While I'm at it: after part 1, part 2 and part 3, here's part 4:
Jupiter (Italy, 150)
Jardinière (École royale d'Arts et Métiers, Châlons-sur-Marne, 1819)
Jardinière (École royale d'Arts et Métiers, Châlons-sur-Marne, 1819)
Jardinière (École royale d'Arts et Métiers, Châlons-sur-Marne, 1819)
Knucklebone weight (Miletus, 550-525 bc)
Louvre Lens - La Galerie du Temps - Overview
Lady Tanetmit's sarcophagus (Thebes, 945-715 bc)
Lady Tanetmit's sarcophagus (Thebes, 945-715 bc)
I'm fascinated by this knucklebone weight. Never saw something like that before. How big was it?
And #6 is really cool!
Everything you always wanted to know about this knucklebone weight (the dimensions are in the column on the right), and more, on this page
: https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/weight-shape-knucklebone
Thx Björn. I'm surprised, I thought it wouldn't be bigger than 8cm...and of course, I didn't expect such weight. Photos really can fool.