Unearthed after 2,500 years, the gold earrings that could have been made yesterday[Bulgaria]

Daily Mail ^ | 17 Aug 2008 | Daily Mail

[BGHater]

Old bling ping.

[SolidWood]

Stunning. Excellent artsmanship, just look at the clean cast and delicate detail. Nice.

[Scythian]

I have a hard time believing those are really 2500 years old.

[autumnraine]

What the heck is happening on that ring? Is my mind in the gutter?

[SlowBoat407]

It looks like he’s cocking a crossbow.

[BGHater]

I call gutter. But can never tell when it came to ancient hedonist.

[Humvee]

COCKING a crossbow?

[Kimmers]

LOL....I did not notice so of course I scrolled “up” and I am thinking your mind may not be in the gutter.....

[agere_contra]

Yes, looks like a stylized bow. Perhaps it’s a seal ring.

The head looks very classical: maybe it’s meant to be Apollo (wild guess)

[MeanWestTexan]

“It looks like he’s cocking a crossbow.”

Maybe. The crossbows of the era were primarily seige devices, although some handheld ones existed. The handheld variety, while used even in Roman times, didn’t really get going until the middle ages.

Long way of saying, possible, but an odd thing to have on a signent ring. Bit of breaking technology at the time.

[MeanWestTexan]

“It looks like he’s cocking a crossbow.”

Maybe. The crossbows of the era were primarily seige devices, although some handheld ones existed. The handheld variety, while used even in Roman times, didn’t really get going until the middle ages.

Long way of saying, possible, but an odd thing to have on a signent ring. Bit of breaking technology at the time.

[Constitution Day]

OAHOG* ping.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

You're thinking of this one.

[Petronski]

OAHOG?

ROFLMAO

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“It looks like he’s cocking a crossbow.”
Looks more like he’s crossbowing a ,,,,,,,,, uh,,,,,,,, never mind!

[autumnraine]

Oh Dear Lord. What is that? Ancient porn?

[Cyman]

I agree. These are not even 250 years old. Somebody is pulling someone’s Sasquatch leg

[JimRed]

How many years buried draws the line between archaeology and grave robbing?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

It’s a Thracian coin with a design that was used for several hundred years.

It’s usually described as a naked ithy-phallic satyr carrying a nymph.

There are better examples but this one seemed more appropriate (can’t see too much).