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Picture of the remains of the tunic, since I didn't see one in the article: https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1tgABI.img https://img-s-
by Morizero 2y ago
Picture of the remains of the tunic, since I didn't see one in the article:
https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1tgABI.img https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1t...
> The revered tunic is is in fragmentary state and many small pieces less than 6cm (2.3 inches). It's pictured here in a shot from its discovery at Vergina in 1977
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/alexander-the-great-s-lost-tunic-is-found-after-2-300-years/ar-AA1tgvKs https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/alexander-the-great-s-l...
- readyplayernull 2y agoThe box alone is a very interesting object. I guess it's made of gold? And the modular hinge. Hope they do a 3D scan.
- stainablesteel 2y agoserious question, what am i even looking at here. is it so badly degraded that it's just not recognizable?
- monero-xmr 2y agoAs a side note, purple dye was a Veblen good. Anything purple instantly signified wealth because they made purple dye by collecting 10k snails per gram of dye https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple Just like rich people buy fancy watches that serve no purpose other than signifying wealth, imagine walking down the road in clothing that took thousands of laborers (slaves) thousands of hours to produce. Epic level of flexing on the peasants
- myroon5 2y agoFashion's still quite an animal-intensive production: https://genv.org/vegan-fashion-looking-at-leather-wool-fur-and-silk/ https://genv.org/vegan-fashion-looking-at-leather-wool-fur-a... https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/9drbh8sKzzykaX38P/the-scale-of-direct-human-impact-on-invertebrates https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/9drbh8sKzzykaX38P/...