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Piggy bank, anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500
Contrary to popular belief, the piggy bank is not a European invention. Many terracotta piggy banks have been found on Java. Most are in the form of a pig, as the fat animal evoked associations with wealth. The slot for coins is still visible on the back of this example.

Gift of C. Oorthuys, Baak
terracotta, h 16cm × w 13cm × d 17.3cm
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Download Nearly 70,000 Color Photos from the Early 20th Century via My Modern Met [Shared]

One museum in France is changing the way we view the past thanks to its vast archive of color photographs from the early 20th century. The Albert Kahn Museum has made nearly 70,000 photographs available to the public at high resolution as part of its quest to digitize The Archives of the Planet project.

French banker Albert Kahn started the project in 1908 with the goal to photograph humanity around the world. The project continued until 1931, with Kahn hiring 12 professional photographers to travel to 50 countries. Not only did they take portraits of people and monuments, but they also documented important historical events like the Turkish War of Independence and the golden jubilee of Jagatjit Singh, the last ruling Maharaja of Kapurthala State.

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Oil Lamp, anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500
Fire, like water, plays an important role in rituals. Oil lamps are often suspended before the effigy of a god, both at home and in a temple. An essential part of a Hindu temple ceremony (puja) is worshipping the god by moving a lamp in front of his or her image. In ancient India, lamps
were the most popular gifts to temples, along with cows to supply clarified butter (the fuel).

On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase heirs J.A.W. Sieburg, 1950)
bronze, h 32.5cm × w 19.4cm × d 19.8cm
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🚨 URGENT – NOUS CHERCHONS UN LOCAL AVEC MON ASSOCIATION !
L’ #association Press Start doit quitter son local à #Villefranche-sur-Saône en septembre.
📦 Notre #collection de +50 ans d’histoire vidéo-culturelle cherche un nouveau foyer de 20/30m2
➤ Tu connais un local libre ? Une piste ? Une MJC, une mairie, une école, un partenaire?
Contacte nous ou partage ce post pour nous aider à ne pas nous retrouver Game Over.🙏
–> press-start-retrogaming.com/
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Musical Company, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1626
The subject of this painting is a mystery: is it an exhortation to praise God through singing and string music, or a scene of seduction with the old woman as a procuress? In any case, in this early work Rembrandt used elements from his own surroundings: his mother modelled for the old woman, and Rembrandt’s own features can be recognized in the young man.

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
oil on panel, h 63.5cm × w 48cm
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