Greek, Roman, Byzantine Artifacts in Chicago

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LongBlade

July 19, 2013, 10:47:55 AM
So last weekend we toured Chicago and specifically the Institvte of Art. We knew it had to be fancy because they used v's for u's.

Anyway, I took some pictures and thought some of you might enjoy viewing these. I'll do my best to piece the images and texts back together correctly but apparently in the upload process the sorting may have been disarranged. As the chronological sequence was the only order I had, I might make a mistake or two but I'll do my best to work from memory. Sorry - wasn't taking notes. We had kids in tow and they wanted to move a bit faster through this part than I did.

Anyway, the first images I'll lead with are fragments of glassware that was likely used by wealthy romans. Even today I think we'd consider ourselves well off if we were able to sip our water from a cup with these handmade designs. It certainly wears well over time.

BTW these were backlit to amplify the colors.



All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

LongBlade

#1
July 19, 2013, 10:52:08 AM
This is the cover the Gospels for a Bishop.

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

LongBlade

#2
July 19, 2013, 10:53:50 AM
Various spoons.

I have to wonder how they survived the centuries without being melted down for plunder. I wonder how many of these were lost as they were melted?

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Martok

#3
July 19, 2013, 10:56:17 AM
Cools pics!  Thanks for posting them LB. 

"Like we need an excuse to drink to anything..." - Banzai_Cat
"I like to think of it not as an excuse but more like Pavlovian Response." - Sir Slash

"At our ages, they all look like jailbait." - mirth

"If we had lines here that would have crossed all of them. For the 1,077,986th time." - Gusington

"Government is so expensive that it should at least be entertaining." - airboy

"As long as there's bacon, everything will be all right." - Toonces

LongBlade

#4
July 19, 2013, 11:21:56 AM
I could have sworn I took some pics of some old coins but can't find them for anything.

I do have more. Will post them shortly.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

LongBlade

#5
July 19, 2013, 11:23:23 AM
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

LongBlade

#6
July 19, 2013, 11:23:46 AM
Text on the spoons.



All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

LongBlade

#7
July 19, 2013, 11:24:40 AM
And this is for the dish with the spoons:

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

LongBlade

#8
July 19, 2013, 11:26:32 AM
Those spoon engravings are like how we quote sigs around here. If we were partying in ancient Rome, I could well see us all having these spoons made for each other!
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

LongBlade

#9
July 19, 2013, 11:33:51 AM
A silver chest.



Peering inside it...



Thanks, Britain!



Description:



All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

LongBlade

#10
July 19, 2013, 11:36:29 AM
Another silver chest, this one for bathing supplies. So much for your cool little plastic shower caddy...



Description:









All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

LongBlade

#11
July 19, 2013, 11:37:50 AM
And that is, unfortunately, the end of my images. Sorry. I'll have to go back and take more.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Martok

#12
July 19, 2013, 11:54:51 AM
No apologies necessary man.  You have a fine selection posted already. 

"Like we need an excuse to drink to anything..." - Banzai_Cat
"I like to think of it not as an excuse but more like Pavlovian Response." - Sir Slash

"At our ages, they all look like jailbait." - mirth

"If we had lines here that would have crossed all of them. For the 1,077,986th time." - Gusington

"Government is so expensive that it should at least be entertaining." - airboy

"As long as there's bacon, everything will be all right." - Toonces

LongBlade

#13
July 19, 2013, 11:56:27 AM
Yeah, but Boggit and I were chatting offline about the coins. I could have sworn I took some images :(
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

TheCommandTent

#14
July 19, 2013, 10:11:33 PM
Cool pictures LB, thanks for sharing.
"No wants, no needs, we weren't meant for that, none of us.  Man stagnates if he has no ambition, no desire to be more than he is."
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