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@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 15, 2026, 7:04 PM

Were Jaguar Mask Pendant
carved mottled jade
c. 900-400 BCE
Olmec culture
Arroyo Pesquero, Veracruz, Mexico

#handmade #carved #jade #mask #Pendant #jewelry #afterlife #werejaguar #Olmecculture #Mexico #Mesoamerica #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #art #sculpture #Olmecjewelry #ancientjewelry

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@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 15, 2026, 6:51 PM

Speaker Face Mask
cedar wood, pigments
late 19th century
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) culture
British Columbia, Canada

#handmade #carved #cedar #wood #pigments #speakerface #mask #tribalart #art #sculpture #kwakwakawakw #kwakiutl #tribe #culture #britishcolumbia #canada #indigenous #firstnation #c1900

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@dfl.bsky.social Oct 14, 2026, 10:52 PM

AI image generation

#Nano Banana 2 #masterpiece #realistic photo #landscape #Steep mossy stairway #russet litter #carved stone posts #dim forest gloom #upward sweep

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@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 3:23 PM

Celtic Three-Headed Deity
carved limestone, traces of polychromy
c. 200 CE
Gallo-Roman culture
France

#handmade #carved #limestone #relief #pigments #polychromy #GalloRoman #culture #Celtic #threeheaded #deity #trifrons #Lugus #god #allseeing #trinity #ancientart #art #France #Reims #cityofkings

Rare limestone bust depicting a Celtic three-headed (trifrons) deity. The bearded face with narrow, straight mouths, long nose and four bulging, almond-shaped eyes. The central face shares each eye with the neighbouring faces. The beard is drilled to depict curls. The back is rough which suggests that the bust was part of a very sculptural relief. Three-headed deities as the present one were found especially in Gaul. See for reference the column and the trifrons Faubourg de Laon in the museum of Reims. The busts most probably represents the Celtic god Lugus. The Celts’ tendency to imagine gods in triads could explain the trifrons. It also stands for the Celts as a symbolic expression of an all-overlooking deity. In any case busts like this are the predecessor of the Christian Holy Trinity. With some color remains. Possibly from the region of Reims.

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 3:13 PM

Caprid Rhyton
lapis lazuli, gold
c. 500 BCE
Achaemenid Persia

#handmade #carved #lapislazuli #stone #gold #caprid #horned #animal #rhyton #chalice #goblet #Achemenid #Persia #culture #ancientart #art #ancient #politics #power #empire #imperial #image #propaganda #display #wealth #ancientpersia

Riton in lapislazuli e oro
Collection: Abegg-Stiftung - Achemenid Persia • 5th century
BC
Carved in the deep blue of lapislazzuli and adorned with gold details, this rhyton takes on the form of a powerful caprid, depicted in a collected pose as the body of the vase rises behind its shoulders. The contrast between the intense stone and the luster of gold returns an object of extraordinary elegance, designed to combine ritual function and strong visual impact.
Rhyta like this were used during libations and ceremonial banquets in the royal courts of ancient Persia. The gesture of pouring and drinking became part of a symbolic choreography, in which the vessel was not just a container, but a means between the earthly power, the sacred and the natural world. The animal form indicated strength, protection and fertility, central values in the Persian imaginary.
In the Achemenian period (around 550-330 BC), luxury objects played a fundamental role in the representation of imperial power. Precious materials like lapislazzuli - imported from far-flung regions of Central Asia - and gold underscored the empire's breadth and control of trade routes. Rhyta were employed in elite ritual contexts or offered as diplomatic gifts, strengthening hierarchies, alliances and the divine legitimacy of the sovereign.

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 5:24 PM

Chieftain pendant
carved jade
c. 600-900 CE
Mayan culture
Copán, Honduras

#handmade #carved #jade #chieftain #pendant #precolumbian #precolumbianjade #jadeite #Copán #Honduras #Mesoamerica #ancientart #art #jewlery #ancientjewelry #design #Mayanjade #ancientjade #Mesoamericanjade #elite #culture

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@barracuda-22.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:13 AM

Gorilla under ancient carved tree
#ai #aigenerated #digitalpainting #aiart #gorilla #jungle #tree #carved #forest #wildlife #nature #majestic #green #brown #earth #sunlight #serene #wild #ancient #tropical #canopy #vines #wilderness #animal #primate #forestfloor #foliage #lighting #artistic

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@barracuda-22.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:05 AM

African savanna view from a rustic bedroom
#ai #aigenerated #digitalpainting #aiart #bedroom #savanna #africa #bed #headboard #woven #baskets #window #lighting #rustic #carved #patterned #textile #natural #warm #earthtones #vibrant #interior #decor #artistic #cozy #cultural #landscape #thatched

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@barracuda-22.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:55 AM

Tiki bar with carved masks and lanterns
#ai #aigenerated #digitalpainting #aiart #tiki #bar #carved #masks #lanterns #wooden #thatched #wicker #bottles #lush #greenery #warm #light #indoor #tropical #art #vintage #exotic #barstools #tables #hanging #ornate #carvings #tikiart #tropicalbar #tikimasks

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@barracuda-22.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:45 AM

Tiki Canteen With Carved Statues
#ai #aigenerated #digitalpainting #aiart #tiki #bamboo #canteen #statues #outdoor #wicker #torches #tropical #rustic #greenery #thatched #wooden #chairs #tables #carved #entrance #tikiart #tropicalvibes #tikihome #tikioutdoor #tikiarchitecture #tikiambience #tikilife

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@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 5:25 PM

Face Hacha
carved stone, pigments
c. 550-950 CE
Veracruz culture
Veracruz, Mexico

From the estate of William Spratling, Taxco.

#handmade #carved #stone #pigment #cinnabar #face #hacha #Veracruz #culture #Mexico #Mesoamerica #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #art #sculpture #precolumbianart

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@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 6:45 PM

Storm God Mosaic Mask
jade, shell, wooden base
c. 200-600 CE
Maya culture
Guatemala

#handmade #precolumbian #carved #jade #shell #wood #mosaic #mask #stormgod #art #ancientart #Maya #culture #Guatemala #prehispanic #mesoamerica #MayanArt #precolumbianjade #burial #afterlife #religion #belief #elite

Storm God Mosaic Mask
Maya. Guatemala. c. AD 200-600.
jadeite and shell tesserae set over a wooden core with resin.
Collection: The Al Thani Collection.
Now on display at the Hôtel de la
Marine, Paris.
Look closely at the image: spiral eyes, broad nose, round earspools and a parted mouth lined with orange shell. That orange is spondylus, a Pacific spiny oyster.
Conservators studying a closely related jade mosaic mask from a royal tomb at Chochkitam, Guatemala, noted that spondylus turns warm and flesh-like when backlit, making the face seem to come alive. That mask lay on a king's chest and has been read as a manifestation of the storm god.

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:28 PM

The Beersheba Venus
carved ivory
c. 4500-3500 BCE
Beersheba culture
Israel

#handmade #carved #hippopotamus #ivory #Beersheba #venus #figurine #fertilityfigure #Negev #desert #Beershebaculture #Israel #chalcolithic #period #pregnant #woman #ivoryfigure #ivorycarving #Egyptian #predynastic #influence

The Beersheba Venus, a small prehistoric figurine of a pregnant woman carved from hippopotamus ivory. A fertility figure.
Discovered in Beersheba, Israel, and associated with the Chalcolithic period (circa 4500–3500 BCE).
The headless, 12 cm tall statuette features a polished surface, hands resting on the hips, a prominent pregnant belly with a drilled navel, and decorated pubic markings.
It is currently part of the collection at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
A group of objects made of hippopotamus tusks was discovered in Beersheba. In a workshop found in a subterranean dwelling, a complete canine tooth was revealed, together with a stone worktable, cutters' tools and ivory splinters. This evidence of a local ivory industry, in addition to the large number and variety of ivory objects that were found, suggests the existence of a prolific and creative school of highly skilled artisans.

Carved from a single piece of tusk, this mysterious figurine – beautifully preserved though headless and missing part of the right arm – is a nude female, apparently in an advanced state of pregnancy, with a large circular aperture in the place of her navel. Her hands rest on her hips, and her legs are slightly flexed as if moving; her pubic hairs are marked by drill holes, which were probably originally filled with bitumen or another material. The figurine, which is curiously lifelike, has a smooth, highly-polished surface. It somewhat resembles Egyptian Predynastic ivories.

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:05 PM

The Moundville Cat Pipe
carved Glendon limestone
c. 1000-1500 CE
Mississippian culture
Moundville, Alabama, USA

#handmade #carved #stone #GlendonLimestone #Moundville #cat #pipe #Mississippian #culture #MoundvilleAlabama #USA #precolumbian #ancientart #art #sculpture #mythology #zoomorphic #effigy

This zoomorphic artifact is the Moundville Cat Pipe, a famous Mississippian-period effigy pipe carved from limestone.The Mississippian culture was an advanced Native American civilization that flourished from approximately 800 CE to the 1600s across the Midwestern and Southeastern United States.
Recovered from the Moundville Archaeological Site in Alabama, USA.
Mississippian culture (dating roughly between 1000–1500 CE).
It portrays a stylized feline (often interpreted as a panther or underwater cat) with bared teeth and coiled, swirling lines around its face.
A heavy ceremonial pipe bowl, featuring a characteristic cavity in its back used for smoking sacred tobacco rituals. The original artifact is currently housed in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University.

@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 3:51 PM

Northwest Coast Pipe
carved black argillite
c. 1830
Haida culture
Haida Gwaii, BC, Canada

#handmade #carved #argillite #stone #pipe #zoomorphic #design #Haida #culture #HaidaGwaii #QueenCharlotteIslands #BritishColumbia #canada #c1830 #northwestcoast #firstnation #indigenous #artifact #art #carving

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@tourscotland.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 8:22 PM

Tour #Scotland 4K travel photography and video Blog clip, with #Scottish music, of a #Skeleton holding an arrow gravestone in a graveyard burial ground on #ancestry, #genealogy, #Carved #Stones #history visit and trip to #Angus tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2023/02/skel...

@joshuarubinphoto.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:28 PM

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@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 12:53 PM

Northwest Coast Frontlet
wood, pigments, abalone inlay
c. 1900 CE
Heiltsuk (Bella Bella) or Haisla cultures
B.C., Canada

#handmade #carved #wood #pigments #abaloneinlay #northwestcoast #frontlet #headdress #19thcentury #Heiltsuk #BellaBella #Haisla #culture #firstnation #indigenous #sculpture #art

Probably Heiltsuk (Bella Bella) or Haisla, carved to depict an eagle with gaping beak encircling a humanoid head, the bird's wings framing the hands and body of the diminutive figure, with painted details and inset abalone shell accents, pierced through the back panel for attachment to a larger headdress.

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@patrickkapty.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 5:13 PM

Were-Jaguar Mask
carved stone
c. 900-500 BCE
Olmec culture
Mexico

#handmade #carved #stone #mask #Olmec #culture #werejaguar #shaman #transformation #fertility #rebirth #crops #foudsource #protection #religion #precolumbian #prehispanic #precolumbianart #ancientart #art #sculpture #mesoamerica

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@patrickkapty.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 11:55 PM

#art #ancientart #mothergoddess #fertility #carved #stone #sculpture #religion #belief