# playmw ostia rome italy goretober goretober2018 folklorethursday

How to make sense of the juxtaposition of a quintessential Chinese tombstone & a funerary couch turned into a Sasanian-style gilt vessel? My conclusion: An Jia saw himself as a mediator between Chinese & Sasanian cultures; he celebrated this dual identity with remarkable stones.

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2019-10-05

How do we recognise "play" in the ancient world? Children were likely more socialised with adults than today; most depictions of "games" (like this from the tomb of Baqet III at Beni Hasan, c. 2000 BCE) come from religious or funerary contexts. This ball is from Kahun

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2019-05-15

Roman funerary relief from with a parturition scene. A woman is lying on a bed, giving birth to two or perhaps three children. She is assisted by three women.

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2019-02-10

Wooden funerary stela of Deniuenkhons

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2019-01-01

Naglfar is a battleship to be made of the dead's nail clippings (why Norse funerary rites included trimming the nails) and if completed, it slipping its moorings into the ocean is one of the events of Ragnorok (appocalypse).

Viking Storm by KenHuys on Devianart

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2018-04-05

Just in time for Halloween is this spooky piece by of werewolf funerary rituals. https://t.co/yxwFRi4ZrZ

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2015-11-01