Joachim Tielke, musical instruments, 1688–1703. 1/ 2 Viola da Gamba 3/ Bell cistern 4/ Guitar 5/ Angelique 6/ Viola da gamba, seven strings. Hamburg, Germany. Via MKG
Carved Stone Petrosphere, 3300 to 3200BCE, Aberdeenshire, Kelvingrove Museum and Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
Anthropomorphic pendant, Tairona culture (Colombia/Peru), 1000 - 1500 AD
from Dumbarton Oaks
A pair of ornately decorated Afghan jezail carbines and an equally decorated Afghan blunderbuss.
Head from a Figure, Maya, c.600–900, Saint Louis Art Museum: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Fragment of an Architectural Frieze, Zapotec, c.600–909, Saint Louis Art Museum: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
German musketeer’s bandoleer, 17th century
from Hermann Historica
Pro-tip: make sure the lids are on tight or the flash from your pan might turn these into grenades.
It REALLY doesn’t take much, that’s why powder horn always have wooden, horn or brass spouts to avoid any sparks.
Lyre Guitar by Joseph-Louis Germain, Musical Instruments
Belt Plate of Buckle, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Medieval Art
