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IAN SOMERHALDER VAMPIRE DIARIES ACTOR... AND ANIMAL LOVER..05:13 Apr 25 2013
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hugh jackman as wolverine23:44 Apr 22 2013
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ANCIENT GOLD23:42 Apr 22 2013
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Gold belt buckle from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo.
With cast ornament and niello inlay. Anglo-Saxon, early 7th century AD. From Mound 1, Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England.
Like most Anglo-Saxons, the man who was buried at Sutton Hoo wore a waist belt. These were fastened with buckles whose metal and decoration reflected the wealth and status of their owner. From the belt usually hung a knife, and occasionally a leather pouch to hold personal possessions.
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This magnificent buckle was made of gold and weighs 412.7 grams. It is hollow and made in two parts joined by a hinge placed on the back beneath the loop. The master-craftsman who made it devised a locking system involving a complex system of sliders and internal rods which fit into slotted fixings.
These fill the interior leaving little space for the safe storage of a relic, a function which has been suggested for such hollow, high-status buckles (see the buckle from Crundale, also in the British Museum). Reliquaries in the form of belt buckles are well known from the continent.
The surface of the buckle and the tongue plate are decorated with writhing snakes and intertwining four legged beasts. Their bodies are highlighted with punched ornament filled with black niello. At the tip of the buckle, two animals gently hold a tiny dog-like creature in their gaping jaws.
These, together with the two birds' heads on the shoulders with cruel, curving beaks, make this buckle one of the most powerful images from early Anglo-Saxon England.
IAN SOMERHALDER.. VAMPIRE DIARIES13:36 Apr 22 2013
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THE VAULT13:30 Apr 22 2013
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India, Mughal dynasty, 17th century. Blade: Damascus steel inlaid with gold; hilt: jade with carved decoration, inlaid with gold and semi-precious stones. Current location: Department of Islamic Art, Richelieu, lower ground floor, room 11 at the Louvre. Lenght: 50.5 cm. Photography by Jastrow
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SIMPLY STUNNING , BEAUTIFUL UNICORN.13:01 Apr 14 2013
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IAN SOMERHALDER FROM VAMPIRE DIARIES13:00 Apr 14 2013
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JUST LOVE THE EYES .. TOTALLY SPACED OUT..12:57 Apr 14 2013
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OPALIZES FOSSIL SHELL 12:52 Apr 14 2013
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SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL CREATURES 06:38 Apr 13 2013
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HUGH JACKMAN AS WOLVERINE06:37 Apr 13 2013
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THE 3 MAIN CAST MEMBERS OF THE VAMPIRE DIARIES06:34 Apr 13 2013
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LOVELY GIFT FROM MASTERMEL206:32 Apr 13 2013
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HUGH JACKMAN AGAIN05:24 Apr 06 2013
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HUGH JACKMAN AS WOLVERINE05:22 Apr 06 2013
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DRAGONS IN LOVE05:21 Apr 06 2013
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DRUID"S TEMPLE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND05:19 Apr 06 2013
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THESE ARE ALL VERY RARE OPALS FROM AUSTRALIA13:40 Apr 05 2013
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MOON MOTH,, SIMPLY STUNNING13:30 Apr 05 2013
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FROM A LOVELY FRIEND ON A SITE ON FB03:52 Apr 02 2013
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