Sword ornament in the form of a Spider 🕷️
Spider (ananse), a symbol of wisdom, was ones a decoration of the sword which belonged to the ruler of the Asante Kingdom, Kwaku Dua II.
Ashanti (Asante) people, Ghana, 19th century. #MuseumsUnlocked
https://t.co/il8GuZfMBY
Beautiful piece, carnelian scaraboid depicting two winged deities, Thanatos & Eos caring a body of a warrior Memnon.
In Greek mythology Thanatos was the personification of death, and Eos - goddess of the dawn.
Etruscan, 500-450 BCE; https://t.co/mXU4h2SH3F