Happy Fossil Friday! Let’s Fly Back In Time To The Cretaceous Some 110 Million Years Ago To Meet Tupuxuara

Wind display - painted plastic plates blowing in the wind. Made by Dušan Váňa in 2015. h/t: Ailadi

The Fuller Anglo-Saxon Brooch, late 9th Century CE, The British Museum, London

This large Anglo-Saxon silver brooch is of extraordinary craftsmanship and perhaps belonged to a high-ranking churchman, or even a nobleman from the court of King Alfred the Great (871-899 CE). The central part is decorated with five figures representing each of the human senses. Sight is in the centre with large bulging eyes, and he is surrounded by Touch, Taste, Smell and Hearing, who can all be identified by their actions.

Lapis Backed Rutile Quartz and Star Rutile Quartz!

Photo: Rare Earth Mining Co

Max Ernst,The Fireside Angel 1937.

'The Hitching Stone' Ancient Landscape Feature, Keighley Moor, Yorkshire

Natural Grape agate.

Grape agate is a botryoidal variety of chalcedony, distinguished by its clusters of tiny grape-like spheres.

Photo: Naturalstone951

New to Tumblr, going to start dumping some of the stone carving that I've done here.

This big slate carving is based on a design from the Book of Kells, all hand carved with hammer and chisels.

Eccentric Flint - Mayan, Late Classic - c.550-950 CE - probably Guatemala

Incredible artist Julia Stoess makes these giant 100:1 insect models, I have never seen something more beautiful !

Definition of mastering your craft, they are PERFECT