170 carat opal with Contra luz color plays. Origin: Opal Butte, Oregon. Contra Luz opals describe precious opals where the play of colors is only visible when held up to the light.
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Code: VB02727
Artist: ********
Title: Lock of Lucrezia Borgia’s hair (1480-1519)
Location: Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
City: Milan
Country: Italy
Period/Style: Renaissance
Genre: Documentary
Note: Casket on a malachite stand, height 30 cm. (Inv. 282).
Credits:© Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/DeAgostini Picture Library/Scala, Florencesomewhere the ghost of cesare borgia is really angry that he can’t smell this lock of hair okay (lucrezias-sparklyhairnet)
freja beha erichsen at alexander mcqueen autumn/winter 2006-2007
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Yale Joel: American travelers building a sand replica of France’s medieval abbey at Mont-Saint-Michel in the background, July 1948
I love Mont-Saint-Michel !
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The incredibly intricate and captivating custom animal sculptures by Creatures From El, Ellen June.
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Funghi nell’acqua
they’re so weird and beautiful
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