I think that the pawns resemble Islamic tombstones

Kingscribbler is the next level for abstract art

I bought my dad (who’s 80) a replica set of these chess pieces and he just loves the expressions on the pieces ❤️.

"The Rules Of Abstraction " makes zero sense. If something follows rules then it is not abstract.

One story says they were found when a cow disturbed a sand bank, and another says someone had to dig 15 feet down to locate them. We may never know which story, if either, are correct, although one must ask ... why was anyone digging that deep on a sandy shore? As a result, that cow theory seems more likely. Their discovery may be a mystery, but at least they were preserved to be studied by later generations. That was lucky!

when i was a kid I went to my first auction they put up an ivory chess set 8'' pieces they started bidding at $3000 he couldnt get any bids so the auctioneer ended up selling off each piece!

"Penuary" Extreme Poverty

They were being shipped to my ancestors near Thurles

He's no Schnabel, Eh?

Noggin the Nog

Breaking News: British Museum Exhibition cancelled. The British Museum cancelled a , what was to be 'spectaculair exhibition of NON -LOOTED pieces of art '. Alas; except for the handbag of a ticket sales woman and an IKEA toilet-roll holder, all items in the museum appeared to be stolen from other countries! ''It was à big déception '' was the comment of the direction of the museum. ''we were really looking forward to this.''

Evidence of evil Europeans

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You know that lady put that helmet on and swung a sword around or something

Naturalism is the highest point of civilisation? Therefore those who are capable of making realistic Greek humanoid curvings possess the highest civilisation? Hummm…. Africans like many cultures were the worshippers of GODS and GHOSTS in some forms of figure, so considering them all have achieved the highest level of civilisation is WRONG!!

She is amazing, she is telling us many facts about our history. But almost at the end she did a big mistake. I love her many videos, but this mistake was for me ???? WHAT did she said, I know history is never perfect, they relied on facts or on recently discovered new facts. Yet this was for me huh! what???? But no one is or are perfect.

Dear gosh! These Art documentary are amazingly good. I love how Dr Nina Ramirez is so excited about them, holding them, how precious they are. They are esquisitely made, and are 1300 years old, most proably even older.

When I was young I wanted to studied to be an history teacher, which meant I had to go University, but my family could not afford such studies. I ended up Interior Designer, which is a way is similar, you do need to be able to identified the style of furnitures and the period they were made etc... Of course, it is nothing close to the levels of studies they must do in order to succeed in these fields. But I sure love anything in relations to past history. I'm past 70 years old in my younger years you couldn't find programs to funds your studies, unless in very specific fields.

The chessboard is setup backwards from the start with black on the right! Is this medieval or just ineptitude? ..... Just noticed I am not the only one to see this but is is worth poiting out the massive error. Archeology and actual chess are not related fields apparently.

How racist the whole documentary is. Those Europeans didn't discover these sculptures. Africans made them and unearthed them. Yet, they only mentioned Europeans by name who were just lucky to be there in close proximity. Very eurocentric, very colonial but unfortunately not a surprise.

Thank you for the story behind the masks, lolly, amusing,, UK antique, headquarters,, regards

As an archaeologist I can say that the portion of the excavation conducted by the amateurs was beautifully done. That would have been some VERY difficult, delicate work.

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This building has not real value without these paintings. The whole interior was made following the paintings.

8 months to try the dragon where it belongs, it would have took me 8 seconds

……what an exquisite work of art! I’ve loved it ever since first seeing it pictured, decades’ ago. Archaeology is one of my fave subjects’, along with Ancient History, Astronomy, & Geology.

AGD trying consistently to interrupt people

That's me, with the trumpet, at 8.10, 2nd row from the bottom, 2nd from the left...

I have watched everything I can find on Sutton Hoo hoard. I absolutely love English history. I’ll watch it again and again. Ty ❤😊

The person depicted in the famous portrait at the Louvre is not Lisa del Giocondo, or Mona Lisa, but Isabella of Aragon and Sforza, the daughter of King Alfonso II of Aragon of Naples. Isabella married her cousin Gian Galeazzo Sforza, heir to the Duchy of Milan, to strengthen ties between the Kingdom of Naples and the Duchy of Milan. Thus, this is the portrait of a princess, not a commoner like Lisa Gherardini. At the time, Leonardo da Vinci was in the service of Ludovico Sforza, Gian Galeazzo’s uncle, who was acting as regent at the Milanese court. Isabella’s young husband died prematurely at the age of 25, allegedly assassinated on the orders of his uncle. German historian Maike Vogt-Lüerssen states that after her widowhood, Isabella and Leonardo became a secret couple and had five children together. It is, therefore, the portrait of his beloved that Leonardo painted, which explains why he took it with him to Amboise, France, and kept it until the end of his life, much like one might keep a family photograph today. There was thus an emotional bond between Isabella and Leonardo that did not exist with Lisa del Giocondo, whose portrait was merely a commissioned work. My own research on the landscape indicates that it is based on a real place, which would support Maike Vogt-Lüerssen’s theory, as it likely pays tribute to Isabella of Aragon’s familial origins. It seems evident to me that the identity of the person in this portrait has been confused with a different commission, that of the silk merchant’s wife, and the portrait of Leonardo’s companion, which is the one now displayed in the Louvre. All of this is likely well known today among the so-called specialists of Leonardo da Vinci, who refuse to acknowledge the inconsistencies in the official version, as they have spent their entire careers defending a narrative they now know is outdated. As Mark Twain once said, "It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." www.kleio.org/de/geschichte/renaissance/monalisa/ml_fakten/ www.equinoxmagazine.fr/2021/11/28/la-joconde-serait-catalane/

The person depicted in the famous portrait at the Louvre is not Lisa del Giocondo, or Mona Lisa, but Isabella of Aragon and Sforza, the daughter of King Alfonso II of Aragon of Naples. Isabella married her cousin Gian Galeazzo Sforza, heir to the Duchy of Milan, to strengthen ties between the Kingdom of Naples and the Duchy of Milan. Thus, this is the portrait of a princess, not a commoner like Lisa Gherardini. At the time, Leonardo da Vinci was in the service of Ludovico Sforza, Gian Galeazzo’s uncle, who was acting as regent at the Milanese court. Isabella’s young husband died prematurely at the age of 25, allegedly assassinated on the orders of his uncle. German historian Maike Vogt-Lüerssen states that after her widowhood, Isabella and Leonardo became a secret couple and had five children together. It is, therefore, the portrait of his beloved that Leonardo painted, which explains why he took it with him to Amboise, France, and kept it until the end of his life, much like one might keep a family photograph today. There was thus an emotional bond between Isabella and Leonardo that did not exist with Lisa del Giocondo, whose portrait was merely a commissioned work. My own research on the landscape indicates that it is based on a real place, which would support Maike Vogt-Lüerssen’s theory, as it likely pays tribute to Isabella of Aragon’s familial origins. It seems evident to me that the identity of the person in this portrait has been confused with a different commission, that of the silk merchant’s wife, and the portrait of Leonardo’s companion, which is the one now displayed in the Louvre. All of this is likely well known today among the so-called specialists of Leonardo da Vinci, who refuse to acknowledge the inconsistencies in the official version, as they have spent their entire careers defending a narrative they now know is outdated. As Mark Twain once said, "It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." www.kleio.org/de/geschichte/renaissance/monalisa/ml_fakten/ www.equinoxmagazine.fr/2021/11/28/la-joconde-serait-catalane/

"It's the product of a religious act"? Who is this prat? Nonsensical garbage, and a wasted opportunity. Unsubscribed.

Is there any other art that simultaneously so beautiful and so horrible?

Now they just try to destroy our history and heritage!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Yes I am impressed..but there is an element of tunnel vision. It's an Anglo Saxon view of art and life. An industrial revolution Fueled by colonial loot, an art scene oblivious to other civilizations art forms.. That said..Turners art is inspirational in its own right needs no embellishments by knowledgeable critics..or ignoramus like me

7:20 is it just me or is the host use of French really really bad? It sounds like a bunch of undistinguishable sounds.

14:02 did this fking guy really just lean his bikes handle bars up against a pane of glass?!? WTF

The first five minutes seem to be ALL about her, and she's not that interesting or fetching. What about the Anglo-Saxons?! I'm out..

which witch?

Probably hidden by someone , the only one knowing the location, and who subsequently passed away unexpected without being able to return, and the probable reason behind hundreds of latter-day treasure hoard finds. In this case, as there were so very many and wide ranging items, ( mere speculation I suppose ) could have been the booty of a thief, caught & hanged...so someone got lucky.

One man and a gardener, hired to dig on private land find a ship. The “authorities” seem to come in and take over. Stealing credit from Mrs. E. Pretty and Mr. Brown… and of course the gardener and chauffeur? Of course also taking the treasures found. A treasure that could’ve ensured the widows only son had a comfortable upbringing and wealth to build his own family around. Maybe that’s reaching a bit. What would those treasures found be worth today? If you go out and find a box of gold coins in the garden on your property, does it belong to you or to your country?

Charles Phillips robbed the glory of that find from the man who'd so painstakingly uncovered it. At least Basil Brown's name is remembered for finding it.

"That the helmet was ever discovered at all is down to one woman " Come off it . . . do you really think that in 2024 people would still be looking at that great mound of earth and saying "ooooo I wonder what’s in there?". Of course not. She was the first person to say "let’s take a look". If she hadn’t have done it someone else would’ve it was inevitable. It’s terrific that she did it and terrific that she gave it to the Nation.

Excellent show!!! Please make more like this about our great history!

Europeans are very shameless creatures

Great

The Rosetta Stone would have been chipped into rubble by the locals had it not been for Europeans. To everyone saying all this stuff was stolen, you should remember that the only reason we even know about so many cultures is because of the British Museum.

The People who VISIT these Museums are the reason this type of Pillaging is deemed as Procurement.