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Helmet of a Thracian Gladiator, decorated with a Gorgon’s and a griffin’s head, probably used by Thracian gladiators during the parades preceding the games in the amphitheater at Pompeii, just before Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD
Roman, third quarter of the first century AD

armthearmour:

A fascinating Basket-hilted Broadsword, English, ca. 1520, housed at the Royal Armouries.
via. Historical Weapons Research Journal

armthearmour:

A lovely example of a Falcata, Spain, Iron Age (undated,) housed at the British Museum.

armthearmour:

A beautiful Rapier with remnants of bluing upon the hilt, Solingen, Germany, ca. 1610, housed at the Wallace Collection.

The ban hammer has struck

armthearmour:

and I appear unharmed. Returning today after not logging in on the 17th in protest of Tumblr’s asinine new rules, I hear that a number of blogs have been killed by what I can only imagine is some inane bot they’ve implemented to enforce their fascism.
Regardless, I have survived (let’s have a sound off of who else is left,) and will resume activities as normal today. Hopefully this site doesn’t go down in a totally immolating ball of flame, but if it does, I’ll remind you all again that I have an Instagram that I’m pretty active on.
And again, just for fun, here’s a sword.
An Oakeshott type XVIa or XVII Longsword, German or Swiss, 1350-1425, housed at the Higgins Collection.

hunlarpfag:

armthearmour:
A lovely Kriegsmesser, Germany, ca. 1500-1550, from Czerny’s International Auction House.
Sadly it’s not a kriegsmesser. Or even a messer at all. It’s one of the many fakes from Czerny

coolcatgroup:

owlsounds:
this-isnotmy-cat:
When you want to be alone even though it’s not a good idea for your mental health.
Me

frogs-are-awesome:

Colour morphs of the Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas)
All pictures John P. Clare via flickr

grandegyptianmuseum:

Bastet, Gayer-Anderson Cat
Bronze statuette of the cat goddess Bastet, Bast. Late Period, ca. 664-332 BC. The sculpture is known as the Gayer-Anderson cat after Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson who donated it to the British Museum. The cat wears jewelry and a protective wadjet amulet.
A copy of the statue is kept in the Gayer-Anderson Museum, located in Cairo. Photo: Mike Dixon, Heritage Images.