Gavin Lee

Ph. D in Jurisprudence. 斯基泰化西周，波斯化秦漢，粟特化隋唐，蒙古化明。Scythianized Western Zhou, Persianized Qin & Han Empire, Sogdianized Sui & Tang Empire, Mongolized Ming Empire.

[Heritage Matters🔱 @HeritageMatterz]

Persian Lion Griffin (fragment of a Rhyton), found in the Black Sea region.

Achaemenid period 5th - 4th century BC.

[Gavin Lee @realgavinlee]

@trotrotro 《周禮》有治法無治人，東亞天官-祭司階層不發達，導致地官-世俗知識分子從一開始就取代其地位。扶風周人宮殿出土的斯基泰人蚌雕顯示出和主流文明的零星接觸，和同期雅利安人完整建制進印度大相徑庭。

[Gavin Lee @realgavinlee]

1 & 2 Glided Silver Plate, Tang Empire. The inscription on the back of the second plate (was founded in Inner Mongolia) revealed it was made near Yangtze Delta. Pay attention to Reishi Mushrooms on the deers' heads, which symbolizes good fortune and longevity.
Pic 1 📸by my own.

[Natalie Haynes @officialnhaynes]

This is the grandest ram there has ever been. Look at his haughty walk!

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Info below.

[Gavin Lee @realgavinlee]

Golden Bactria camel, unearthed near the royal mausoleum of the first emperor of Qin Empire, 3 Cent. BC.

[3ta @Stt_Mt]

شتر طلایی باختری/هخامنشی

https://t.co/clQMWJJNJ7

[Gavin Lee @realgavinlee]

From a royal tomb in Sui Empire, East Asia, Early 7th Century. AD.

[Ancient Persia @persiaantigua]

Achaemenid Persia: Onyx, Sardonyx, Agate

1: Persepolis, onyx
2: Halicarnassus, onyx ⤵️

[Gavin Lee @realgavinlee]

Bodhisattva Statue with Cicada Crown, Shandong Peninsula, East Wei, founded by Xianbei, a nomadic people, 6 Cent. AD. 📸 by me@realgavinlee.

[Gavin Lee @realgavinlee]

@DimitriTilloi @MuseeLouvre This practise was almost unheard of before, but corresponding examples can be found in West Asia. In my opinion, the body shape of the horse is closer to that of a feline. Furthermore, the practice of placing many animal stone statues in front of the tomb was also introduced.2/2

[Gavin Lee @realgavinlee]

@DimitriTilloi @MuseeLouvre Very interesting. The first photo shows the famous statue in front of Huo Qubing’s tomb. The figure below depicts a Hu (nomadic) person. Huo was a renowned general during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han(2 Cent. BC) and fought multiple battles against Xiongnu in the Mongolia.1/2

[Gavin Lee @realgavinlee]

@chapps 📸 by me. One museum in Anhui.

[Gavin Lee @realgavinlee]

@chapps How about this one? It is easy to identify the western influence (the exotic appearance of the figurine and the design of the item). It is from Han Empire (3 Cent. BC-3 Cent. AD).

[Gavin Lee @realgavinlee]

@Supercali2023 你看到的是罗塞塔石碑。汉谟拉比法典在卢浮宫。

[3ta @Stt_Mt]

ظرف سه پایه با دسته شکل حیوان/حسنلو/حدود قرن ۹ پیش از میلاد

https://t.co/2Ewsp8OejU

[The Met: Ancient Near Eastern Art @met_ancientart]

Bottle https://t.co/EOiEYpbQLV

[Ghost of Hellas @ghostofhellas]

Roman statue of Hermanubis, a god who combined the greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Anubis. 1st-2nd Century AD, Vatican Museums. Photo Credit: https://t.co/w79TAkGyTt

[Gareth Harney @OptimoPrincipi]

An Athenian kylix drinking cup, decorated with the face of the Gorgon encircled by reclining symposiasts and fruitful vines. Symposium cups often included amusing designs on their underside that surprised guests when a drinker raised the cup to his mouth...

[Dimitri Tilloi-d’Ambrosi @DimitriTilloi]

Statue représentant Ulysse caché sous un mouton, Ier siècle (d’après un original grec), collection Torlonia, Musée du Louvre. ⁦@MuseeLouvre⁩

[Araceli Rego @AraceliRego]

Detalle de uno de los Mosaicos que decoraban el pavimento del Antiguo Palacio del Imperio Bizantino #mosaico

[The Met: Ancient Near Eastern Art @met_ancientart]

Stamp seal https://t.co/vK5n54TAZD

[Ancient Persia @persiaantigua]

Tyrian purple: not only was it v expensive, but it appears from ~ 235 CE, there was a Roman state monopoly on its production & use, i.e., no foreigner was permitted to purchase it...