I have included Christmas gifts for my friends as well. Sources for each characters are listed below.
Renatii : Mughal Empire, 1647
Court Lady with a Narcissus,...
2024-12-27 16:51:17 +0000 UTC View Post
There are many evidences of Silla's interactions with the Western world. Mediterranean glassware and Central Asian daggers have been excavated from numerous tombs at Gyeongju. Stones engraved with ...
2024-12-14 13:02:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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Bingturong : Dani, 20th century
Group photo of the Dani people, Baliem Valley, 1938
Photo of D...
2024-11-27 08:48:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Three brothers of Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina who fought against the Chalca, 1464
The Mexica conquest of Chalco (1446-1465) was one of Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina's most challenging ...
2024-11-20 13:25:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Nencatacoa, the Muisca god of festivities, drunkenness, and dance, protector of the mantle makers and artists.
"Another god was called Nencatacoa. He was the god of drunk...
2024-11-07 17:59:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chiaroscuro, Kanem-Bornu Empire, 1830
Hermann Goedsche, Bodyguard of the Sheikh of Bornu, 1823
Quil...
2024-10-27 08:29:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Royal scribe Chimalpilli frequently visits the libraries of Tenochtitlan and Tetzcoco to research and copy codices.
Although there were thousands of books (
The white coyote deity from Codex Zouche-Nuttall.
Various Mesoamerican civilizations have long been in close contact with each other. Even their deities transcended pol...
2024-10-06 07:27:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Mexica soldier’s equipment for the long-distance campaign, based on Alvarado Tezozomoc’s Cronica mexicana.
After declaring the war, the huei...
2024-09-30 18:30:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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freyja_valla : Ming Dynasty, 1570
Ruan Zude(阮祖德), Portrait of Yizhai(抑齋), 1561
Painting f...
2024-09-28 14:27:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The 'coat of arms' of Axayacatl based on Cronica Mexicana and Gomara. Axayacatl was the father of Motecuhzoma Xocoyotl, so there is a possibility that Motecuhzoma inherited this insignia from his f...
2024-09-20 17:40:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I am now at my hometown to celebrate Chuseok (추석).
Chuseok is one of the biggest traditional holidays in Korea. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of...
2024-09-16 23:07:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Xochimazatl encouraging his soldiers during the march towards the Gulf Coast, Late 1491
The year Twelve Reed (1491). Ahuitzotl focused this year’s campaign on the rebel...
2024-09-07 22:40:56 +0000 UTC View Post
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Patricio Renardo : Maori, 1750
Maori Hei-tiki pendant, late 18th century, Private collection
H...
2024-08-29 17:23:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Goguryeo (ancient Korea) couple, mid-5th century
Goguryeo’s clothing can be seen in their tomb murals. Goguryeo people wore geometric patterns on their garments, such...
2024-08-15 13:50:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Magnus Maximus (re. 383~388), also known as Macsen Wledig in Welsh, was one of the many usurping emperors of the late Roman Empire. Before taking the thr...
2024-08-04 12:55:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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Hyenafur : Kingdom of Numidia, 200 BCE
Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, Book 30, c. 27-9 BCE
The four main lords of Tlaxcallan at the time of the Spanish invasion. The overall concept of this drawing was inspired by playing cards.
Tlaxcala, or ...
2024-07-11 14:53:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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Patricio Renardo : Egypt, 1280 BCE
Painted limestone statue of Meryre and Iniuia, Cairo Egyptian Museum, ca. ...
2024-06-30 16:58:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Aristocratic couple of Goryeo (medieval Korea), 12~13th centuries
Goryeo (고려) was a Korean state founded in 918, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until t...
2024-06-26 17:43:10 +0000 UTC View PostFirst and foremost, it’s been a year since I started my Patreon! I am always grateful for your generous support.
Recently, I noticed that my supporters are having difficulty pic...
2024-05-30 14:14:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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Hyenafur : Japan, 1260
Heiji Monogatari Emaki (平治物語絵巻), 125~80s
Mōko Shūrai Ekot...
2024-05-30 13:36:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Axayacatl (re. 1469~1481) was the sixth tlahtoani of Tenochtitlan. He is renowned for the conquest of Tlatelolco, the neighboring 'sister city' of Tenochtitlan. This is my interpretation of his bat...
2024-05-24 13:20:53 +0000 UTC View PostI was finally discharged from the hospital today! It has been 30 days since I was hospitalized. I was in the hospital for 67 days last year, so compared to that it was relatively quicker. I really,...
2024-05-16 16:11:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Achaemenid Persian Noblewoman, 5th century BCE
The available portraits of women during the Achaemenid period are rare. The ancient Persians did not leave notable female...
2024-05-07 06:27:20 +0000 UTC View Post
West Mexico Shaft Tomb Tradition, Jalisco, 250 CE
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The 'Shaft Tomb Tradition' (300 BCE~400 CE) refers to a set of interlocked cultural traits found in the western Mexican stat...
2024-04-28 00:27:39 +0000 UTC View PostIt has been about a week since I’ve been hospitalized.
The pain during the procedure was unbearable at first few days, but it quickly went away throughout the week with the inflammation. By...
2024-04-27 02:47:49 +0000 UTC View PostAccording to the MRI results, the abscess and inflammation were worse than I thought. Antibiotic treatment has started. In the meantime, my doctor decided that surgery would be the absolute last re...
2024-04-19 10:05:25 +0000 UTC View PostI will be hospitalized today and start the antibiotic treatment all over again. It is again due to the Staph infection. Just like last year. Also, I’m going to get another MRI scan to see if I ne...
2024-04-16 16:47:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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Patricio Renardo : Olmec, 900 BCE
Painting 1, Juxtlahuaca Cave Art, 1200-900 BCE
Oxtotitlan Mural 1, 900 BCE<...
2024-04-16 16:00:24 +0000 UTC View Post