wonderful rock crystal ring by an ancient Roman master goldsmith commemorates the tragic death of a mothers only son
The ring of Carvilio, is now on display at the Archaeological Museum of Palestrina, Italy.
#rome#history#archeology#ancientrome#ital
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As well as the removal of the #coronation breaches thought to be too out of touch with the modern world…the Khoinoor diamond will not be used to crown the queen consort…at least 3 other countries claim the diamond https://t.co/qleCqalR4O #khoinoor#diamond#uk#monarchy
Peri Reis map 1513 from the Topkapi palace achieves…fascinated to learn that admiral Peri Reis amount several sources interviewed a sailor on Colombus’ voyage to America for part of his world map…. #ottoman#islamichistory#islamicmap#map#historicalmap#perireis
Charles V: French scientists decode 500-year-old letter…My 14th great grandfather #SirThomasSpinelly ambassador for #HenryVIII at the Spanish court was credited with introducing cypher to England for diplomatic correspondence in 1515…fascinating #tudors https://t.co/0kfll2zv8p
Today I launched my project to digitise and publish #CapeMalay#Muslim manuscripts…on my desk today a 18th century Cape Muslim Jawi #Arabic manuscript digitising for IZIKO museums South Africa helping to prevent loss and destruction and preserving heritage for future generations
Honoured to join the Awal Mosque est 1794 in Caspar Town for their first post pandemic Ghadat dthikr a tradition originally kept by slaves and political prisoners in secret when #Islam was banned at the cape in the 1600s and 1700s… #capemalay#capemuslim https://t.co/0chxTINx24
Global Gemmology reports Jewelrey historian Jack Ogden has seen early Islamic Jewelrey with diamond table cuts frm the C13th…this would make them some of the earliest forms of diamond cutting known rather earlier thn Venice / Bruge #jackogden#diamond#antique#islamichistory
Full res copy acquired Courtesy of Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes #Boabdil aka Abu Abdullah Muhammad XII last ruler of #Granada painted at end of C15th by Fernando de Rincon fr collection of the Marquise de Villasegura…his youthful face however may suggest his son @Withburga
Fascinating research by Abdulla Alkadi on the missing milestones which paved the routes to Mecca and Medina for over 1000 years see the new AramcoWorld article here https://t.co/fUWUBlz3XY #islamichistory#islam#history#abdullaalkadi#aramcoworld