٢٥٥٠ قبل الميلاد —- حييييل!

Music seems to have been extremely important to Early Dynastic Mesopotamia: many of the graves in the Royal Cemetery contained musical instruments, and quite possibly the musicians that played them.

A video explanation can be found here: http://www.khanacademy.org/video/great-lyre-from-the—king-s-grave—-c—2650-2550-b-c-e

(Source: wikiraqi, via thegiftsoflife)

crypticstanza:

purplefigtree:

That looks Nabatean, but I can’t place it.

This is in Mada’in Saleh, North West Saudi Arabia. From the time of Prophet Saleh (A.S), and the people of Thamud in Nabatean era. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site..

crypticstanza:

purplefigtree:

That looks Nabatean, but I can’t place it.

This is in Mada’in Saleh, North West Saudi Arabia. From the time of Prophet Saleh (A.S), and the people of Thamud in Nabatean era. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site..

(Source: la-sicilienne, via thegiftsoflife)

2 months ago