Thursday 26 September 2013

dragon

Lalique - exquisite....

gold snake teapot

gold

bright golden eye

Renaissance gold

gold statue of pheme

Tutankhamun's Gold mask, Egypt

La marquise Maria Serra Pallavicini by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

Hieroglyphics

golden

❤ - Gold by Bob Wickham Stacks of Australian coins fresh from the mint

Muramasa Kudo - cat and wasp

Renaissance doublet

Professional mourners: From about 1600 to 1914, funeral mutes were professional mourners. Symbolic protectors of the deceased, the mute would usually stand near the door of the home or church.

Victorian Era Mourning - Walker Funeral Home Cincinnati