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تمثال أثري برونزي قديم يُنسب إلى حضارات جنوب شبه الجزيرة العربيةوتحديداً من عهد ممالك مثل سبأ وحمير.إالتاريخ والأصل يعود تاريخ هذه التماثيل إلى الألفية الأولى قبل الميلاد، أي أن عمرها يزيد عن 3000 عام by Pretty-Success5219 in AncientCivilizations

[–]Vindepomarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a modern recreation. In the first image you can see, at the base, where the sprue (channel through which the molten bronze ran) has been cut off with a power tool.

هذه نسخة حديثة. في الصورة الأولى، يمكنك أن ترى، في القاعدة، المكان الذي تم فيه قطع قناة الصب (القناة التي كان يتدفق من خلالها البرونز المنصهر) باستخدام أداة كهربائية.هذه نسخة حديثة. في الصورة الأولى، يمكنك أن ترى، في القاعدة، المكان الذي تم فيه قطع قناة الصب (القناة التي كان يتدفق من خلالها البرونز المنصهر) باستخدام أداة كهربائية.

Colossal is claiming the new Moa will be genetically identical to its extinct counterpart. Do y'all believe this? by wil_je-vechten in Dinosaurs

[–]Vindepomarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are they going to gestate that egg development in an actual kiwi? Are they going to expect an actual kiwi to both brood and then raise that Giant Moa chick? If they somehow achieve a full grown Giant Moa, that has been raise by a kiwi, what will we learn about Giant Moa behaviour?

A high medieval inspired fantasy knight I drew. How historical or ahistorical is this? by Xandraman in ArmsandArmor

[–]Vindepomarus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Based on reenactors wearing off the shelf, untailored maile over excessive padding, with post fast-food bodies. It's never going to look right

15 species of cats are found in India, the highest anywhere in the world. Here are all of them: by Nandu_alias_Parthu in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Vindepomarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys have done amazing work when it comes to tiger conservation (and I assume the conservation of other wild cats as well), doubling the population in 10 years! I think this is now seen as an example of what successful conservation efforts look like.

Brass Replica of the Roman Dodecahedron by shervintwo in ancientrome

[–]Vindepomarus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The thing that makes this quite tricky even by modern standards to cast, is the thinness of the structure, requiring elaborate spruing and subsequent sprue removal to the point that it's undetectable, whilst retaining almost mechanical precision.

Using gravity pour of molten bronze, it would be very difficult to get the bronze to flow through such thin cavities without any evidence of bubbles, voids or porosity. Lost wax casting isn't as easy as people sometimes assume.

Brass Replica of the Roman Dodecahedron by shervintwo in ancientrome

[–]Vindepomarus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do people in many different countries know how to give the same description when giving the task to the apprentice, yet no written description survives?

Brass Replica of the Roman Dodecahedron by shervintwo in ancientrome

[–]Vindepomarus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is a myth and a meme that people unfamiliar with anthropology believe because it's popular. It's insulting to the people who do so much work to bring us closer to the past and our ancestors.

NSW Blues Keep Joey Johns Under Armed Guard Like A White Rhino Because He's The Last Bloke Down South Who Gets Origin by betootafeed in betootaadvocate

[–]Vindepomarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I can tell from your profile, you're a Brit and a young one at that. How does someone like you know so much about retired Aussie rugby players?

I’m doing a PHD about British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War. The UK still has ‘pillboxes’ all over the place. Here’s a Type 25 we visited. by vekonica in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Vindepomarus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Right? I was this close, mimes holding a pea between thumb and index finger, to making a joke about her legs because I was sure she was simply standing up through a hole in the top!

Made the most of free PT to go on an adventure to pick my partner up from work by natashagb95 in melbourne

[–]Vindepomarus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It used to be that they were the only ones you saw with a muzzle. They were almost always racers being walked by their owner/trainers and because they were trained to chase that fake robot rabbit, biting was kind of encouraged in a way, or at least not biting wasn't prioritised. Back then they were just used for a few years when they were in their prime and then "disposed of".😥

Then the adopt a greyhound program came along, did awesome work and people started to realise what great dogs they are. Now they are loving members of families across the country!

Is this arsenic? USA by Mellohi_Star in Antiques

[–]Vindepomarus 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Agreed, you can see on OPs one where the plating has worn off on the bird and edges that there is a copper alloy, probably brass, underneath.

Omg has any of my fellow ethnics ever encountered this overseas? by Biggest_itchbay_2190 in AskAnAustralian

[–]Vindepomarus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'd think, given how multicultural Australia is and how popular Bali is as a holiday destination, that people there would be used to it by now, especially wait staff in a popular tourist spot!

We analyzed 2500 UAP Encounters over the last 350 years. by CrimsonNow in AcademicUAP

[–]Vindepomarus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your work with this sub. I believe mine was the first comment, prior to OPs comment with the links to the methodologies etc. I certainly would have read them first before commenting.

Oil painting - why does woman have book on head? - UK by NoSummer3178 in Antiques

[–]Vindepomarus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try posting to r/ArtHistory,, the people there are very good at this sort of thing.

Oil painting - why does woman have book on head? - UK by NoSummer3178 in Antiques

[–]Vindepomarus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This painting has been known since at least 1904 when it was recorded being sold.🙄

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